David Evans
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Investment Funds: Real Estate
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About
Provided by David Evans
Practice Areas
David Evans is Chair of Goodwin’s European offices and a partner in Goodwin’s Real Estate Industry group. Mr. Evans' practice focuses on all aspects of real estate fund structuring and formation, as well as joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions in the real estate arena. Mr. Evans has considerable experience dealing with complex tax and real estate issues applicable to fund structuring, for both UK and pan-European funds, with particular expertise in Luxembourg structures. His clients include Greenoak, Henderson Park, M7 and Kennedy Wilson. According to Chambers UK, Mr. Evans is highly regarded for his expertise in forming Europe-focused real estate funds. Sources highlight that he is a “well respected” and “leading practitioner.”
Career
Prior to joining Goodwin in 2011, Mr. Evans was a partner at Ashurst LLP, where he served as head of its investment funds group.
Chambers Review
UK
David Evans is highly regarded for his expertise in forming Europe-focused real estate funds. He is able to advise clients on matters relating to the full life cycle of a fund and is often called upon for restructurings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David understands the needs of our company, explains complex legal issues in a way that's easily understandable and advises in such a way that allows us to be confident in making commercial decisions."
"When David is running a transaction we have full confidence that no issue, small or large, will slip through the cracks."
"David understands the needs of our company, explains complex legal issues in a way that's easily understandable and advises in such a way that allows us to be confident in making commercial decisions."
"When David is running a transaction we have full confidence that no issue, small or large, will slip through the cracks."