Edward Hughes-Power

Career

Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP

Legal Director, Mishcon de Reya LLP

Managing Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP

Associate, Mishcon de Reya

Solicitor, Mishcon de Reya

Solicitor, Slaughter and May

Trainee, Slaughter and May

Experience

-Advising Derwent London PLC in relation to the acquisition, disposal, development and letting of a number of properties within their London portfolio including the pre-letting of the Brunel Building in Paddington and the redevelopment of the Network Building, W1.

-Acting for Hong Kong based investor Nan Fung Group and developer Endurance Land on the pre-lets within The Bailey (16 Old Bailey) including 93,000 sq ft over eight floors to IPG Mediabrands.

-Acting for Watkin Jones PLC, one of the UK’s leading developers and managers in the PBSA and residential build-to-rent sectors, on the £155 million build-to-rent and affordable housing development at Plots 9, 11 and 11a, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Titanic Quarter is one of Europe’s largest urban waterfront regeneration projects and comprises historic maritime landmarks, film studios, apartments, a riverside entertainment district and the world’s largest Titanic-themed attraction.

-Advising Watkin Jones PLC on a portfolio sale of five PBSA schemes (totalling over 2,000 beds) to a PE fund which included three development schemes to be built out on a forward funding basis and two standing investment assets.

-Advising Watkin Jones PLC on the forward funding of a mixed-use scheme in Hove with a major UK pension fund, and separately on the forward sale of a BTR development in Leicester to an institutional asset manager.

-Advising specialist student accommodation provider Fusion Students on numerous transactions, including on the sale and forward funding of the £235 million PBSA portfolio to US investor, Cain International, and on the circa £315 million sale of their 'Kinetic portfolio' comprising four purpose-built student accommodation assets. Most recently, Ed advised on the acquisition of a site in Brent Cross – Fusion's first London development – which will be the location of a new £210 million student accommodation scheme forming part of Related Argent's new Brent Cross Town.

-Advising O&H Properties on the acquisition, disposal, development and letting of a number of properties within their UK portfolio. This has included the redevelopment of 161-162 New Bond Street, which is now Christian Dior's flagship store in London.

-Acting for specialist PRS investor and operator Fizzy Living on various forward funding schemes including the circa £100 million forward funding and purchase of a 292 unit residential scheme at Silvertown Way in Canning Town. We have also acted on the forward funding of two residential towers in Lewisham which forms part of the larger Lewisham Gateway Scheme and which involves the complete redevelopment of Lewisham City Centre.

-Acting for The Office Group (TOG), who have agreed to take a 20-year lease of 68,600 sq. ft. office space at Meyer Bergman’s £300 million Borough Yards scheme on the site of the former Vinopolis wine bar. The development comprises a mixed-use scheme of over 197,000 sq ft, which takes in the Vinopolis venue and neighbouring sites in and around London Bridge’s Victorian railway arches. Ed also acted for TOG on the pre-let of floors 10-13 at 15 Water Street, Wood Wharf, London, E14, from the Canary Wharf Group with an annual rent of circa £2.5 million.

-Acting on various matters in connection with the development of the London 2012 Athletes Olympic Village and the sale of the 1,379 affordable homes for £268 million.