Europe brochure (369KB) - DLA Piper REALWORLD

STRUCTURING REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENTS
We can help you maximise your
returns on any real estate investment
by creating the most appropriate
structure. Our team includes tax and
funds lawyers who will work with
you to identify the best way forward
– be it for your own account or as an
asset manager for third party money.
This advice is fully integrated with
the transactional aspects of your
real estate investments, creating a
true one-stop-shop solution that few
other law firms can offer.
As well as a thorough understanding
of tax, constitutional and regulatory
concerns, we also offer you detailed
knowledge of investor attitudes
and market behaviours. This has
been developed through years
of working on fund structures
of all shapes and sizes across the
continent, both for promoters and
institutional investors.
Our experience in real estate funds,
REITs and infrastructure funds
(as well as hedge and private equity)
has put us at the forefront of
developments in fund structuring,
promotion, management and
administration. We draft, review and
negotiate all your fund documents
so that they are acceptable to
constitutional investors whilst
remaining protective of the manager’s
position. It is an approach based on
commerciality that saves you time
and money.
Working closely with our colleagues
around the world means our advice
on offshore and foreign structures
is up-to-date and incisive. We
have expertise in the Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Channel Islands and
Caribbean regulatory environments.
Offering you a flexible approach
to structuring, faster regulatory
approval and tax benefits, these are
ideal jurisdictions in which to set up
pan-European investment vehicles.
We also enjoy close relationships
with counsel in the major offshore
centres in which we do not have a
presence ourselves. Wherever you
operate and whatever your business
objectives, we can be there.
You can also benefit from our
experience in corporate wrapper
transactions. Share sale and purchase
agreements are dealt with by lawyers
who understand the fundamentals
of your assets and can add real value
in vital areas such as due diligence
and warranties, indemnities and
completion accounts.
Our aim is always to keep
arrangements simple and consistent
with your goals, whilst ensuring
that key elements, such as funding,
management, exit and dispute
resolution, are properly handled.
INVESTMENT
We handle both direct and indirect
acquisitions and disposals using
corporate structures such as JVs, and
fund structures such as unit trusts and
limited partnerships. These include
portfolios as well as single properties,
freehold and leasehold properties,
and sale and leaseback structures.
Our local teams carry out your legal,
corporate and tax due diligence
with a thorough understanding of
your investment requirements.
They deliver a solution focused
report on all aspects which are
relevant for your investment. We
manage your acquisition process in
the most efficient and diligent way,
communicating clearly, so that you
can feel in full control at each stage of
the acquisition. Everything is designed
to provide you with the best basis for
your decisions as you work through
the investment process.
The emphasis is always on delivering
a commercial, responsive and cost
efficient service.
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