Real Estate Funds Overview

We are acknowledged leaders in structuring, setting up and advising on real estate funds

Investors and fund managers are facing new challenges. With lower returns, they need to demonstrate well thought through strategies to make the most of opportunities to add value.

Other issues facing the industry include the need to address corporate governance, liquidity and transparency, and to initiate some standardisation in the sector.

Nabarro is an acknowledged leader in real estate funds. We have particular expertise in setting up, structuring and providing dedicated legal advice for real estate funds across the UK, Europe and globally.

Nabarro has unrivalled experience of acting for investors going into UK, pan-European and global funds. In 2007, we advised on over 75 investments totalling more than £3bn in real estate funds.

Choosing the right jurisdiction is a key element in establishing any fund. We have excellent relationships with offshore counsel and are adept at working with foreign and offshore centres. We work closely on European investment funds with our alliance firms as well as through established relationships with other law firms in Europe.

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Pan-European Popular Investment Vehicles    Many jurisdictions offer flexible vehicles and a favourable tax environment, so fund location has tended to be a matter of familiarity and manager preference. There is a growing appetite for funds focussing on Asia using a variety of fund vehicles from Cayman to Singapore. Luxembourg is still the favoured domicile for vehicles holding pan-European real estate. For UK real estate funds, Jersey domiciled unit trusts acting as feeder funds into UK Limited Partnerships are still the vehicle of choice. This guide gives a quick review of the most popular fund vehicles. View full briefing
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