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Investment Funds: Real Estate

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Few firms offer the breadth of practice that we bring to private fund managers and investors. We understand the issues specific to different types of funds and offer advice that comes from a wealth of experience across industries and global markets. Our lawyers work in all the key industries, including, real estate, venture capital, private equity, infrastructure, natural resources and hedge funds, raising funds worldwide that range from less than $50 million to over $17 billion. And with the breakneck pace of technology disrupting industries around the world, we have a team that is equally proficient in advising the innovators and the investors across the private equity, technology, healthcare and life sciences sectors. We partner with clients to embrace the promise and potential of innovation to make a lasting impact.

We are known for creating innovative fund structures that accomplish client goals and meet the unique tax, regulatory and other requirements. Our private fund experts work with interdisciplinary teams to provide counsel at every stage of a fund, drawing on the collective knowledge and experience of our firm’s tax, securities, ERISA, banking and other financial services practices.

Chambers Review

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Investment Funds: Real Estate - UK

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Goodwin has a strong presence in the London real estate funds market, with a bench of respected specialists and an ever-increasing workload of European formation matters. The team also offers a notable team of experts in the private equity funds sphere. With the additional strength of the firm's sizeable US platform, Goodwin offers a full service for leading real estate managers looking for transatlantic coverage and expertise. The team is also adept at handling everything from fund establishment to restructurings and closures.

Work Highlights

  • Goodwin represented Patron Capital in connection with the closing of its seventh flagship fund.

Strengths

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Goodwin has very experienced and commercial lawyers, and their real estate funds team is very sophisticated and lean.

Investment Funds: Real Estate respondent
Europe

Goodwin's high-calibre team have an excellent insight into the real estate fund world.

Investment Funds: Real Estate respondent
Europe

We like them because they have a really good sense of the market and they know what investors will accept and what they won't. They're pragmatic on fees when they need to be.

Investment Funds: Real Estate respondent
Europe

Goodwin have done a phenomenal job on the funds side and have top-notch client service levels throughout Europe.

Investment Funds: Real Estate respondent
Europe

This department stands out for its commercial excellence in problem solving. They consistently provide clear, strategic advice that is both technically sound and commercially pragmatic.

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Notable Practitioners

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Justin A Cornelius
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Justin A Cornelius
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Band 1

Justin Cornelius leads on substantial real estate mandates, including the launch of billion-dollar funds and joint ventures for leading asset managers. He also assists clients with their investments.

Justin has been exceptional. He's pragmatic and is good at articulating his point in a simple manner.

Justin Cornelius is very experienced and has a strong commercial perspective.

Justin pitches well and presents well. When problems crop up and we come up at a dead end, he is solution-oriented and finds a way to work around it.

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Michael Halford
2
Michael Halford
2
Band 2
Michael Halford is co-head of Goodwin's global private investment funds practice. He regularly assists clients with forming buyout, energy, real estate and infrastructure funds.

Michael Halford is a trusted adviser to his fund clients, and that comes across. He is very experienced and one of the captains of the secondaries industry.

He is very in touch with the market, current trends and transaction structures.

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Ajay Pathak
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Ajay Pathak
4
Band 4

Ajay Pathak advises clients on the full life-cycle of investment fund work. He has expertise across the spectrum of asset classes, notably in private equity.

Ajay Pathak is very commercial, pragmatic and always able to offer a good solution to achieve the end result for the client.

Ajay is very commercial and pragmatic.

Ajay has in-depth expertise in non-standard and quirky arrangements and subject matters.

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Patrick Deasy
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Patrick Deasy
4
Band 4

Patrick Deasy is noted for his international practice, advising clients on funds in areas including infrastructure, credit and the environment.

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Bhargavi Mudakavi
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Bhargavi Mudakavi
U
Up and Coming

Bhargavi Mudakavi enjoys a growing reputation in the real estate funds market. She advises clients on fundraising, establishment and management. She also advises institutional investors.

Bhargavi is a very strong lawyer.

Bhargavi is a reliable lawyer.

Bhargavi has been exceptional answering questions.

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Niall Dickson
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Niall Dickson
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Up and Coming

Niall Dickson advises clients on the structuring and formation of various funds across the real estate and private equity sectors.

He is very mature, very commercial, very straightforward and very smart.

Niall is very experienced and has a strong commercial perspective. He understands our platform and is commercially oriented. He is great at manoeuvring on our internal side and with others.

Niall is highly intelligent, articulate and commercially astute.

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Investment Funds: Private Equity
Michael Halford
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Michael Halford
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Band 2
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Ajay Pathak
4
Ajay Pathak
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Band 4
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Patrick Deasy
4
Patrick Deasy
4
Band 4
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Investment Funds: Real Estate
Justin A Cornelius
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Justin A Cornelius
1
Band 1
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Bhargavi Mudakavi
U
Bhargavi Mudakavi
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Up and Coming
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Niall Dickson
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Niall Dickson
U
Up and Coming
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