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Allen & Overy

Our RE department is known for full-spectrum real estate advice. We are able to assist in all stages of real estate transactions in any asset class. Our team advises on acquisitions and disposals of commercial real estate; joint ventures related to commercial real estate; real estate development, construction and leasing projects.

Apart from commoditised work, we advise on strategic mandates. In our practice, we focus on helping our clients with their most strategic and complex mandates to drive their real estate business, eg advising on acquisitions and sales of cross-border property portfolios, or transactions in the PRS in Poland.

We have an innovative approach to handling transactions to ensure that we are well placed to meet the demands of our clients and the marketplace; when necessary, we are able to manage the largest deals on the market by using a project management team and devices such as electronic deal rooms.

Our team includes 1 partner, 1 counsel and 7 associates.

Name of company	Allen & Overy
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate	Michał Matera
Department head or senior representative profile	Since 2019, Michał has been a partner and Head of the Real Estate practice in A&O’s Warsaw office. He focuses on various aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including divestments and acquisitions, sale and lease-back, joint ventures and asset management. He advises on real estate aspects of financing, restructuring and insolvency projects. He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and acts as a mentor in the ULI Poland Mentorship Programme for ULI Young Leaders.
Team description including the major achievements	Our RE department is known for full-spectrum real estate advice. We are able to assist in all stages of real estate transactions in any asset class. Our team advises on acquisitions and disposals of commercial real estate; joint ventures related to commercial real estate; real estate development, construction and leasing projects. Apart from commoditised work, we advise on strategic mandates. In our practice, we focus on helping our clients with their most strategic and complex mandates to drive their real estate business, eg advising on acquisitions and sales of cross-border property portfolios, or transactions in the PRS in Poland. We have an innovative approach to handling transactions to ensure that we are well placed to meet the demands of our clients and the marketplace; when necessary, we are able to manage the largest deals on the market by using a project management team and devices such as electronic deal rooms. Our team includes 1 partner, 1 counsel and 7 associates.
Key current clients	Echo Investment, Skanska, Ghelamco, Goodman, Panattoni, P3, Blackbrook Capital, M7 (Oxford Properties), LaSalle Investment Management, AEW, FLE, Solida Capital, Indotek, Mapletree, 7R
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between July 2022 and June 2023	Our recent experience includes advising: - Blackbrook Capital, a European independent real estate investment firm focusing on mission-critical supply chain assets, on the acquisition and development of a 45,000 sqm Class-A logistics facility in Western Poland, located near Poznan, one of the core logistics markets in Poland. - Echo Investment on the sale of three office buildings being a part of its mixed-use Fuzja revitalisation project in Łódź to the German investment fund KGAL Group for approximately EUR56m. - Solida Capital and 1 Asset Management on a new Purpose Built Student Accommodation project in Warsaw which will involve building approximately 350 units of modern PBSA for students and young professionals by the start of 2025. - Bank Pekao S.A. on a lease agreement for its new head office in Warsaw. The new headquarters will be located at Forest Tower, recently completed by Slovak developer HB Reavis in Warsaw.
Total value of the transactions on which your company advised between July 2022 and June 2023 (in EUR)	Well above EUR 1bn.
Please say why the compamy should be considered for the award	- Our RE team offers all services relevant for the investors, developers, tenants and financing institutions being active on commercial RE market. - We have a strong footprint in CEE with offices in Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bratislava. - Our team has been working together for a long time, possesses in-depth knowledge of local issues and transaction structures and is able to advise clients from all perspectives. - We are innovative and flexible in our approach to handling transactions to ensure that we are well placed to meet the demands of our clients and the marketplace. We are able to manage the largest deals on the market by using a sophisticated project management team and devices such as electronic deal rooms. - We offer collaboration among teams and flexibility to bring together specialists from our international offices to create teams tailored to a specific deal and who are able to provide comprehensive legal advice on cross border issues.
Company website	www.allenovery.com

Name of company

Allen & Overy

Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate

Michał Matera

Department head or senior representative profile

Since 2019, Michał has been a partner and Head of the Real Estate practice in A&O’s Warsaw office. He focuses on various aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including divestments and acquisitions, sale and lease-back, joint ventures and asset management. He advises on real estate aspects of financing, restructuring and insolvency projects. He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and acts as a mentor in the ULI Poland Mentorship Programme for ULI Young Leaders.

Team description including the major achievements

Key current clients

Echo Investment, Skanska, Ghelamco, Goodman, Panattoni, P3, Blackbrook Capital, M7 (Oxford Properties), LaSalle Investment Management, AEW, FLE, Solida Capital, Indotek, Mapletree, 7R

Participation in property sales and acquisitions between July 2022 and June 2023

Our recent experience includes advising:
- Blackbrook Capital, a European independent real estate investment firm focusing on mission-critical supply chain assets, on the acquisition and development of a 45,000 sqm Class-A logistics facility in Western Poland, located near Poznan, one of the core logistics markets in Poland.
- Echo Investment on the sale of three office buildings being a part of its mixed-use Fuzja revitalisation project in Łódź to the German investment fund KGAL Group for approximately EUR56m.
- Solida Capital and 1 Asset Management on a new Purpose Built Student Accommodation project in Warsaw which will involve building approximately 350 units of modern PBSA for students and young professionals by the start of 2025.
- Bank Pekao S.A. on a lease agreement for its new head office in Warsaw. The new headquarters will be located at Forest Tower, recently completed by Slovak developer HB Reavis in Warsaw.

Total value of the transactions on which your company advised between July 2022 and June 2023 (in EUR)

Well above EUR 1bn.

Please say why the compamy should be considered for the award

- Our RE team offers all services relevant for the investors, developers, tenants and financing institutions being active on commercial RE market.
- We have a strong footprint in CEE with offices in Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bratislava.
- Our team has been working together for a long time, possesses in-depth knowledge of local issues and transaction structures and is able to advise clients from all perspectives.
- We are innovative and flexible in our approach to handling transactions to ensure that we are well placed to meet the demands of our clients and the marketplace. We are able to manage the largest deals on the market by using a sophisticated project management team and devices such as electronic deal rooms.
- We offer collaboration among teams and flexibility to bring together specialists from our international offices to create teams tailored to a specific deal and who are able to provide comprehensive legal advice on cross border issues.

Company website

www.allenovery.com

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