The Firm regularly advises leading domestic and international players in the real estate market, including asset management companies (“SGR”), public and private alternative investment funds, SICAFs, governmental authorities, developers and general contractors. The Real Estate team is engaged in all the stages of a real estate investment, from structuring the transaction until the relevant implementation and execution, so that tailored, timely and business oriented advice is delivered to clients. Indeed, we cover all phases of the project, from town planning and environmental analyses to financing, through to purchase, renovation, development and sale. The in depth knowledge acquired over decades of experience enables the Real Estate team to advise clients on particularly sophisticated transactions for the acquisition or divestment of real assets portfolios, including core, opportunistic and value added development transactions, either brownfield or greenfield (including in the form of forward funding and forward purchasing), by means of asset deals or share deals. The team is skilled and advises its client also in the drafting and negotiations of all the agreements governing asset management activities of clients (such as property leases and business leases, hotel management and franchise agreements, construction and development contracts advisory, property, project, agency and service mandates). The Firm’s widely acknowledged leadership in terms of advice on securitization and structured finance has allowed its Real Estate team to play a major role in the development of market practice on real estate securitisations. Working in synergy with other experts across all practice areas of the Firm, in particular, Banking, Structured Finance, Tax and Financial Regulations, our team offers a multidisciplinary approach to advise clients across all industry segments, such as residential, office, retail, hotel, logistics, and industrial.