Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : France
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Provided by De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
The Real Estate & Real Estate Finance team assists clients in carrying out real estate sale and purchase transactions, setting up property funds, financing real estate ... The team also handles all kind of transactions related to development, management and optimization of property portfolios, renovation/restructuring works, etc.
We regularly advise and assist a wide variety of clients, including insurance companies, listed and non-listed property companies, French and foreign property funds and partnerships, financing providers, developers and users. The firm is one of the field’s major players in and outside France and a preferred adviser of numerous French and international clients and specialized correspondent firms.
Whenever necessary, the Real Estate and Real Estate Finance team closely works with other specialized teams of the firm, such as the Corporate – M&A team and the Tax team.
Practice areas:
- Sale and purchase of property and of real estate portfolios
- Construction and development
- Urban planning
- Commercial leases and asset management
Chambers Review
De Pardieu Brocas Maffei boasts an outstanding team capable of handling any type of real estate issue. The law firm works on large transactions for both French and international clients and is particularly well recognised for its expertise in real estate finance. The lawyers are also knowledgeable in funds and lease agreements. Clients benefit from the team's close collaboration with the firm's tax and corporate teams, and include banks, insurance companies and real estate investment funds, as well as companies hailing from the hospitality sector.
Work Highlights
- De Pardieu acted for LVMH on the acquisition of the companies owning three buildings in Paris's 8th district.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"De Pardieu are excellent. Whenever I can, I try and work with the team. The lawyers are proactive, business-oriented and laid back."
"For a French firm, the lawyers have a broad knowledge of market practices in other European markets. The set-up with partner firms in such markets helps to bring in ad hoc expertise as well in a very flexible way."
"They are better than anyone in the market at partner level."
"It is a very proactive team who turn things around very promptly and work to tight deadlines. The breadth of their experience means they are strong at navigating issues in a negotiation. More complicated structuring matters are also all well known to them."
"It is a very good team, one of the best in Paris."
"De Pardieu are excellent. Whenever I can, I try and work with the team. The lawyers are proactive, business-oriented and laid back."
"For a French firm, the lawyers have a broad knowledge of market practices in other European markets. The set-up with partner firms in such markets helps to bring in ad hoc expertise as well in a very flexible way."
"They are better than anyone in the market at partner level."
"It is a very proactive team who turn things around very promptly and work to tight deadlines. The breadth of their experience means they are strong at navigating issues in a negotiation. More complicated structuring matters are also all well known to them."
"It is a very good team, one of the best in Paris."
Notable Practitioners
Emmanuel Fatôme has prodigious expertise in both real estate transactions and financing mandates, often assisting clients with complex, high-value cross-border transactions.
"He is a very good lawyer. He is a clever guy who is very pragmatic, always available and very business-oriented."
"Emmanuel is really someone who impresses me and is standing out."
Paul Talbourdet maintains a market-leading practice and acts for clients including hotels and real estate developers on the development and acquisition of portfolios.
"He is a deal maker and is impressive technically speaking."
Pierre Gebarowski acts for both real estate companies and investors on the financing of significant real estate projects, as well as assisting with the acquisition and sale of real estate assets.
"Pierre Gebarowski is an iconic lawyer."
"He is always very technical and smart."
Yannick Le Gall is a leading finance lawyer and routinely assists financial institutions and real estate investors with the financing of real estate acquisitions and developments.
"He is a pleasure to work with."
"He is a strong and very knowledgeable real estate finance expert. Yannick's listening skills and commercial judgement are second to none."
"Yannick Le Gall is very reliable and good. He is a calm lawyer during negotiations; there is nothing aggressive about him so you can always find solutions."
Katia Belhiteche acts for both lenders and borrowers on a range of financing transactions, including sustainability-linked loan agreements.
"She gives sophisticated advice and is responsive."
"She is very smooth in negotiations. It makes things easy, and of course she is a very good technician too."
Ranked Lawyers at
De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
France
Members
Provided by De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
Anne Richier
Diane Le Chevallier
Marie-Caroline Fauchille
Nicolas Bricaire
Victoria Mikolajczyk
Clients
Provided by De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
Aareal Bank Ag
Accor Invest
Allianz
Altarea Cogedim
Amundi Immobilier
Apsys
Axa Im
Batipart
Blackstone
Bnp Paribas
Carrefour / Carmila
Covivio
Credit Agricole Group (Ca Cib, Predica…)
Data4 Group
Deka Bank
Emerige
Galimmo
Gecina
Ing
In’li
L’oreal
Natixis
Pgim
Societe Generale
Tishman Speyer
Industries
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Banks
Construction
Financing & investment funds
Health Care
Hotels
Insurance
Real estate
Real estate companies
Retail
Utilities