SENIOR CREATORS PARTNERAs one of the world’s leading international law firms, many of our lawyers are recognisedas leaders in their field, providing the highest quality advice across multiple jurisdictions.With over 2,400 lawyers across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US, we haveextensive international experience and local market knowledge. Our teams are not limitedby geographical boundaries or individual specialisations, so that we are able to tailor ourresources to meet our clients’ needs.Chris Morris Benoît Marcilhacy Dr Johannes ConradiLeading PositionRanked as one of Europe’s number one real estate practices by Chambers Europe 2007and 2008, our leading cross-border specialists provide an integrated service to clientsworking in all aspects of commercial real estate across Europe.Our international real estate sector group brings together over 250 specialists from thefields of real estate, funds, tax, finance, construction, planning, environmental, corporateand regulatory law.Our areas of specialisation include:Dr Christian Schede Heinz Joachim Kummer John FordhamChris MorrisHead of <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> GroupTel: +44 20 7832 7494chris.morris@freshfields.comBenoît Marcilhacy<strong>Paris</strong> Managing Partner, <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong>Tel: +33 1 44 56 44 91benoit.marcilhacy@freshfields.comDr Johannes ConradiHead of <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> Sector GroupTel: +49 40 36 90 61 67johannes.conradi@freshfields.comDr Christian SchedePartner, <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong>, BerlinTel: +49 30 20 28 36 57 94christian.schede@freshfields.comHeinz Joachim KummerPartner, <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong>, CologneTel: +49 221 20 50 71 09heinzjoachim.kummer@freshfields.comJohn FordhamLondon Managing Partner, <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong>Tel: +44 20 7832 7485john.fordham@freshfields.com• major investments (both direct and indirect) and divestments;• complex investment structures including joint ventures, REITs, LPs, unit trusts, openand closed ended funds, other collective or hybrid vehicles; together with theirunderlying investments, co-invest and carry structures; establishment, promotion,listing, regulation and operation of funds;• innovative financing methods, including opco/propco structures, CMBS conduits andstandalone transactions;• real estate-related project finance-based structures such as private finance andPPP initiatives;• real estate securitisations;• opportunities for tax efficiency;• real estate outsourcing;• complex development projects, including construction, planning and environmental issues;• competition/antitrust, regulatory and trade issues; and• listings on the key stock exchanges in the world’s principal financial centresand ongoing compliance matters.Headline deals include:• Morgan Stanley <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> Funds (MSREF) on the £542m acquisition of a retirementhome portfolio from Sunrise Senior Living, and on the acquisition of 10 Hilton Hotelsfrom Hilton for €566m in Düsseldorf, Dresden, <strong>Paris</strong> Charles de Gaulle, Strasbourg,Zurich, Brussels, Barcelona, Luxembourg and the Canary Islands;• STAM Europe on the establishment of its new STAM REI III fund, with a “value added”profile which has over €700m in investment capacity dedicated to real estate assetsincluding offices, warehouses, commercial centres, hotels and residential;• The Redwood Group, a global real estate investment and advisory firm, on theacquisition of an industrial real estate portfolio in Moscow by a joint ventureconsortium. The portfolio includes more than one million square metres of prime realestate, with a projected total development investment of c.$1bn;...• Valad Property Group on the acquisition of 72.3 per cent of Teesland, the pan-Europeanproperty fund management company worth £865m including debt.
SENIOR PARTNER GRI EUROPE SUMMITThe Whitehall FundsThe Whitehall Funds are a family of opportunistic real estate funds sponsored andmanaged by Goldman Sachs. The Funds invest in real estate companies, projects, loanportfolios, debt recapitalizations and direct property.Edward SiskindEdward SiskindManaging DirectorTel: +44 207 774 1000ed.siskind@gs.comRichard PowersManaging DirectorTel: +44 207 774 1000richard.powers@gs.comRichard PowersGOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONALPeterborough Court133 Fleet StreetLondon EC4A 2BBTel: +44 207 774 1000Since its inception in 1991 through May 31, 2008, Goldman Sachs, through the <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong>Principal Investment Area (REPIA), has raised approximately $26.5 billion of equity acrosseleven Whitehall Funds and five niche products since inception, including its latest funds,Whitehall Street <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> Limited Partnership 2007, which has approximately$4.8 billion of committed capital, including approximately $2 billion from Goldman Sachsand its employees, Goldman Sachs Developing Markets <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> Fund (DMREF), withapproximately $2.1 billion of committed capital, including approximately $600 million fromGoldman Sachs and its employees, and Whitehall Street International <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> LimitedPartnership 2008, which held its final closing in May 2008 with approximately $2.3 billionof committed capital, including over $900 million from Goldman Sachs and its employees.From inception through March 31, 2008, the Whitehall Funds have made investments ofapproximately $170 billion in total cost, of which Whitehall’s share is $81 billion, across34 countries including the U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Spain,Japan, Thailand, China, India and Singapore. REPIA is a team of dedicated Goldman Sachsprofessionals, with the business experience and the local market knowledge required toidentify and understand opportunities and to structure complex transactions. REPIA hasapproximately 130 investment professionals worldwide, located in New York, London, <strong>Paris</strong>,Frankfurt, Milan, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dallas and Tokyo.Archon Group, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, provides theinfrastructure and resources necessary for global asset management for the WhitehallFunds. Archon and its affiliates currently manage approximately 72,700 assets worldwide,employing approximately 1,740 employees in 24 offices worldwide including the U.S.,France, Italy, Germany, Japan, China, Thailand and Korea.GOLDMAN SACHS PARIS2, rue de Thann75017 <strong>Paris</strong>FranceTel: +33 1 4212 1000GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.MesseturmFriedrich-Ebert-Anlage 4960308 Frankfurt am MainGermanyTel: +49 69 7532 1000