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Barry Edgar
Partner

Barry Edgar

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Languages
  • English

Barry is a partner in the Real Estate team in Glasgow working across Scotland with over 2 decades experience in highly complex real estate transactions. 

Barry specialises in development, investment and asset management work acting for a range of clients including large institutional investors and large national and international occupiers who regard him as commercial and solution focused. 

Awards & Recognitions
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    "he is personable and provides clear practical advice. He is solutions orientated and is keen to find solutions to issues that crop up."
    Legal 500

Relevant experience

  • M&G Real Estate in the development and pre-letting of their landmark, mixed use development at Haymarket Square, Edinburgh (380,000 sq ft of office, 40,000 sq ft of retail and a 349 room hotel), comprising 2 deals which won the Scottish Property Awards Deal of the Year. 
  • M&G Real Estate in the development and pre-letting of The Capitol, Aberdeen with occupiers such as PWC, Dentons and Ryden. 
  • Universities Superannuation Scheme on their acquisition and asset management of the St John’s Centre, Perth over a period in excess of a decade. 
  • Sale of the 800,000+ sq ft St Enoch shopping centre, Glasgow for circa GBP 50m. 
  • M&G Real Estate on the acquisition, development, pre-letting and subsequent sale of office developments at Quartermile 3 and 4, Edinburgh to Triuva and KanAm Grund for a combined price of circa GBP 110m.   

Education

  • 2002 - Dip LP, Graduate School of Law, Glasgow.
  • 2000 - LLB (Hons),  University of Glasgow, Glasgow.
Practice Areas
Real Estate Real Estate Development Real Estate Investment

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