Franc Peña

Franc Peña specialises in wide range of direct and indirect equity investments into real estate, including real estate related joint ventures, partnerships, private equity and cross border deals, corporate real estate transactions and major developments.

Franc's long-standing client base includes active investors who are targeting the emerging markets, as well as major private equity firms, opportunity funds, banks and financial institutions, real estate funds, listed and private property companies, sovereign wealth funds, joint ventures parties, family offices and corporate occupiers.

Franc's extensive expertise spans a variety of asset classes, including office, logistics, retail, residential and student accommodation. Franc is particularly noted for his exceptional track record in advising clients on their portfolios of inbound and outbound investments and the potential risks and rewards that these present to their business.

Franc is the Africa Practice Leader for Real Estate.

University of London (LLB) 1992

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 1995

Joined as Partner, Berwin Leighton Paisner 2003

Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2007