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Patrick is Co-Head of the Funds and Indirect Real Estate group at CMS. He has considerable experience in the structuring and launch of closed-ended and open-ended / evergreen funds, with a particular focus on real estate, debt, infrastructure and sustainable / impact investment strategies. He also advises on the formation of clubs, co-investments and joint ventures as well as corporatised transactions, co-invest and carried interest arrangements, investment into funds and other investor advisory work. Patrick’s clients include a range of institutional, private equity and boutique fund managers and investors.
Patrick is recognised as a Leading Partner for real estate investment funds by Chambers and Partners UK and as a Next Generation Partner by the Legal 500 UK. He is described in Chambers UK 2026 as “a high-class operator” whose “expertise, responsiveness and commercial understanding consistently set the standard”, adding that he is “well respected for his practice, advising large real estate funds on a range of mandates, including closed and open-ended fund launches and restructurings”. “The Legal 500 UK 2026 notes that “he is exceptionally attentive and commercial, making him a joy to work with”.
Patrick sits on the AREF (Association of Real Estate Funds) Education & Training Committee and was previously a founding member of AREF’s FutureGen Committee. He was presented with the award for Outstanding Individual Contribution by AREF in 2024 for his personal commitments towards the evolution of the association and the real estate funds industry.
