Forsters has acted on behalf of real estate investment and development advisor, Investra Capital in relation to their joint venture with Apache Capital Partners in respect of the redevelopment of 14 Cumberland Place, Southampton into student accommodation.
Read moreForsters has advised a fund managed by real estate investment management firm Meyer Bergman in relation to the acquisition of 112-116 New Oxford Street, London for an undisclosed sum.
Read moreForsters LLP, one of London’s pre-eminent private client firms, has appointed Rosie Schumm as a partner in its Family practice. She will be joining the firm in early 2017 from Wedlake Bell LLP.
Read moreCentrepoint is the UK’s leading charity for homeless young people and Sleep Out is one of Centrepoint's flagship fundraising events. Over 2,000 people slept out on 24 November 2016 to raise money for Centrepoint and over 1,000 of those were in London.
Read moreContentious trust and probate partner, Emily Exton will present at the Serle Court International Commercial Litigation Conference on Monday 14 November 2016 in New York. Emily will present alongside Frank Hinks QC and Will
Read moreForsters has acted on behalf of clients of Dwyer Property Plc in relation to three recent acquisitions in the south-east of England for combined consideration of £24.55 million.
Office building, Exchange House has been acquired in Watford, which is let in its entirety to the Department for Communities and Local Government. The deal was conducted off-market in only 24 hours.
Read moreForsters LLP, one of London’s leading private client and real estate firms, has appointed Heather Corben as a partner in its Tax practice.
Read moreForsters has acted on behalf of HIFML UK Property Fund (HIFML) managed by Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) in respect of the disposal of the Harlequin Building, 65 Southwark Street, London SE1 for a purchase price in excess of £48 million.
Read moreForsters LLP, one of London’s leading private client and real estate firms, has appointed Ben Barrison as a partner in its Property Litigation practice.
Read morePrivate Client partner, Catherine Hill will present on the subject of "will planning" at the Cazenove "Your Wealth Matters" seminar. The seminar takes place in Epsom on 12 October 2016, click this link to register.
Read morePatrick Harney, Head of Private Client, will present at the US/UK Tax and Estate Planning conference taking place in London on 17 November 2016.
He will co-present with Chris McLemore from Butler Snow on the subject of "US/UK Comparison of Tax Impact of Same Sex Marriages". To book, click this link.
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Forsters has advised LXB Retail Properties Plc ("LXB"), the Jersey resident closed-ended real estate investment company, in relation to the disposal of two investment assets.
Read moreForsters has advised British Airways Pension Fund (BAPF) on the purchase of Willenhall Industrial Estate in the West Midlands from CBRE Global Investors. The estate, situated close to Junction 10 of the M6 in the West Midlands, was acquired by BAPF for a purchase price of £18.7 million.
Read moreForsters has recently advised Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust on the letting and subsequent sale of a 103,000 square foot industrial unit in Minworth, Sutton Coldfield.
Read moreForsters has advised long-standing client Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust in respect of two lettings in the newly refurbished Bluebird House at Mole Business Park, Leatherhead.
Read moreForsters has recently advised British Airways Pension Fund (BAPF) on the acquisition of 20 Chapel Street Liverpool for £18.6 million.
Read moreForsters has advised a fund managed by LaSalle Investment Management (LaSalle) in respect of the acquisition of six public houses for a combined consideration of £17.78 million from funds managed by Aprirose.
Read moreThe Upper Tribunal ("UT") has handed down its long awaited decision in a number of con-joined appeals concerning the First Tier Tribunal's ("FTT") power to award costs against a party that has acted "unreasonably" under Rule 13.
Read moreForsters has acted on behalf of a fund managed by Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) in relation to the acquisition of an 11-acre site in Chelmsford.
Read moreForsters' top ranked Corporate team has advised longstanding client Greybull Capital in acquiring the Long Products steel business (renamed as British Steel) from Tata Steel UK, on a deal which completed yesterday.
