Urbanisation and land prices, pressure from intense regulation, and political and economic uncertainty are just some of the challenges facing investors and developers bringing major development projects and infrastructure to market. Our team of international environmental, planning and regulatory lawyers has been helping clients to successfully deliver projects for over 25 years.
We advise corporates of all sizes, public authorities and family offices. Because of our years of experience, we bring novel solutions and find angles to make sure projects can progress and materialise successfully – even in the most challenging of circumstances.
Our clients trust us to deliver. Our advice spans the entire project life cycle from initial planning permission and approval procedures through to construction and operation - including compliance and regulatory obligations for many highly regulated industries in which we work. Infrastructure projects and major developments such as airports and inland ports, sports stadia, healthcare facilities, rail and high-value residential and commercial real estate projects are what we do.
We advise public and private clients from the acquisition of land, through to the construction and management of a built asset, as well as defending against claims from third parties.
Environmental and sustainability considerations are critical in our world, as well as to our clients. They benefit from our extensive expertise in environmental impact assessments, environmental protection and regulation, and the recycling of contaminated sites. In addition, we advise on the design of models for inter-municipal cooperation and public-private partnerships.
Combining our understanding of our clients and their projects with our sector and local knowledge, we make projects happen.
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Environmental law Healthcare regulatory Infrastructure planning Planning Public building and planning law Public sector Traffic regulatoryA major shareholder of Alibaba Health Information Technology Limited (HKEX: 0241) on the Securities and Futures Commission Takeovers Panel proceedings in relation to the acquisition of CITIC 21CN Co., Limited by Alibaba Group (HKEX: 9988; NYSE: BABA).
McLaren on their nationwide development programme for high end residential development, mixed used, and student accommodation blocks in Bath, Brighton, Cardiff, London, Oxford, Cambridge, Coventry, Southampton, and Manchester.
Press releaseREWE Group on provision of cross border regulatory advice relating to the acquisition of Lekkerland, a multinational wholesale and distributor business. The team advised on all regulatory issues including permits, EHS, dangerous goods and product related requirements such as the Tobacco Directive. The team also provided an in depth analysis of all affected jurisdictions (Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland).
Press releaseNORD Holding, a leading private equity house, on the acquisition of the majority interest in Zentrum Gesundheit Group, a leading German group of ophthalmic surgery and diagnostic centres, from Waterland Private Equity. NORD Holding, together with the management and medical team, acquired a stake as a new partner and majority shareholder. In this deal the Taylor Wessing team again demonstrated its interdisciplinary expertise in the areas of healthcare M&A, regulatory and acquisition financing.
Press releaseSavills Investment Management (Savills IM) on the purchase of the "NUBIS" office complex in the Adlershof Science and Technology Park in Berlin, some of which is still under construction. The international real estate investment firm Savills IM has acquired the properties for its Savills IM European Commercial Fund (ECF). The transaction is part of an asset deal with Project Immobilien Gewerbe AG. The ensemble consists of three independent multi-tenant buildings with modern and flexible office space. A total of around 17,200 square metres of lettable space are spread across five to six floors. Each house has its own underground car park with a total of 86 parking spaces. The first building has already been completed and occupied by the tenants. The other two properties will be transferred to the Fund's portfolio when it is successively completed in the first half of 2019. In total, long-term leases have already been signed for more than 90 percent of the space. The main tenants are VBU Verkehrsbau Union Berlin GmbH (Eurovia) and TECHEM Energy Services GmbH.
Press releaseWürttembergische Krankenversicherung on their purchase of a planned Holiday-Inn-Express-Hotel in Darmstadt. The seller of the building, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the main railway station, is the project developer Merlin Capital. According to the Hamburg developer, the investment sum for the property, which has nearly 7,300 square meters of usable space, amounts to €14m. The parent company of the health insurer, Wüstenrot & Württembergische, named Tristar GmbH as the long-term tenant of the house with 157 rooms. According to the landlord, construction on the site is imminent, with completion scheduled for spring 2020.
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by Dr. Patrick Vincent Zurheide, LL.M. (Aberdeen) and Dr. Julia Wulff
Municipalities to share profit in wind turbines and ground-mounted photovoltaic systems
by multiple authors
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