Highlights of some of our recent deals in this sector.

Up to £20m

Advised Warehouse REIT on the acquisition of the Midpoint Industrial Estate comprising 29 acres of industrial warehouse units. Read more > Advised BDW Trading on the sale of its management company, Barratt Residential Asset Management, to FirstPort. Read more > Advised Arcus FM Limited on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Building Energy Management Services Ltd from Matthew Graham and David Larn. Read more >
Advised the shareholders of UK-based artificial intelligence and machine learning specialists, Inawisdom, on the company’s sale to Cognizant, a global leader in digital transformation. Read more >

£20m-£100m

Advised Whitehelm Capital, one of the world’s largest independent infrastructure managers, on its initial investment into Smart City operator Connexin (£80m). Read more >  Advised M&G on the acquisition of shares in Lochailort Reading and the subsequent development loan of a 315 unit build to rent development in Reading. Read more > Advised on a  joint venture comprising Topland Group, Marick Capital and Mill Lane Estates on its sale of the Holiday Inn Express, Trafford City to Meteorite Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hiap Hoe. Read more >

£100m+

Advised on the disposal by Student Castle of its portfolio of 8 student accommodation assets across the UK to Singapore Press Holdings. Read more > Advised on the acquisition and financing of the Stellar portfolio of purpose-built student accommodation from Fusion Students (£232m+), including advising on the joint venture arrangements between Arlington and Equitix and a £200m senior debt facility. Read more > Advised InfraRed on their third real estate fund on the sale to Blackstone of a portfolio of forty industrial estates in the UK. Read more >