Norton Rose advises Ivanhoé Cambridge on £100million investment
26 March 2012
The London office of international legal practice Norton Rose LLP has advised Ivanhoé Cambridge on an investment of over £100,000,000 in a partnership with Residential Land and Apollo Global Real Estate Management.
The venture will invest in prime residential properties in Central London and has already acquired four buildings.
Ivanhoé Cambridge is one of the 10 largest real estate companies in the world. Headquartered in Montréal, it is the real estate subsidiary of one of Canada’s leading institutional fund managers, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
This is the first instruction from Ivanhoé for Norton Rose LLP’s London office. The Montréal office of Norton Rose Canada has previously advised Ivanhoé, most recently on its acquisition of the Rockhill Apartments.
Mark Lloyd Williams, partner at Norton Rose LLP, commented:
"This has been a fantastic opportunity to work for a client who is already well known to our Montreal office and is active outside of Canada".
The Norton Rose LLP team was led by corporate partner Mark Lloyd Williams assisted by Claire O'Donnell, Nicolas Sirtoli, Lily Kotsana and Samantha Hurrell.
Banking advice was provided by partner Lucy Wolley Dod assisted by Sarah Cullen and William Lo whilst partner John Challoner and Kristy Cooper advised on tax and Onni Roy on real estate.
For further information please contact:
Gavin Collins, PR manager, Norton Rose LLP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7444 2466; Mob: +44 (0)7770 650 113
gavin.collins@nortonrose.com
Editors note
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