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Investment Funds: Real Estate - UK

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What the Team is Known For

CMS has a strong real estate funds practice that is regularly called upon by its international client base to advise on high-profile fundraisings and investments. CMS also has an impressive offering in terms of authorised and retail funds as well as quoted investment trusts. Complex secondary offerings, IPOs and other securities work form the basis of the listed funds practice, and fund mergers and formation and UCITS advice comprise the group's open-ended offering. The team maintains longstanding relationships with leading asset managers, particularly those based in Scotland, and continues to advise them on a number of investment fund products. The funds group is also able to draw on expertise from its international offices to assist in cross-border work.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS advised Principal Real Estate on its first European data centre fund.

  • CMS acted for Abrdn on the disposal of the Merlin Fund to Thesis Unit Trust Management.

Strengths

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CMS provide a good solid service and are proactive in terms of reaching out to us. They have good expertise of the requirements in the space.

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CMS is one of the leading real estate practices in the UK. They have the ability to think along and come up with very robust legal and commercially practical advice.

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They have a broad range of expertise, are always very approachable and act promptly.

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They are experienced and efficient in drafting and suggesting solutions. It is a well-resourced team.

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The real estate knowledge is best in class. The team are extremely responsive.

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Notable Practitioners

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Amanda Howard
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Amanda Howard
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Amanda Howard leads the funds practice at CMS. She advises leading fund managers on the formation of European-focused real estate funds.

Amanda is a strong lawyer with lots of connections in space and has been doing it for a long time. She is very practical and commercial.

Amanda is a leading expert in partnership structuring. She gives strong advice and has good leadership qualities.

Amanda is a very impressive lawyer. When matters get complicated or when investors with different views need to get aligned, we call Amanda to fix the job.

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Darren Stolzenberg
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European real estate funds form the core of Darren Stolzenberg's practice. He advises clients from beginning to end on matters including formation, restructuring and closure.

Darren is a good lawyer, he is responsive. He can handle most things that come his way. He's also very good at understanding the political pressures and the various drivers at the client end. 

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Patrick Groves
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Patrick Groves is well respected for his practice, advising large real estate funds on a range of mandates, including closed and open-ended fund launches and restructuring.

Patrick is a pleasure to work with. He can always be relied upon to bring strong technical legal understanding, as well as astute commercial and market awareness for complex fund transactions.

Patrick provides excellent service across our fund and real estate transaction matters. He has broad relevant experience.

Patrick is adept, knowledgeable, responsive and sage.

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Victoria Henry
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Victoria Henry is experienced in assisting investment management firms on their investments, as well as on the formation of real estate funds.
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Amanda Howard
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Amanda Howard
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Darren Stolzenberg
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Patrick Groves
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Victoria Henry
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