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Robert O'Hanrahan

Partner
London
About

Rob is a Partner based in London and leads the Funds & Indirect Real Estate (FIRE) Client Group. His practice is focused on real estate investment and development work, acting predominantly for private equity clients and listed property companies/investment funds.

Rob is experienced in running UK and pan-European teams undertaking high-value and complex structured real estate transactions and has particular experience in the logistics real estate sector, having worked on many of the largest transactions in the market.

Rob’s clients include Hines, Logicor (Blackstone), Monarch Alternative Capital, Prologis and St James’s Place. Rob is the co-author of the 2018 Chambers Global Practice Guide for Real Estate.

Areas of FocusCorporateFinancePrivate EquityReal Estate
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Acting for a private equity client on the real estate aspects of its disposal of a portfolio of U.K. industrial/distribution warehouses for around £360 million
  • Acting for a private equity client on the real estate aspects of its strategic partnership with Goodman Logistics for the development of 935,000 sq ft of industrial/distribution warehouses (3 sites) and the acquisition of 4 built/let sites for £135 million, together with subsequent financing of the same. Rob was also acted on the successful disposal of the portfolio for £280 million
  • Acting for a private equity hedge fund client in the acquisition of a portfolio of care homes from Terra Firma and subsequent financing of the same
  • Acting for a US listed Property Company on real estate aspects of a £1 billion JV fund with a real estate investment manager
  • Acting for a US listed Property Company on various disposals of individual logistics warehouses for a total of circa £150 million and acting for them on the acquisition of various development sites
  • Acting for a Korean Pension Fund on the acquisition and financing of the JPUT owning the largest bottling facility in Europe for £63m and a supermarket distribution centre for £71.4m
  • Acting for a private equity client on the real estate aspects of the sale of its logistics arm for around £12 billion
  • Acting for a FTSE 100 investment fund on the acquisition and disposal of various property classes, in particular multi-let offices, as well as development forward funding agreements for values of up to £100m
Education

    Awards

    The Legal 500 2015 notes that Rob ''co-ordinates and communicates the property issues with other advisers', and 'resolves issues before they become critical''

    Prior Experience

    • 2004 to 2006, Assistant Solicitor with a national (now international) law firm based in Bristol with a Legal 500/Chambers ranked Real Estate practice
    • 2006 to 2013, Associate to Senior Associate, London based international law firm with a Tier 1 Legal 500/Chambers ranked London Real Estate practice
    • 2014 to 2015, Partner (and Head of London Real Estate), national law firm with a Legal 500/Chambers ranked Real Estate practice

    Memberships And Affiliations

    • Law Society
    • Charity work for Udayan Care in India (Delhi) through International Advocates for Development

    My latest insights

    News
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    DLA Piper advises Prologis on largest-ever sale of logistics real estate assets in the UK

    29 October 2020 .2 minute read

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