
Cross-border investment
Investing across borders and jurisdictions takes planning, experience and expertise. We have a global network that can advise institutions, banks and individuals on cross-border corporate and real-estate investments. As well as being skilled in inward investment, we offer strategic, commercial advice backed by local insights and our international connections.
Experienced in dealing with inward investment into real estate, commercial investments and developments as well as residential acquisitions and developments - we work as one firm across offices and borders providing clients with the best in international legal expertise.
Our investment team brings together partners with extensive experience of working on inward investment transactions. We believe in building strong personal relationships with each client at the highest level so that we become not just your preferred lawyers but also your trusted advisers. We help you reach business decisions that meet your objectives - so that it is commercial, recognises your specific requirements and understanding of the markets you operate in.
Much of our expertise in inward investment has a Middle East and Asia focus. Long-established in key locations across the regions, we are fluent in law wherever we work. Well connected and well known, we can introduce our clients to key players and intermediaries in the local market.
We are able to quickly draw on the legal expertise and knowledge of lawyers based in over 140 cities worldwide - through our partnership with Interlaw (a global elite network of independent law firms) in locations where we do not have a physical presence.
Understanding our clients and their businesses is key. Our relationships tend to be long and deep and this gives us a unique insight into how each client business operates. Always proactive, we often make recommendations to our clients as well as working with them on their own projects. However we work with them, clients can be sure of up-to-date legal expertise and commercial understanding powered by the strength of the relationships we build.
In brief
- Specialists in inward investment into real estate
- A long-standing Middle East and Asia focus
- Member of Interlaw (a global elite network of independent law) with lawyers based in over 140 cities worldwide
- Well connected and proactive in approach
- Trusted advisers
Cross-border investment
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Nick Green
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Geoff Allen
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Moad Giebaly
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Ayda Habboush
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Nick Harrisingh
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Tom Reynolds
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Dominic Ring
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Chuan How Tan
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Leopold Zentner
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Saerim Kim
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Dimitris Boumpoulis
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Sarah Jane Chia
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Ethan Chye
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Sijal Dudin
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Amira Jafri
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Matteo Silva
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Cheryl Yee
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Dana Bazzari
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