Optimising logistics
Maintain a competitive advantage in a crowded market
Logistics addresses the flow of goods, services and information: from warehouse storage, transport and delivery to data analytics and investment in the latest technology. The logistics market is developing rapidly, both locally and globally. The result is that the challenges businesses are facing are increasingly complex and interrelated.
Our lawyers focus on the key issues behind these changes. We work hard to understand the expectations of occupiers, how open developers and landlords are to risk, what investors and lenders require, and the key priorities of providers. Our objective is always to get you from A to B, and at all points in between, as smoothly as possible.
We'll work with you across the lifecycle of your business. Our advice will make sure that you maintain a competitive advantage in a crowded market. We act for all types of businesses within the sector, from developers and sponsors to financiers, operators and service providers.
Rooftop solar and battery storage technologies can help decarbonise real estate and reduce reliance on volatile energy markets. There are regulatory and legal issues that need to be considered, particularly in relation to rooftop leases.
All new UK developments need to consider natural capital legal requirements that have been set by the government. Landowners must understand the legal process and their obligations to ensure they are compliant when generating income via natural capital.
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is a European regulation that makes giving investors access to building environmental data imperative in securing finance.
Integrating urban warehouses into dense, mixed-use urban area is presenting considerable legal challenges, particularly in co-location with the surrounding ecosystem.
Transportation solutions must address the challenges of decarbonisation for ESG reasons and due to market demand / investor expectations. This can extend to issues around electric vehicles (cars, light and heavy goods), electric vehicle charging infrastructure and other low carbon fuels.
Logistics businesses must decide how to invest in the challenges that their business faces in order to optimise their portfolios and cost of capital – be this via M&A, venturing, external finance or forms of joint venture, outsourcing or leasing.
We can help your business with advice on all the aspects of operating in logistics, including:
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