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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. 04 | Real Estate in Europe
Our planning team is one of the largest in the sector and has handled some of the largest and most prestigious development in United Kingdom of recent years. FINANCE Our lawyers have a great track record of advising major lenders to the property industry and helping investors and developers raise finance. Working with both lenders and borrowers has given us direct experience of the techniques and tools used to achieve success, and our connections with the financial institutions involved in real estate lending will make your transactions go more smoothly. We advise on the financing of real estate through a variety of debt, equity and hybrid investments to ensure tax efficiency. You will find us to be fluent in the legal issues and regulatory requirements which arise in structured real estate financings. If you are a borrower, our one team approach will guarantee you a fully integrated service from our investment and finance teams. From day one of our involvement, we will be fully briefed on the structure of your investment and will negotiate the best covenants for your financing to meet your investment requirements. TAX We understand that tax plays a fundamental role in your real estate investments, not only when you invest through corporate vehicles. This is why our real estate lawyers work hand-in-hand with our tax experts during all phases of an investment and you can be sure at all times that, whatever turn the negotiations take, the tax implications will be carefully considered and communicated to you. Because of our global strength, we can structure deals at both a local and international level maintaining the necessary helicopter view. With one team by your side, matters move more quickly and portfolio management becomes easier. Integrated tax advice ensures your investments deliver the best returns. Our expertise includes VAT, real estate transfer tax, transfer pricing, capital allowances and tax planning for sales, acquisitions and developments (including the use of companies and other entities). DLA Piper’s European team is part of one of the most highly ranked and geographically diverse real estate practices in the world, helping DLA Piper clients succeed wherever they do business. Chambers “The enormous size and scope of this outfit do not detract from its ability to “think locally” ... across Europe.” “The firm’s combined strengths in providing a thorough service on the ground as well as the resources of a global behemoth have won positive endorsements from clients, who extol its “consistently high level of service” and “excellent efficiency”.” www.dlapiper.com | 05
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