Investment Funds: Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : UK
Band 3
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(020) 7105 7000Chambers Review
Osborne Clarke offers a comprehensive service to alternative asset managers and cornerstone investors in private fund matters. Real estate forms the basis of the practice, which has a focus on commercial and residential properties, and real estate debt. The group demonstrates adept handling of secondaries matters and boasts an integrated regulatory offering. The investment funds department also has one of the most significant venture capital practices in the market.
Work Highlights
- Osborne Clarke advised Bridges Fund Management on the launch of Bridges Property Alternatives Fund V, an Article 9 Fund under the SFDR. The fund closed at its GBP350 million hard cap.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I love this firm. They are responsive, knowledgeable, and creative: everything you want. They as a firm are business-oriented, creative, entrepreneurial and nimble. Their people are consistently excellent, even the most junior that I work with."
"Helen Parsonage and her team could not be more fantastic. Their deep expertise enabled them to respond to technical queries quickly and concisely."
"I am yet to find something Osborne Clarke cannot cover."
"The team are extremely responsive and supportive of new managers by going extra miles for them; it puts them clouds above others in their space."
"Osborne Clarke's broad and deep experience across a number of different jurisdictions has meant that the team has been able to answer all of our questions and support all of our aspirations."
"I love this firm. They are responsive, knowledgeable, and creative: everything you want. They as a firm are business-oriented, creative, entrepreneurial and nimble. Their people are consistently excellent, even the most junior that I work with."
"Helen Parsonage and her team could not be more fantastic. Their deep expertise enabled them to respond to technical queries quickly and concisely."
"I am yet to find something Osborne Clarke cannot cover."
"The team are extremely responsive and supportive of new managers by going extra miles for them; it puts them clouds above others in their space."
"Osborne Clarke's broad and deep experience across a number of different jurisdictions has meant that the team has been able to answer all of our questions and support all of our aspirations."
Notable Practitioners
Tim Simmonds is esteemed for his deep knowledge of real estate funds. His impressive list of clients includes large fund sponsors and pension funds, among others.
"Tim’s clients are extremely loyal, and they consider him their trusted business adviser, as well as their legal adviser. He's very responsive, very knowledgeable, and very loyal. I love working with him."
"Tim is an excellent lawyer. He has a good balance of commercial awareness mixed with mitigating and protecting clients from exposure."
"Always excellent, and our go-to lawyer for real estate investment funds. Knowledgeable, with fantastic client care. I know my clients are in good hands with him."
"Tim is hugely impressive, and consistently delivers input that exceeds our expectations."
Alison Riddle is an up-and-coming lawyer who concentrates her practice on the representation of sponsor-side clients in the formation and management of funds in the real estate space.
"Very user-friendly, frank, and easy to work with."