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Real Estate (International Firms) - China
What the Team is Known For
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has an expanding real estate team working in close connection with the firm's international offices. It acts on both local and multi-jurisdictional transactional real estate work, including acquisitions, sale and leaseback matters and joint ventures. The firm counts Asian investors, REITs and government entities among its clients. It also has significant expertise in the hospitality and leisure sectors. The team is well placed to advise clients on project development issues in the real estate sphere.
Strengths
They follow up on issues diligently and their commercial awareness is strong across the team.
They are very commercial and give sound advice relevant to market norms.
Work Highlights
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advised HSBC Institutional Trust Services, as the trustee of Link REIT, on the cross-border acquisition of two shopping malls in Singapore for approximately USD2.16 billion.
Notable practitioners
Wayne Ma is well versed in property sales and acquisitions, and is also able to advise on secured financing and fund formation. He frequently assists joint ventures and fund managers with their complex investment strategies within the real estate sector.
I'm very happy with his level of service, his management of process and his commercial approach.
Andrew MacGeoch has longstanding experience in real estate, with particular expertise in handling large-scale transactions in the leisure and hospitality sphere.
Andrew has a strong understanding of the real estate industry and the ability to size up complex situations.
Clara Tang is a senior consultant who handles an array of real estate transactions, including investment acquisitions, financing, sales and leasing in the commercial and residential sectors. Her notable clientele features public bodies and developers.