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David Abel has been a partner in our Transactional Real Estate team since 2015. He has extensive experience in a wide range of real estate work including investment sales and purchases, development transactions and all aspects of landlord and tenant work for both landlords and tenants. He has been a member of the Model Commercial Lease committee since 2016 and has played a key role in the development of a series of balanced standard documents which help streamline asset management transactions. 

David also heads up the charity committee in our Bristol office which organises various events throughout the year to raise money for a local charity. 

Relevant experience

  • A joint venture between a UK institutional investor and an overseas investor on the development and pre-letting of a new 86,000 sq ft market-leading mixed-use scheme on Tottenham Court Road.
  • Columbia Threadneedle on the GBP 340m portfolio acquisition of hangars, private terminals, logistics buildings and hotels at Manchester, East Midlands and Stansted Airports from Manchester Airport Group and on subsequent refinancings and disposals of the majority of those assets. 
  • A UK institutional investor on the acquisition and subsequent disposal of all English and Welsh properties within a retail fund which at its peak was valued at GBP 4.5bn and owned 186 commercial properties across a variety of real estate sectors (including offices, logistics, retail and student accommodation). 
  • A “Big 4” accountancy firm on various matters relating to its UK estate including on the pre-let of 94,000 sq ft in a new development in Birmingham which has been described in the press as the “best office outside of London”. 
  • Sainsbury’s supermarkets on the acquisition and development of new supermarkets throughout England and Wales.
  • On the BOX.STN logistics development project at Stansted Airport. The scheme is amongst the most significant logistics developments in the UK, delivering approximately 2.1m sq ft of best-in-class logistics space in the critically under-supplied South East region.  

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Model Commercial Lease Committee.

Education

  • 2005 - Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham.
  • 2004 - Graduate Diploma in Law, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham.
  • 2003 - BSc Government, London School of Economics, London.
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