Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : Spain
Band 4
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CMS's real estate team climbs a tier up due to strong market support. The lawyers assists real estate investors both with significant acquisitions and with ongoing asset management topics. The firm advises on negotiation of commercial contracts for the development and leasing of logistics warehouses and office buildings. It also advises on the acquisition of residential assets and coordinates pan-European real estate portfolio deals across multiple offices.
Work Highlights
- CMS assisted Catella with the acquisition of a social housing residential development project in Madrid for EUR22 million.
Strengths
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"The team is proactive and makes complex matters digestible."
"They are quick with the answers."
"The team is proactive and makes complex matters digestible."
"They are quick with the answers."
Notable Practitioners
Álvaro Otero heads the team and leads the majority of the firm's key real estate mandates, being particularly active in the logistics sector.
"He is reliable and very efficient. He is highly knowledgeable and facilitates problem-solving."
"He has deep legal knowledge and also jumps in for the business and commercial points in negotiations with the counterparty."
Javier Colino makes his first appearance in the rankings, getting praise by clients and peers. Javier regularly operates for borrowers in financing matters related to real estate.
"Javier has a commercial approach, summarising complex matters and giving advice that helps us to move forward."
"He was leading all the negotiations."