Chris Owens
Partner
Chris is an infrastructure lawyer, specialising in the delivery of long-term infrastructure partnership projects. He advises both public and private sectors and is a leading advisor in the student accommodation and wider social accommodation sectors
Chris's experience
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Advised The University of Manchester, a leading UK University on the largest student accommodation design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) project ever undertaken by a UK university.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Equitix Infrastructure Investments Ltd/Arlington Advisors/John Graham, a leading infrastructure investment consortium, on its bid for a major university residences project under a design, build, finance and operate model.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Advised the University’s procurement of 1,900 beds of student accommodation on their Falmer campus (West Slope) in partnership with Balfour Beatty.
- £300m
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
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Advising the University of York its £130 million project with Equitix and Graham to design, build, operate and finance new student accommodation at Heslington East.
- £130m
- United Kingdom
- Universities & Education
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Advised the London School of Economics (LSE) on a major student accommodation redevelopment project which will provide 676 new student bedrooms together with associated commercial space and a community café in Southwark.
- United Kingdom
- Universities & Education
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Advising the University of Essex on its Medows Phases 2B/2C design, build, finance and operate project for new student accomodation at their Colchester Campus.
- £113m
- United Kingdom
- Universities & Education
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Acted for the University of Brighton on its flagship student accommodation DBFO project at Moulsecoomb, delivering c 800 new student bedrooms as well as a new gym and student union. Advised throughout the procurement through to contract signature and beyond. The project was notable for being one of the largest infrastructure projects ever undertaken by the University but also due to being one of the first projects to use the off balance sheet income strip structure
- United Kingdom
- Universities & Education
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Advised the University of Sussex on the East Slope Student Residences DBFO Project, delivering 2,200 new student bedrooms as well as ancillary mixed-use space. The Project was bond financed, wrapped by Assured Guaranty and is the largest student accommodation project undertaken in the sector to date
- United Kingdom
- Universities & Education
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Clyde Valley Residual Waste DBFO Project - Advised the five Clyde Valley local authorities on the procurement of a long-term residual waste partner. The project will see the partner take over existing Authority Waste Transfer Stations, build a new MRF facility before off-taking waste to a new build merchant EfW site and is expected to deal with up to 190,000 tonnes per annum
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advised two procuring authorities on the separate DBFO procurements of new energy from waste (c 150,000 tonnes per annum) and anaerobic digestion (c 30,000 tonnes per annum) facilities in Midlothian. These projects were among the first for multi-authority waste procurements in Scotland and will play a significant role in reducing waste to landfill in both local authority areas
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
Credentials
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2025Made Partner in Pinsent Masons
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2007Qualified - Scotland
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2005University of Edinburgh - Diploma in Legal Practice
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2004University of Edinburgh - LLB (Hons)
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