Investment Funds: Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : UK
Band 1
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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
- CMS advised USB Asset Management on the establishment and ESG requirements of its UK Life Sciences fund, which will target GBP2.5 billion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"CMS not only has an extremely good understanding of the venture and wider funds space, but the team also have a great understanding of the commercial objectives of funds."
"CMS understands the latest developments and market trends in the funds establishment. Its lawyers easily offer options, best practice positions and solutions and they appear to have extensive experience on these matters."
"It is evident that CMS has a great degree of specialisation that enables it to provide very accurate and efficient advice. Its overall performance is quite remarkable."
"CMS is very much at the forefront of market/industry developments and that is clearly evident in our dealings with their team."
"CMS not only has an extremely good understanding of the venture and wider funds space, but the team also have a great understanding of the commercial objectives of funds."
"CMS understands the latest developments and market trends in the funds establishment. Its lawyers easily offer options, best practice positions and solutions and they appear to have extensive experience on these matters."
"It is evident that CMS has a great degree of specialisation that enables it to provide very accurate and efficient advice. Its overall performance is quite remarkable."
"CMS is very much at the forefront of market/industry developments and that is clearly evident in our dealings with their team."
Notable Practitioners
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 very good project manager and a super good negotiator."
"Amanda fights very hard for her client's interests. She's a very good negotiator to be opposite of."
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.
"Very pragmatic, commercial, and on top of the funds law."
Victoria Henry is experienced in assisting investment management firms on their investments, as well as on the formation of real estate funds.
"Victoria and the CMS team were amazing and we would not have completed the very complex transaction without her. Legal advice was provided in a timely manner and we felt like we were on the same page on many matters."
"Victoria and her associates are commercial, provide good legal analysis and are very responsive as well."
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, very responsive and clearly very experienced."
Ranked Lawyers at
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