Cian MacGinley

Practice Areas

Cian is a Partner in the Real Estate Department with extensive and practical experience in all areas of real estate law, property contracts and commercial leasing.

Cian acts for some of the largest and most prestigious international and indigenous investors, funds, institutions and developers on:

- the acquisition, disposal and management of Irish property, including site assembly;

- the development and financing of property assets;

- the negotiation of complex real estate transactions and commercial lease deals for landlords and tenants alike;

- forward-sales and forward-funding in the private rented sector (PRS) / Build to Rent (BTR) and social housing;

- the re-structuring of property assets; and

- title reviews, planning law and environmental law.

Cian is a Partner in the Real Estate Department with extensive and practical experience in all areas of real estate law, property contracts and commercial leasing.

Cian acts for some of the largest and most prestigious international and indigenous investors, funds, institutions and developers on:

- the acquisition, disposal and management of Irish property, including site assembly;

- the development and financing of property assets;

- the negotiation of complex real estate transactions and commercial lease deals for landlords and tenants alike;

- forward-sales and forward-funding in the private rented sector (PRS) / Build to Rent (BTR) and social housing;

- the re-structuring of property assets; and

- title reviews, planning law and environmental law.

Career

Cian's recent experience includes:

- Lead legal advisor for a German fund, with LuxCo structure, on several office investment acquisitions in Dublin for circa €100m

- Advising an Irish/US joint venture on the largest office pre-let ever in Ireland, being an Agreement for Lease and €1bn Lease to Salesforce

- Advising an Irish REIT on the acquisition of several multi-let office blocks in Dublin for circa €90m, and ongoing estate management

- Advising an Irish property developer on site acquisitions and site assembly, pre-lets and ultimate sale of investment assets once constructed

- Advising daa (Dublin Airport Authority) on the acquisition of 6 hangars at Dublin Airport and ongoing advice on occupational deals with hangar operators and airlines

- Lead legal advisor to a large Irish real estate investment fund on multiple site acquisitions (totaling over €300m), development related issues and setting up disposal structures

- Advising a US fund on the forward-sale of 250 residential units in Dublin

- Advising a UK fund on the forward-funding of 300 residential units in Dublin

- Advising a Singaporean/Dutch joint venture on the forward-purchase of over 500 residential units in Ireland

- Advising a Korean fund on the acquisition of an office investment in Dublin

- Advising a UK/Irish/Jersey joint venture on the acquisition and development of an €80m residential site in Dublin

Cian's recent experience includes:

- Lead legal advisor for a German fund, with LuxCo structure, on several office investment acquisitions in Dublin for circa €100m

- Advising an Irish/US joint venture on the largest office pre-let ever in Ireland, being an Agreement for Lease and €1bn Lease to Salesforce

- Advising an Irish REIT on the acquisition of several multi-let office blocks in Dublin for circa €90m, and ongoing estate management

- Advising an Irish property developer on site acquisitions and site assembly, pre-lets and ultimate sale of investment assets once constructed

- Advising daa (Dublin Airport Authority) on the acquisition of 6 hangars at Dublin Airport and ongoing advice on occupational deals with hangar operators and airlines

- Lead legal advisor to a large Irish real estate investment fund on multiple site acquisitions (totaling over €300m), development related issues and setting up disposal structures

- Advising a US fund on the forward-sale of 250 residential units in Dublin

- Advising a UK fund on the forward-funding of 300 residential units in Dublin

- Advising a Singaporean/Dutch joint venture on the forward-purchase of over 500 residential units in Ireland

- Advising a Korean fund on the acquisition of an office investment in Dublin

- Advising a UK/Irish/Jersey joint venture on the acquisition and development of an €80m residential site in Dublin