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Our recent experience includes:

  • Acted for Hammerson and Allianz Real Estate, the successful purchaser on the largest real estate related transaction in the history of the Irish state, Project Jewel, a loan portfolio with a par value of EUR€2.6bn
  • Advised NAMA on the €300m development of the iconic Boland’s Mill in the heart of Dublin docklands,
  • Acting for Hines and Peterson on the acquisition, redevelopment, financing and leasing of Central Plaza (which includes the former Central Bank headquarters) in Dublin city centre, including the WeWork office and Dion rooftop restaurant.
  • Acting for Diageo on the ongoing €1bn redevelopment of the historic Guinness Brewery at St James’s Gate into a major new urban quarter in Dublin.
  • Advising Tesco Ireland on its nationwide estate portfolio, including new express and large-format store developments and the management of its portfolio of more than 160 stores throughout Ireland.
  • Acted for GIC and Beo Ventures on the acquisition of Newmarket Yards, one of the largest Private Rented Sector (PRS) transactions completed in Ireland in 2026, with a reported deal value of circa. €212m.
  • Advised MEAG on its first Irish PRS acquisition, the purchase of 18 Newmarket Square, Dublin, for a reported deal value of circa. €80m.
  • Acted for Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) on the acquisition and financing of a portfolio of industrial units at Park West Industrial Estate, Dublin, one of the largest industrial transactions of 2025 with a reported value of €62.5m.
  • Advised M&G on the acquisition of a portfolio of six operational multi-family PRS assets in Dublin through the establishment of the M&G Ireland Living Property Fund, a transaction valued at approximately €800m.
  • Acted for Cantor Fitzgerald on the lease of its new Irish headquarters at Bindery House, Dublin 2, comprising approximately 30,000 sq ft of office space.
  • Advising DNB Bank on the real estate aspects of the €1.4bn financing of Pandox’s acquisition of Dalata Hotel Group, one of the most significant hotel transactions in the Irish market.
  • Acting for IBM on a 154,000 sq ft off-market office letting transaction, one of the largest lettings completed in Ireland in 2025.
  • Acted for the owner of 2 Grand Canal Quay on the lease to State Street, reported as the largest commercial office letting of 2026 to date.

Areas of expertise include:

  • Acquisition and disposal
  • Development
  • Planning and environmental issues
  • Construction
  • Financing
  • Joint ventures and ownership structures
  • Tax
  • Management structures
  • Landlord and tenant issues
  • Sale and leasebacks
  • Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Funds ‘QIAIFs’ (including the use of ICAVs and other structures)
  • Loan portfolio acquisition and disposal
  • Student Accommodation
  • Multi-family development, private rented sector ‘PRS’, student accommodation, primary health care development