Real Estate, Projects and Finance Law
In today’s increasingly competitive global marketplace, the optimization of capital invested in real estate and how that real estate is used can be a significant factor in overall corporate performance.
We are passionate about the real estate industry and have strong expertise and experience acting in relation to notable transactions relating to real estate assets and projects throughout Australia for various stakeholders including buyers, sellers, landowners, developers, financiers, investors, not-for-profits, landlords and tenants.
We also have the capability assist clients in all aspects of their debt financing requirements, across corporate, real estate and project finance.
The team also acts for Australian institutional and offshore inbound investors on their investments in Australian funds and assets.
Our team forms part of a larger EY Law Oceania in which we work collaboratively with lawyers covering core skill sets including general corporate and commercial law, employment law, digital and technology law, funds and financial services law. Critical to our offering is the expertise of our tax professionals, which we integrate into all aspects of our service.
We are also in a unique position to work together with our advisory and consulting practices, including real estate and debt advisory, to provide a premium commercial, legal and technical offering to our clients.
Our services include:
- major capital transactions – acquisitions and disposals
- real estate project development (office, residential (including Build-to-Rent), retail, mixed-use and urban regeneration projects)
- debt financing (including major syndicated and intercreditor arrangements) including corporate, real estate and project finance
- real estate investment and fund-through arrangements
- commercial and retail leasing (including sale and leasebacks)
- investment and fund structuring and restructures
- construction contracts
- legal due diligence, RFI and data room management
- issues relating to strata title and community title
- joint ventures and co-ownership arrangements
- property management agreements
- project delivery agreements / development management agreements
- preparing and registering titling documents across Australia including NSW, VIC, QLD and WA
- ESG legal advisory
- Governance and regulatory compliance
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