Our Corporate Real Estate group advises on strategies for the acquisition of new space and the continuing management (including letting and funding issues arising from business requirements) of occupied premises and increasingly on the formulation of strategy for the development and disposal of surplus land for our corporate real estate clients.

The team advises UK and overseas clients, all of whom benefit from our international network, as our real estate lawyers work closely together to spot legal trends and commercial opportunities globally. But whilst much of our work crosses borders and jurisdictions, our clients can also rely on receiving expert local advice.

We understand the importance of the commercial drivers of a transaction and offer practical advice and assistance, working within the tight timeframes of corporate deals. Above all, our specialist lawyers understand the day-to-day needs and commercial imperatives of their occupier clients, and appreciate the need for supportive, imaginative and commercial legal advisers who act as part of their team.

• acting for Invensys plc on the disposal of their leasehold HQ in Victoria to John Lewis plc, involving the leaseback of parts of the building and the relocation to other premises owned by Land Securities plc.
• acting for Alcan Packaging UK Ltd on the sub-letting of approximately 150,000 sq ft of warehouse space to a York-based distributor. The sub-letting was the largest letting in York last year. Osborne Clarke worked closely with Alcan and corporate real estate advisors SBM.

Colin Kearney
t +44 (0)20 7105 7148
colin.kearney@osborneclarke.com