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Advised a large property development company on its £90m acquisition of the Regent Quarter site in King’s Cross, involving the purchase of all unit holdings in a Jersey Unit Trust and an English Unit Trust that collectively owned the target properties, and provided tax due diligence, post‑completion tax restructuring advice and buy‑side W&I insurance support.
Advised Aegon, a leading insurer, on the sale of its UK individual protection business to Royal London. Aegon initially reinsured the portfolio pending a Part VII transfer of legal ownership structure. The portfolio comprised life, critical illness and income protection policies covering 400,000 high-net-worth customers distributed via independent financial advisers.
Advised Investcorp in the acquisition of a 333,000 sq ft industrial investment let to GXO Logistics at Eurocentral, Motherwell for £23m.
Advised Medic Park GmbH & Co. KG on all real estate and tax aspects of the sale of MedicParc, a state-of-the-art specialist medical centre with the world's most modern operating facilities, to PROXIMUS
Advised Legal & General on its long income investment in a new hotel development in Cardiff, which is being developed by Rightacres alongside the Welsh Rugby Union and Celtic Manor. We acted for L&G as funder, dealing with all real estate, construction and tax aspects of the transaction.
Advising Imperial College London on tax structuring of acquisition and development of its Imperial West campus and other development projects in joint venture.
Advising Guildford Borough Council on land swap agreement with Thames Water and drafting of tax indemnity re: Slyfield Area Regeneration Project to deliver 1500 new homes and commercial uses.
Advising Royal London on tax aspects of acquisition and liquidation of Jersey SPV owning industrial estate at Kings Norton Birmingham.
Advise a high profile Middle Eastern family on tax of all types including VAT, CIS, SDLT, ATED, NRLS, PAYE, NIC, CT, and structuring advice in relation to the development of a substantial residential property in London.
Acted on the investment sale of an industrial portfolio to Malaysian State Pension Fund (EPF) for circa £200M, which involved project managing a group of external legal advisers.
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EmailGonzalo has a broad range of experience in tax structuring transactions. He has advised leading private equity and sovereign funds, financial institutions, investment banks and large corporations in M&A transactions, real estate investments and finance transactions.
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EmailRichard has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management and operations of the firm globally.
Partner, Avocat à la Cour
EmailDavid specialises in tax and corporate law. He advises local and international businesses establishing in Luxembourg or setting up operations overseas through Luxembourg. His expertise also includes M&A transactions, companies reorganisations, corporate financing and employees and management incentives.
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Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district.
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