Alison is a Partner in the Financial Institutions Group in Osborne Clarke’s London office.
She specialises in structuring funds and joint ventures, with a particular focus on real estate.
She has a broad range of experience working with institutions such as InfraRed, Nuveen Real Estate, Palmer Capital, Niam, Hollyport Capital, Laxfield Capital, CBRE Global Investors, Deutsche Bank, Aberdeen Standard Life and Savills Investment Management as well as smaller fund management businesses and family offices.
She has worked on the structuring and establishment of real estate and debt funds and the secondary sale and purchase of fund interests.
Work
Deutsche Bank
Advised on all aspects of the establishment of the European Property Fund, a Luxembourg domiciled closed-ended property fund, and also on the structuring and establishment of the follow-on Europe II Fund, an open-ended Luxembourg SICAV SIF.
Chenavari Investment managers
Advised on the structuring and establishment of the Chenavari Real Estate Fund II, a £350m fund structured as a Luxembourg partnership with a Luxembourg AIFM created to provide debt to European real estate.
Insights
Real estate
Land and share sales: what's the difference?
What to consider when deciding whether to acquire or dispose of a property
16/02/2022
Corporate
Funds Focus Q4 2021
Welcome to the latest edition of Funds Focus. This year, the drive towards green finance and sustainable investing continues apace...
02/12/2021
16/04/2021
Real estate
Keeping the peace: how to keep your real estate venture running smoothly
The second in our two part series on real estate joint ventures focusses on how to ensure the successful day-to-day...
19/10/2020
Real estate
For better or worse: how to give your real estate joint venture the right start
The first of our two-part series on real estate joint ventures looks at the structuring, funding and exit considerations that...
16/10/2020
Real estate
Corporate real estate dealmakers warm to scope of warranty and indemnity policies
An increasingly popular feature of corporate real estate deals, W&I insurance is an innovative and cost-effective way for buyers and...
16/10/2020
Tax
Time for a new onshore professional fund?
Tracey Wright and Alison Riddle explore this new proposal for Estates Gazette magazine
07/10/2020
04/08/2020
13/02/2020
Financial Services
Funds Legal Update | 14 March 2019
Welcome to the first edition of our new Funds Legal Update.
14/03/2019
