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Caroline is a partner in our Corporate Team at CMS London. She specialises in corporate M&A transactions including acquisitions and disposals of companies and businesses and joint ventures. She has a focus on transactions in the real estate sector. Her clients include both public and private companies and investment funds.

Caroline has worked on a number of European cross-border transactions. She has a strong practical knowledge of the issues most frequently encountered when undertaking corporate transactions in the main European centres.

Awards & Recognitions
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  • Quote
    "recommended for M&A: Mid-market, £50m - £250m"
    Legal 500, 2016

Relevant experience

  • Welltower, Inc on various acquisitions for this US healthcare real estate investor.
  • SEGRO plc on various UK and pan-European M&A transactions
  • Fairmont Hotels Group on transactions involving The Savoy Hotel, London and St.Andrews Bay Hotel.
  • Quintain Estates and Development PLC on a number of joint ventures for real estate projects and corporate transactions including advising on the sale of the Plaza Hotel, Wembley and the acquisition of asset managers, Grafton Advisers LLP.
  • Intu Properties Plc on the formation and operation of various joint ventures for the ownership and operation of retail centres.
  • Mitsubishi Estates Corporation on a group reorganisation effective across the UK, USA and Japan.
  • William Pears Group on a joint ventures for real estate investments
  • Yoplait on the UK joint venture with Dairy Crest PLC and the acquisition by Yoplait of Dairy Crest’s interest.
  • Union Investment Real Estate on a joint venture with Oxford Properties for the acquisition of Watermark Place, London.
  • AEW Europe on the disposal for EUR 450m of a portfolio of investment properties in France, Italy, the Netherlands and Finland and advising on general commercial matters.

Publications

  • Contributor - Tolleys Company Secretary’s Handbook
  • Contributor – European Lawyer Reference – Joint Ventures

Education

  • 1988, LLB, London School of Economics, London

Insights by Caroline

Time to talk about real estate debt

Time to talk about real estate debt

21 Jan 2025 3 min read
Back to Basics | Real Estate Joint Ventures: Overview

Back to Basics | Real Estate Joint Ventures: Overview

13 Dec 2024 8 min read
Impact of changes to registration of overseas entities and other Companies House reform for property companies

Impact of changes to registration of overseas entities and other Companies House reform for property companies

15 Oct 2024
CMS Funds Group | Back to Basics briefings

CMS Funds Group | Back to Basics briefings

23 May 2024 1 min read
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