Emma Pereira

Emma Pereira

Head of Real Estate

Emma is Head of our Real Estate team. She has a broad real estate practice advising on a range of commercial property transactions, with a particular focus on advising real estate funds and real estate private equity funds on high-value and complex investments, lettings and developments.

Emma has expertise across a range of core and alternative asset classes, with particular expertise in the retail, office, student accommodation and logistics sectors. She regularly advises a number of the firm's key and long-standing clients, including Clearbell Capital LLP and Lothbury Investment Management Limited.

Association of Real Estate Funds – Education and Training Committee member

Emma is a member of the Education and Training Committee launched by the Association of Real Estate Funds. This committee is tasked with building a more extensive education and training programme for its members and engaging with a much wider audience of industry participants and investors.

Selected deals

  • Clearbell on the ongoing development and management of its placemaking development in Durham, including student accommodation, a multiplex cinema, gym, riverside restaurants and other leisure facilities.
  • Nomura Real Estate Development Co, Limited on its acquisition of 127-133 Charing Cross Road.
  • Clearbell on acquisitions and sales, including recently the purchase of Octagon Retail Park in Stoke, Orbital Retail Park Cannock and 85 Gray's Inn Road London.
  • Bannatyne Fitness Limited on its sale to M&G Investments and lease back of its health clubs and, subsequently, on its other property-related transactions.
  • Safestore Holdings plc on acquisitions of other storage businesses.
  • Lothbury on sales, acquisitions, lettings, regears and asset management work across its property portfolio, including the acquisition and subsequent lettings of prime logistics facilities near Heathrow and also redevelopments and new lettings at its flagship retail holding in Covent Garden.
  • Lothbury on the purchase and development of student accommodation projects in Camberwell and Durham.
  • intu on the property aspects of its financings of intu Trafford Centre.
  • Stonewall, City YMCA and other charities on various aspects of their property projects.

WHAT OTHERS SAY

The team is always able to tackle complex projects and fields lawyers with in depth industry knowledge.
The Legal 500: Real Estate
Top-quality service characterised by sound commercial and legal advice on development projects and strategic acquisitions, investment transactions, property finance and portfolio management mandates.
The Legal 500: Real Estate
­Emma Pereira is an exceptionally capable partner, who has strong commercial understanding of what is required of a deal. She is also extremely loyal to her clients and is always available when you need her.
The Legal 500 2021
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