Real Estate

Helping you shape our cities and communities.

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We understand the value of well-structured advice and its impact on people, places, and the environment as well as your commercial success.

Real estate ownership, management and development affects businesses in every sector. Our team can support you across the real estate lifecycle, whatever your sector, through clear and commercially astute advice.

Working as your strategic partner, we’ll help you maximise the impact and commercial value for your business. Our expertise is broad and varied, covering contentious and non-contentious aspects of real estate, construction and build environment projects.

We’re sector experts in renewable energy, healthcare, education, local government, and social housing. We understand your challenges — often acting as a bridge between the private and public sectors in large-scale projects and bringing in support from our Public Law and Regulatory colleagues when the need arises.

Our clients are often leaders in their field and include, Land Securities, Shaw Health Care, Associated British Ports, Panasonic, Ascona Group, University of South Wales, Development Bank, HSBC, Bridgend College and LanzaTech — we thrive on the challenge of helping our clients achieve financial and commercial objectives.

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Recent work

LanzaTech
Advising US-based LanzaTech on plans to develop and commission the world’s first commercial-scale alcohol-to-jet production facility. Sustainable aviation fuel from this facility will be used by UK airlines, including long-term partner Virgin Atlantic.

Ascona Group
Building its portfolio to 60 operational sites. This award-winning business has been ranked as the 12th fastest growing retailer, by the Growth Index 100 in 2023.

Menter Môn
Advising Anglesey based social enterprise, Menter Môn, on the development of Wales’ first hydrogen hub.

Panasonic
Supporting Panasonic on all contractual matters connected to development of its hydrogen facility in Wales.

Bridgend College
Advising on its £30 million STEAM Academy Development and more recently on its town centre regeneration project that will be underpinned by a state-of-the-art campus facility.

Howard Tenens group
Supporting on all matters across its 14 estates. Most recently, on the Tesco Distribution centre hailed as the property deal of the year by Insider Property Awards South West 2023 and the largest industrial deal to close in Wales that year.

Real Estate at Capital Law is not buying and selling houses

We help shape our cities and communities, whether that’s through occupier work, property finance or major build environment projects.

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  • Leanne O’Brien

    Partner

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    Our Real Estate division is led by Leanne O’Brien, Partner. We offer informed opinions and clear, commercially astute advice.

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    Testimonials

    • I am immensely grateful to David at Capital Law for his exceptional support during my redundancy process. His expert knowledge in employment law, coupled with a compassionate approach, made a potentially challenging time much more enjoyable. David provided clear, practical advice and was always available to answer my questions, ensuring I felt confident and well-represented throughout. I highly recommend him and Capital Law to anyone in need of dedicated and professional employment law services.

      WP | Managing Director

    • Terrafend is a fast growing, venture capital backed sustainability company. Consequently, many of our transactions are diverse in nature and have tight execution timetables. In Sarah, we found the ideal legal counsel to guide and support our business growth. She has a strong understanding of corporate finance, great attention to detail and an innovative and pragmatic thought process – imperative for early stage businesses who have to ‘get things done’, without compromise and to the highest possible professional standards.

      Benjamin Reid | Chief Executive Officer
      Terrafend

    • Gareth, Mel and all of the team at Capital Law have been fantastic – they provided pragmatic advice and calmly guided us throughout the process.

      Steve Edwards | Founder and CEO
      Silvertel

    • Gareth, Sara & the team at Capital Law have been a huge support for us in getting this deal done. Their advice, knowledge and project management have been invaluable. The team have been a real pleasure to work with and we look forward to working together again soon.

      John Cordrey | Private Equity Principal
      Foresight Group

    • I can’t recommend Capital Law enough if you are selling equity in your business. The team led by Gareth Williams-Davies were thoroughly professional and were able to offer a commercially balanced view on all aspects of the transaction. The breadth of skills within Capital Law allowed Gareth to bring in specialist colleagues when required and I could not have been represented better. Gareth’s calm and experienced tone was a great advantage during some of the trickier negotiations and he was a significant factor in completing the transaction.

      Paul Daly | Founder
      Energy Saving Lighting

    • Duncan is a highly experienced Private Equity and Corporate lawyer with the rare gift of pragmatic commercialism combined with the charm of the human touch and a fine dash of humour. He understands entrepreneurs, business people and investors. His capable & highly responsive team get to the nub of an issue and deliver swift practical results for clients. He is in huge demand and still first on my Speed Dial.

      David Williams | Senior Partner
      Dunedin Capital

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