Portrait ofAmanda Howard

Amanda Howard

Partner

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English

Amanda leads CMS’s Funds and Indirect Real Estate team and the international CMS Funds Group. Amanda specialises in structuring and equity raisings for real estate funds, complex joint ventures for property investment and development, and corporate wrapped property acquisitions and disposals in the UK and across Europe. 

Amanda’s team has been recognised in Band 1 for Real Estate Investment Funds in the leading legal directories for many years, where Amanda is consistently named as a leading individual and in Who’s Who Legal as one of the Global Elite. 

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"Outstanding and first-rate" "Formidable" "Amanda Howard is noted for her market credibility"

Chambers & Partners

"The best negotiator in town" "Particularly adept at dealing with complex structures"

Legal 500

Relevant experience

  • QuadReal on their GBP 580m BTR and student accommodation portfolio acquisition in JV with Realstar and investment in the Realstar operating business. 
  • APG on their acquisition of Hammerson's 50% interest in the Euro 1.5bn VIA retail outlets pan-European operating business. 
  • Lendlease on their partnership with PSP Investments for the development of the Euro 2.5bn urban regeneration project, Milano Santa Giulia in Milan covering 110 hectares. 
  • QuadReal on the creation of a GBP 1bn urban logistics platform in UK, France and Germany with Valor Real Estate Partners. 
  • Principal Global Investors on their first pan-European Data Centre Fund focusing on manage-to-core data centre assets in core European markets.
  • QuadReal and PSP Investments on their GBP 600m PRS JV with URW to develop Cherry Park next to Westfield shopping centre, Stratford. 
  • CPPIB on their Euro 1.5bn UK PRS development JV with Lendlease. 
  • Ivanhoe Cambridge on their JV with Peel Logistics to develop a GBP 1bn UK logistics portfolio. 
  • Principal Global Investors on the establishment of the Principal European Durable Income Fund and the Principal European Data Centre Fund. 
  • Qatari Diar on their GBP 1.6bn JV restructuring of the UK Get Living PRS operating platform. 
  • Verdion on the establishment of the Verdion European Urban Logistics Fund. 
  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on its GBP 1.1bn acquisition of the Liberty Living student accommodation operating platform. 
  • Abrdn on the establishment of Euro Club 1, II and III, all pan-European closed ended funds; restructuring of its European Property Growth Fund, a pan-European open ended fund; and the rollover of their flagship Shopping Centre and Retail Warehouse funds.
  • AXA IM on the establishment of their 4-way JV to acquire and develop 22 Bishopsgate, London. 
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Memberships & Roles

  • Previous Chair of Investment Property Forum
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Education

  • 1986 – LL.B Law, University of Southampton
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Focusing on Funds - New Register for overseas legal entities and their...
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Periodically, CMS takes soundings on the state of the market from our funds-related clients. Given the unprecedented nature of the last 12 months we thought this was an opportune time to look back over...
30/06/2021
CMS Funds Market Study 2021
Periodically, CMS takes soundings on the state of the market from our funds-related clients. Given the unprecedented nature of the last 12 months we thought this was an opportune time to look back over the last few years. This study analyses the key market trends in fund documentation of over 300 funds established in Europe, Asia, USA and offshore jurisdictions advised on by CMS offices throughout 2017 to 2020. We have also conducted client interviews, which are highlighted in this report, and conducted a selective survey of our international client base. We trust this CMS Funds Market Study will be a useful guide for both managers and investors this year. The size of our deal sample and the range of countries involved means that the study should be a uniquely valuable and rich resource for managers and investors. Our research indicates that funds industry players are clear on how to move forward and that, while strategies may have shifted, there are reasons for optimism and bullishness, unlike the gloom that descended after the global financial crisis in 2008. Looking forward we see an active funds market, with Luxembourg being the jurisdiction of choice for European funds. ESG is now a key focus for investors. This market impetus and regulatory drivers are moving sustainable investment from a niche focus into the mainstream for investors and managers alike. We also see managers increasingly looking at the benefits and impact of AI and technology with the tokenisation of assets and the use of blockchain. We see this pace of change accelerating. If you have any feedback or questions, we would love to hear from you.
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Focusing on Funds – Merger Control: Part 1
This Focusing on Funds is topical for fund managers and investors as merger control enforcement continues to strengthen around the world and the number of jurisdictions where the issue is relevant continues...
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This Focusing on Funds looks at some of the European Commission consultation paper on the AIFMD. Background The Consultation follows an intervention by ESMA with its letter to the Commission raising numerous...
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ESMA consults on new rules for Cloud arrangements
On 3 June 2020, ESMA published a Consultation Paper (“CP” which is available here) on draft guidelines for outsourcing to cloud service providers. For both asset managers and funds, the CP proposes...