| Award: |
Law Firm of the Year, Poland |
| Name of company: |
White & Case |
| Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate: |
Jean Rossi |
| Short description of the company and team: |
The Warsaw office’s real estate team of 11 lawyers has extensive experience in all aspects of real estate development and financing, and matters related to administrative, corporate and tax issues. |
| Major clients: |
AEW Europe, Bouygues Immobilier, Klepierre, Ghelamco, Helaba, Louvre Hotels (Starwood), Unibail-Rodamco, Allianz Real Estate, Mayland, Neinver, Nacarat, Eurohypo |
| Portfolio (major deals): |
Advised Allianz on the EUR 173 mln acquisition of five office buildings in the Platinium Business Park in Warsaw from Globe Trade Centre Advised Bouygues Immobilier in the development of a 47,000 sqm office building and on the EUR 200+ mln sale of the project to Qatar Investment Authority Advised Helaba in the refinancing of the Warta Tower and financing of the Prosta Office Centre and Trinity Office Park Advised AEW Europe in the refinancing of six shopping centers in the CEE region |
| Participation in property sales and acquisitions: |
Advised Allianz in its EUR 173 million acquisition of five office buildings in the Platinium Business Park located in Warsaw from Globe Trade Centre Advised Bouygues Immobilier on the EUR 200+ mln sale of the Miasteczko Orange office building to Qatar Investment Authority |
| Participation in development projects: |
Advised Bouygues Immobilier in negotiating the development of and lease agreements for a 47,000 sqm office building Advised Klepierre in connection with the development of a shopping center located in Lublin Advised Nacarat in the development of a residential and office building in Wrocław |
| Please say why you should be considered for the award.: |
Our team is constantly growing, which is driven by the expanding client base (real estate funds, developers and financial institutions) and the increasing number of deals on which we have worked over the last year. Our recent key projects include, among others, assistance to Bouygues Immobilier in the development of the largest office building in Warsaw and on the sale of the project to the Qatar Investment Authority (EUR +200 mln) and assistance to Allianz Real Estate in its EUR 173 mln acquisition of five office buildings in the Platinum Business Park in Warsaw. Our growing activity on the real estate market combined with our market-leading position in advising on financing and tax issues of real estate investments makes us perfectly suited to be “Law Firm of the Year 2013”. |
| Company website: |
www.whitecase.com |
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