Overview

While often advantageous for all parties involved, joint ventures (JVs) are not without their challenges. To make the most of the opportunities they present, having a dedicated legal team that can support you throughout the entire life cycle of a joint venture – from formation to exit – is crucial.

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If you’re embarking on a JV, you’ll need a surefire way to navigate the complex legal, commercial and structuring considerations that will arise.

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Our dedicated team of corporate real estate lawyers can help you maintain a competitive advantage. How? By bringing together expertise from across our offices in the UK, you’ll have dedicated support from not only our corporate real estate lawyers but our real estate, finance and tax teams too.

You’ll benefit from our wide range of experience advising clients across all real estate asset classes, including build-to-rent and student accommodation, commercial property, logistics, hotels and retail.

What’s more, our specialists have extensive experience of dealing with corporate joint ventures, unincorporated joint ventures, partnership structures and offshore vehicles, so whatever your structuring requirements – we can help.

Clients come to us for support with structuring real estate investments; investing in, buying and disposing of real estate (including via special purpose vehicles); entering into high value and complex joint venture agreements (including 95:5, 90:10 and 50:50 joint ventures); investing in and acquiring both operational platforms and propco structures; and preparing incentive structures and development, asset and property management agreements.

In need of a joint ventures and collaborations lawyer? Look no further.
At Womble Bond Dickinson we have an exceptional team of talented lawyers and business professionals who can offer guidance and find the solutions right for your business. We have both broad and niche expertise across all our UK and US offices.
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How we've made a difference

The proof's in our experience

  • Advising Gatehouse Bank on its £750 million single-family rental joint venture with Greykite European Real Estate Fund I
  • Advising PLATFORM_ on the development and funding arrangements for its 464 home residential project in Edinburgh for £124.4 million, involving the corporate sale of a Luxembourg registered entity to a UK registered company owned by the Swedish business Heimstaden
  • Advising Newcastle City Council on its joint venture with the University of Newcastle and Legal & General on the £350m regeneration of the Helix, a 24 acre mixed use city centre site
  • Advising Gatehouse Bank on its £100 million strategic joint venture with The Carlyle Group for the acquisition and management of new build, single family homes for rent.
Testimonials

 “As a full service law firm, Womble Bond Dickinson is a wonderful strategic partner.” 

Chambers and Partners, 2023

 “WBD is my go-to solicitor for the difficult jobs, due to the experience and strength in depth of resource. They understand the market and the people within it.”

Chambers and Partners, 2023

“Carl Powlson is able to cut to the commerciality of a transaction very quickly. He works tirelessly and leads his wider team very well. His communication with us is first class and we very much enjoy working with him and his team.” 

Legal 500, 2023
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