Real estate

We advise the world’s leading sponsors and lenders across the capital stack including private equity real estate funds, pension and sovereign wealth funds, REITs, alternative capital providers, developers and operators on their most significant mandates. We’re across every major asset class: data centers, logistics, residential, hotels, offices, life sciences, healthcare, retail and student accommodation.

Our team structures acquisitions, disposals, M&A transactions,  financings, joint ventures, restructurings, preferred and structured equity and capital solutions across the market's largest, most complex deals. Our integrated platform has advised on more than $1.6 trillion of cross-border transactions in the past five years, more than any other law firm and is top-ranked by Chambers and JUVE.

Market-leading experience and insight

Clients turn to us for advice on transactions that are high value, highly complex and often business-critical. As one client notes, "The ability of the team at Freshfields to handle complex matters is outstanding." (Chambers Europe)

Data centers

Data centers are one of the fastest-growing areas of our practice and a key strategic focus for the firm. We advise investors, operators, developers, lenders and technology businesses across the full lifecycle from site acquisition and development to financing, joint ventures, leasing and M&A. More details can be found here.