Real Estate
About
The global real estate industry is evolving in response to the changing needs of property investors and users. New investors are moving into real estate from other investment areas, bringing with them fresh ideas and diverse requirements. Property development in all sectors and asset classes are transforming skylines and landscapes in both mature and developing economies.
In-depth knowledge of the asset class as well as the real estate markets and deal structures
We offer market-leading advice across a range of practice areas where real estate is at the center of the transaction. Relied on by developers, owners, private and institutional investors, corporates, lenders and underwriters around the world to understand industry trends and their impact on business, we assist them to navigate the complexities of the markets in which they currently or plan to operate. Clients trust us to manage the intricacies of their transactions and disputes, synthesizing legal and commercial knowledge to provide them with counsel that translates into successful outcomes.
Specialized real estate industry knowledge
Clients also utilize our global team’s sector knowledge in hospitality and leisure, data centers, retail, private equity and commercial investment across all types of domestic and cross-border transactions, financings, operations and disputes. Whether it is a corporate acquisition of a property holding company, real estate financing or indirect real estate investments through minority shareholdings or joint ventures, our global real estate team can support them. We have a thorough understanding of the issues faced in the hotel business and offer experienced-based guidance in virtually every aspect of hotel management, hotel acquisitions development and disposals, regardless of which party in the matter is being represented. Clients with objectives requiring the use of data centers can trust our dedicated data center team to understand the legal issues unique to this rapidly growing asset class, including those related to their construction, financing, operation, leasing and use.
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AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Tier 1 - Real Estate: Construction: Contentious
Legal 500 UK 2023
Band 1 - Real Estate
Chambers Europe, Czech Republic, 2022
Tier 1 - Projects, Real Estate and Construction
Legal 500 EMEA, Qatar, 2022
Tier 1 - Real Estate and Construction
Legal 500 EMEA, Czech Republic, 2023
Tier 1 - Real Estate & Construction – International Firms & joint Ventures
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, 2023
Tier 2 - Property Finance
Legal 500, UK
#1 EMEA M&A Legal Advisor
Mergermarket, Q1 2024
#1 M&A Legal Advisor – France, Italy, the Nordics, Turkey and Benelux
Mergermarket, Q1 2024
Sustainability-linked Loan of the Year–Data Centres: SEL2 Financing
IJGlobal Asia-Pacific Awards 2023
Europe Digital Infrastructure - FTTH Deal of the Year: THD Loire-Atlantique
IJ Global Awards 2023
European Data Center Deal of the Year: Data4
PFI Awards 2021
"Respected group with notable work in the real estate investment space. Regularly works with corporate clients and developers on real estate mandates including leasing, complex sales and acquisitions, and development financing."
Chambers USA, Real Estate 2023
"The team is extraordinary, and its responsiveness is very fast and effective."
"White & Case provided very complex legal service corresponding to the modern trends, considering all areas necessary for the successful completion of the transactions."
Chambers Europe 2023, Europe, Real Estate
"The White & Case team demonstrates very strong commercial awareness and the ability to find practical solutions to complex commercial problems."
Chambers UK 2023, London, Real Estate: Finance
"They are capable of handling complex transactions in the real estate sector, including some of the new asset types that have come out in the market including data centres."
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023, Japan, Real Estate
Ranked as a Leading Firm for Investment Funds in Asia-Pacific and Greater China
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023
Experience
Starwood Capital on financing of acquisition of ten landmark central London hotels, 2024
Global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group on the financing of its £800 million acquisition of a portfolio of ten hotels from Edwardian Group via an off-market transaction.
x+bricks Group on sale of real estate portfolio to Slate Asset Management for over €1 billion, 2023
x+bricks Group on the sale of its grocery-anchored retail property portfolio valued at over €1 billion to Slate Asset Management, a global alternative investment platform targeting real assets.
PWM Property Management on Its US$2 Billion Definitive Agreement with SL Green Realty Corp., 2022
PWM Property Management LLC and certain affiliates on a definitive agreement to sell their interests in the commercial office tower located at 245 Park Avenue in New York City to an affiliate of SL Green Realty Corp., the largest landlord in Manhattan.
Oaktree Capital Management on Development Financing of Premium Co-Living Scheme, 2022
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and its joint venture partner Outpost Management on the development financing of the construction of College Road Tower, a 49-storey premium residential tower block in Croydon, UK.
Vantage Data Centers on US$3 billion financing, 2024
Vantage Data Centers, as borrower counsel, on a US$3 billion revolving credit facility to fund the ongoing development of its North America data center platform, which presently comprises 12 campuses across the United States and Canada.
Klépierre on acquisition of French shopping centre, 2024
Klépierre, a real estate investment trust focused on shopping centers, on the acquisition of a French shopping center in partnership with funds managed by Sofidy, a real estate firm and subsidiary of Tikehau Capital.
Trigea on acquisition of Arkády Pankrác, a prime shopping center in Prague, 2024
Trigea on its acquisition of Arkády Pankrác, a prime shopping center situated in Prague, from real estate company G City. This is one of the largest single-asset transactions ever executed by a Czech retail real estate fund.
Colt Technology Services on Sale of Twelve Data Centers Across its Europe Portfolio to AtlasEdge 2021
Colt Technology Services, a multinational telecommunications company, on the carve-out and subsequent sale of twelve data centers across its Europe portfolio to AtlasEdge, the recently formed joint venture between Liberty Global and DigitalBridge. The portfolio includes data centers in tier one and tier two markets across Europe, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich.
Adler Group on successful restructuring and provision of new financing (2023)
Adler Group S.A. and its subsidiaries on its successful restructuring, which included amendments to the terms and conditions of certain of its bonds with an aggregate nominal amount of €3.2 billion and the provision of up to €937.5 million of new money funding.
Snatt Logistica, Log.Int, Log.Int Real Estate and Log.Int 2 Real Estate on sale of 20 logistics assets (2022)
Snatt Logistica, a leader in logistics services for the fashion industry, and Log.Int S.r.l., Log.Int Real Estate and Log.Int 2 Real Estate, on agreements for the sale to Hines of 20 Italian logistics assets located in Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy.
