Patrick Groves
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Investment Funds: Real Estate
Band 4
About
Provided by Patrick Groves
Practice Areas
Patrick has considerable experience in the structuring and launch of closed and open-ended Pan-European and UK alternative investment funds, with a particular focus on real estate, debt, infrastructure and sustainable investment strategies. His practice also includes clubs, co-investments, complex multi-party joint ventures and corporatised transactions, as well as the full range of fund advisory matters such as co-invest and carried interest arrangements and investor advisory work. Patrick’s clients include a range of institutional, private equity and boutique fund managers and investors.
Patrick is recognised as a Next Generation Partner for real estate investment funds by the Legal 500 UK (2022-2025) and as an Up and Coming Partner by Chambers and Partners UK (2022-2024). He is described in the Legal 500 UK 2025 as “efficient, pragmatic and knowledgeable” and as having “amassed considerable experience in the establishment and operation of open and closed-ended real estate funds”.
Patrick sits on the AREF (Association of Real Estate Funds) Education & Training Committee and was previously a founding member of AREF’s FutureGen Committee. He was presented with the award for Outstanding Individual Contribution by AREF in 2024 for his personal commitments towards the evolution of the association and the real estate funds industry.
Education
University of Bristol
History BA
2007
BPP Law School, London
Graduate Diploma in Law (Commendation)
2008
Kaplan Law School, London
Legal Practice Course (Distinction)
2010
Chambers Review
UK
Patrick Groves is well respected for his practice, advising large real estate funds on a range of mandates, including closed and open-ended fund launches and restructuring.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Patrick is a pleasure to work with. He can always be relied upon to bring strong technical legal understanding, as well as astute commercial and market awareness for complex fund transactions."
"Patrick provides excellent service across our fund and real estate transaction matters. He has broad relevant experience."
"Patrick is adept, knowledgeable, responsive and sage."
"Patrick is a pleasure to work with. He can always be relied upon to bring strong technical legal understanding, as well as astute commercial and market awareness for complex fund transactions."
"Patrick provides excellent service across our fund and real estate transaction matters. He has broad relevant experience."
"Patrick is adept, knowledgeable, responsive and sage."