Read moreForsters has won LawCareers.Net's (LCN) prestigious award for best recruiter (Medium City firm) at a ceremony held at Merchant Taylors' Hall on 19 May. The firm faced competition from other shortlisted firms Bristows, Russell-Cooke Solicitors, Mayer Brown International, RPC, Travers Smith and Wedlake Bell. This was the fourth consecutive year that Forsters had been nominated for an award.
Read moreForsters LLP, the leading London law firm, announced that its fee income grew by 11.3 per cent in 2015/16 to £46.2 million.
Read moreForsters has advised clients of Rockspring Property Investment Managers on the sale of office building 32 Cornhill, located in the heart of the City of London, for a price of £21 million. The purchaser was a private investor.
Read moreForsters has acted on behalf of a fund managed by Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) on the funding of Helical Retail's Cortonwood Shopping Park, near Rotherham. The maximum commitment is £36.5 million.
Read moreForsters has acted on behalf of clients of Rockspring Property Investment Managers on the acquisition of a Manchester office building from clients of Aberdeen Asset Management for a purchase price of £16.050 million.
Read moreJo Edwards, Head of Forsters' Family practice, recalls some of the key milestones in her two year term as the Chair of national family lawyers' organisation Resolution
Read morePartner promotions add to Forsters' Corporate and Banking and Finance offering
Forsters has expanded its Corporate and Banking and Finance offering with the promotion of two new partners from 1 April.
Read moreForsters' top ranked Corporate team has advised longstanding client Greybull Capital in acquiring the Longs Products steel business from Tata Steel UK.
Read moreForsters has acted on behalf of longstanding client, The Crown Estate, on the relocation of their office headquarters to St James's Market in central London.
Read moreForsters today announced the appointment of Patrick Harney to the position of Head of Private Client where he will provide strategic guidance and continue to advise clients.
Read morePatrick Harney, Head of Private Client, will present at International Cross Border Estate Planning taking place in London on 20 April 2016.
Read morePrivate Client partner, Patrick Harney will present at Transcontinental Trusts: International Forum taking place in Bermuda from 9 – 10 May 2016.
Read moreForsters has advised Warner Music Group, including global music publishing company Warner/Chappell Music, on the sale and leaseback of 46 Kensington Court W8 to the John Lyon's Charity.
Read moreForsters has advised the Hunter UK Retail Trust Fund on its second round of acquisitions, taking total investment to £22 million since the fund's launch last summer. The fund has been seeded with £64 million of equity with investment capacity up to £100 million.
Read moreForsters has advised the Ardstone UK Regional Office Fund, a programmatic venture funded by clients of CBRE Global Investment Partners and managed by Ardstone Capital, on the acquisition of the office headquarters of international law firm Osborne Clarke LLP at 2 Temple Back in Bristol.
Read moreForsters has advised the recently re-launched Palmer Capital Income Fund on the acquisition of a standing office investment in Milton Keynes and the development funding of a new retail park in Leeds.
Read moreForsters has advised one of the most prominent privately-owned US real estate companies, Related Companies (Related), on its expansion into the UK affordable housing market through the acquisition of a 50% stake in London-based affordable housing provider Pocket Living (Pocket).
Read moreForsters has acted on behalf of HBOS UK Property Fund, managed by Aberdeen Asset Management, on the sale of the long leasehold interest in 192-194 Oxford Street and 26 Market Place, W1 to St George’s Hall Holdings. The purchase price was £44.8 million – a 2.26% yield.
Read moreForsters LLP, one of London’s leading private client and real estate firms, has appointed Joanne Edwards (Jo) as a partner in its Family practice. She will be joining the firm on 1 February 2016.
Read moreForsters has acted on behalf of LaSalle Investment Management (LaSalle) on one of the first direct investments for its UK PRS Residential Fund.
The Fund has entered into a forward commitment to acquire 87 residential units in phase three of the Rathbone Market redevelopment in Canning Town, East London for £30 million, a gross yield of 5.2%.
Read moreForsters has advised Gruppo Romeo on the purchase of the freehold of 7 Old Park Lane. The circa 50,000 sq ft freehold property is currently fully let to 24 occupiers and is located in a prime location in Mayfair on the doorstep of Knightsbridge and Belgravia.
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