News
Turning Crisis into Strategy: Contracts, projects and disputes at a global chokepoint
Elliot Weston
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
English
Elliot has a particular focus on advising clients on tax and structuring for real estate transactions and regularly advises institutional investors, lenders, corporations and investment managers in the real estate sector.
Elliot also advises on tax dispute resolution matters, providing strategic and risk management advice and resolving enquiries and appeals.
Advised KSL Capital Partners on its c.€131 million acquisition of La Sessola S.r.l. and La Sessola Service S.r.l., which own JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa, from Aareal Bank Group
Advised Columbia Threadneedle Real Estate on its acquisition of Nuveen Real Estate's UK Property Fund (UKPF). The acquisition creates a combined portfolio with a net asset value of over £1 billion
Advised Athena Racing on the formation of the America’s Cup Partnership
Advsied Clipstone Industrial REIT plc on the sale of the entire issued share capital of Clipstone IX Limited and Clipstone Ten Limited to Sixth Street Partners for £345 million
Acted for British Land Plc on the corporate acquisition of a 50% interest in the Southgate shopping centre, Bath
Advised The Crown Estate on the forward funding of the stadium leisure park, Milton Keynes
Advised The Crown Estate on the acquisition of its interest in the Fosse Park retail park for £345m, their largest ever acquisition
Worked for Capita on the receivership sale of City landmark the Woolgate Exchange, to TPG and Ivanhoe Cambridge
Advised Henderson UK Property Unit Trust on the acquisition of Capital Business Park, Cambridge
Acted for ICG-Longbow on its equity and debt investment in Brighton Marina
Advised the National Farmers Union Mutual on its investment in the Grosvenor London Office Fund
Advised Deutsche Postbank on the refinancing of the Lloyd’s building
Advised HSBC on the sale and leaseback of the HSBC tower
Acted for Lend Lease on the redevelopment of Elephant and Castle and the Stratford post-Olympics site
Advised J Sainsbury on its opco/propco financing and various capital raisings
Advised Visa Europe on the IPO of Visa Inc, at the time the world’s largest IPO