Nicholas, a Partner and Head of Real Estate Investment, is based in our London office.
His practice focuses on international real estate investment, real estate finance and transaction structuring.
Nicholas has a broad range of experience in technically demanding transactions and an aptitude for commercial negotiations. He regularly takes the lead on difficult transactions and delivers a service that increases our client's value.
He advises a variety of investors, including sovereign funds, UK and overseas pension funds, high-net-worth individuals and property companies. Nicholas has specific experience in indirect real estate, structuring and transacting complex portfolios.
Nicholas leads our real estate related IT initiatives and was part of a very small group that created the PISCES/OSCRE data schema that allows our systems to share property management and letting information electronically with clients' agents and their other service providers.
Nicholas' recent experience includes:
- advised a sovereign investor on the purchase of over 30 properties across five jurisdictions in Europe at a value of over €2 billion; in this instance, he personally led the team and delivered a pan European service to our client that was very well received
- advises on the development and financing of real estate assets
- retained in respect of the financing and development of some of London's landmark buildings and projects
- Ranked in Chambers UK 2019
- Ranked in Chambers UK 2018
- Team award: Real Estate Team of the Year by Legal Business 2019
- Team award: Real Estate Team of the Year by The Lawyer 2017
- Team award: Real Estate Team of the Year by Legal Business 2014
- Team award: Real Estate Team of the Year by The Lawyer 2014
- Team award: Real Estate Team of the Year by The Lawyer 2013
- Team award: Real Estate Team of the Year by Legal Week 2012
- Team award: Property Team of the year by LegalWeek The British Legal Awards 2012
- The Legal 500 UK Awards 2014