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p To move forward in today’s fluctuating and challenging property market, clients need to rely on the best possible advice, delivered on time and within budget from advisors who understand commercial pressures and challenges.
p Biggart Baillie’s highly experienced and award winning property team is ready to deliver proven expertise in all areas of real estate. We have a track record of delivering high quality, commercial advice across a range of sectors to local and national clients.
We have exceptional support from recognised experts in the key areas of property disputes, corporate recovery, construction, planning, environmental, corporate structures, transport and tax.
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Commercial Property Firm of the Year
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Commercial Property Team of the Year
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Commercial Property Firm of the Year
p Our principal areas of expertise: • • • • • • •
Investment Development Property Finance Retail Residential Development Hotels Tourism & Leisure
• Corporate Real Estate • Corporate and Property Recovery • Cross Border Corporate Support • Public Sector • Urban Regeneration
p And we’re active in all of these industry sectors: • • • • • • •
Transport Industrial / Manufacturing Energy & Renewables Healthcare Telecoms Retail Hotels
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Leisure & Tourism Social Housing Life Sciences & Biotechnology Education & Student Accommodation • The Public Sector
p Some of our recent deals
The Brandon Shopping Centre & the Clyde Park Retail Centre – advised Motherwell Investment LP on their acquisitions of both shopping centres and in relation to the property aspects of the security granted to the lenders.
Watkin Jones – advised Watkin Jones, one of the UK’s leading providers of student accommodation, on three re-development projects in Edinburgh and Glasgow. With a combined value of over £50m, these developments are providing over 900 student accommodation places across both cities.
Premier Inn Hotels – advising Whitbread on their continued expansion of their Premier Inn Hotels brand across Scotland.
McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles Limited – we act for McCarthy & Stone, the UK’s premier provider of private sheltered housing for the elderly, in respect of all of their developments in Scotland, including the launch of their new Assisted Living Developments.
Chancerygate (BC Investments) Limited – representing Chancerygate and their clients in a series of acquisitions and disposals with a combined value in excess of £100m.
Hammerson and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board – acquisition of the Silverburn Shopping Centre in Glasgow for £297m. Subsequently, we have advised the group on asset management and on the Phase 3 development.
p A selection of our clients
amazon.com Apex Hotels Aviva PLC British Gas British Waterways Board Costa Coffee Debenhams Deutsche Postbank Gladman Developments Fat Face Falkirk Council Fife Council Glasgow Caledonian University Hammerson Henry Boot PLC Homebase ING Retail Property Fund Jack Wills JP Morgan Chase Bank Marks & Spencer Marriott Hotel Group
Marie Curie Cancer Care Marine Harvest McCarthy & Stone McDonalds Restaurants National Air Traffic Services Nationwide Building Society New Look Next Rohan ScottishPower South Lanarkshire College The Co-operative Bank The Local Shopping REIT plc The Highland Council The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen The White Company Trespass Watkin Jones Whitbread Group plc WH Smith
p About Biggart Baillie
We are one of Scotland’s top commercial law firms with recognised strengths in corporate and commercial law, property, dispute management, health & safety, pensions, banking, infrastructure, transport, environmental law and almost every aspect of your personal business.
With offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, we work with clients throughout Scotland, the UK and internationally.
p Our property contacts
Glasgow Anthony McEwan, Partner
amcewan@biggartbaillie.co.uk
Edinburgh David Ratter, Partner
dratter@biggartbaillie.co.uk
Biggart Baillie LLP is regulated and authorised to conduct business as solicitors by The Law Society of Scotland and is subject to its Code of Conduct.
p Glasgow Dalmore House, 310 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5QR Tel: +44 (0)141 228 8000 Fax: +44 (0)141 228 8310 p Edinburgh No. 2 Lochrin Square, 96 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh EH3 9QA Tel: +44 (0)131 226 5541 Fax: +44 (0)131 226 2278 For more information about our services, visit www.biggartbaillie.co.uk
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