Partner

David Bunker

Languages

English

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David advises on all aspects of corporate finance work for private and public companies, advising on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships and reorganisations.

He has particular expertise in structuring real estate transactions through indirect vehicles such as companies, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, unit trusts and offshore vehicles. David advises on real estate joint ventures and the acquisition and sale of indirect real estate vehicles.

David also regularly advises clients in the media and events sectors.

Awards & Recognitions

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David is recommended in Legal 500 for his ‘outstanding technical knowledge and commercial instincts'

Legal 500, 2014

Relevant experience

Life Science REIT plc on the acquisition of corporate vehicles holding life science assets in London and Cambridge with a combined value of £150 million. The acquisitions followed its successful AIM IPO raising.
ITE Group plc on its class 1 acquisition of Ascential Events Limited for £300 million and the related rights issue. Ascential Events operates global industry-leading exhibitions brands, Bett and CWIEME, and a number of market-leading UK exhibitions brands such as the Spring and Autumn Fairs and Pure.
Delancey and its clients on the sale of db Symmetry (one of the UK’s largest strategic logistics development platform) to Tritax Big Box REIT for £370 million. David originally advised clients of Delancey on the acquisition of the db Symmetry business for £50 million and the related arrangements with the management team.
Greenstone Property Holdings Limited on the corporate sale of a portfolio of warehouse assets located across the UK for £44 million to Warehouse REIT plc.
Tokoro Capital LLP on its client’s corporate acquisition of a West-End office block for £86 million.
Original Talent Limited/Curtis Brown Group, one of the world’s leading literary and talent agencies on numerous acquisitions of talent businesses (including Tavistock Wood Limited, Markham Froggatt & Irwin Limited and Ed Victor Limited) and on its shareholder and investor arrangements.
LDC and management on the sale of FC Business Intelligence Limited to Thomson Reuters. FCBI delivers high-end conferences and exhibitions globally to a diverse range of sectors including energy, insurance, pharmaceuticals, transportation, travel, strategy and technology.
Delancey on its joint venture with Qatari Diar and the £557 million purchase and long-term management of the former London Olympics Athlete's Village (now Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) from the Olympic Delivery Authority.
BMO Real Estate Partners on the acquisition by its clients of Aberdeen’s Bon Accord & St Nicholas shopping centres in a club deal for a consideration of approximately £189 million, through the acquisition of certain companies from the Scottish Retail Property Partnership (a 50/50 joint venture between Land Securities and British Land).
Kaupthing on the sale of its 50% joint venture interest in the limited partnership owning Fitzroy Place, London to clients of Ashby Capital for £217 million. David originally advised Kaupthing on the establishment of the joint venture and development of the scheme in 2010.
InfraRed Capital Partners on the acquisition of Eastgate Shopping Centre Basildon Limited, a corporate special purpose vehicle which owns the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Basildon, from British Land for a consideration of approximately £89.3 million.
Capital & Regional plc on its joint venture with funds managed by Oakree Capital Management LP and the related £130 million acquisition of The Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch.

Publications

David has published articles in 'Property Week', 'Estates Gazette' and the 'Journal of International Banking and Finance Law'.

Education

1996 – BSc(Econ) Government & Law - London School of Economics, University of London
1998 – LPC – College of Law

Practice Areas

Corporate Real Estate Equity Capital Markets Mergers & Acquisitions Real Estate Development Real Estate Investment Real Estate Occupiers

sectors

Private Equity TMT - Technology, Media & Telecommunications Media

Insights

Global Reach

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