Solutions

Real Estate Transactions Offerings

Let us guide you through every step of the deal process. Our comprehensive 360° support allows seamless transactions, from initial contact to post-closing assistance. Leveraging collaborations with Deloitte Legal Tax, Corporate, Finance, and Public Teams, alongside Deloitte Financial Advisory, we can cater to very diverse needs. Whether you’re a vendor, purchaser, investor, developer, funder, or occupier, like hotel operators, we facilitate portfolio acquisitions, mortgage transactions, private equity investments, sale and lease-back agreements, real estate share and asset deals, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, M&A, and more. Trust us to navigate the complexities and maximize your outcomes.

Challenges we see our clients facing

  • Minimizing Tax Costs: Navigating the intricate landscape of real estate taxation to identify and implement strategies that effectively minimize tax costs associated with property acquisition, ownership, and disposition.
  • Unlocking Portfolio Value: Developing innovative approaches to unlock and maximize the inherent value within existing real estate portfolios, exploring avenues for enhanced profitability and long-term growth.
  • Ensuring Negotiation Exclusivity: Balancing the need for exclusivity in negotiations with the flexibility to halt proceedings when necessary, ensuring control over the deal-making process without compromising strategic advantages.
  • Conducting Comprehensive Due Diligence: Addressing the multifaceted challenges of Tax, Legal, Financial, and ESG due diligence by thoroughly evaluating potential risks, opportunities, and compliance aspects to make well-informed investment decisions and foster sustainable practices.

Our proposed solutions

  • Strategy Development & Rollout

Navigating complex scenarios like corporate restructurings, refinancing, and sale & lease-back transactions requires meticulous planning. We help formulate strategies aligning with your goals, allowing seamless execution and application, such as enhanced organizational structures and enhanced financial flexibility through refinancing.

  • Structure Advice:
    • Real Estate Projects and Investments: We guide you in selecting efficient tax and legal structures, lowering tax implications, and enhancing operational efficiency.
    • Private Equity Structure Selection: From joint ventures to REITs, we offer tailored advice to suit your goals and market dynamics.
  • Due Diligence Services

Covering Tax, Legal, Financial & ESG.

  • Assistance with Contracting [we are able to help you with the drafting of the legal transaction documentation – tailored to your needs – eg. providing adequate coverage to address any potential risks identified during the due diligence process] & Negotiations
  • Post-Closing Assistance:
    • Follow-Up on Post-Closing Covenants: We aim to reach covenant fulfillment, safeguarding deal integrity.
    • Corporate Restructuring Guidance: Professional advice on streamlining operations and adapting to market changes post-closing.
  • Portfolio & Asset Management and Transformation:
    • Strategic Portfolio Management: Increase portfolio value and applying tailored management strategies.
    • Transformational Initiatives: Facilitating seamless asset evolution to meet market demands.
  • Valuation, Development Advisory & Feasibility Studies:
    • Strategic Valuation Knowledge: Accurate valuations aligned with investment goals.
    • Development Advisory: Strategic planning and risk analysis.
    • Thorough Feasibility Studies: Comprehensive analysis for informed decision-making.
  • Exit Strategy Advice:
    • Strategic Planning: Increasing returns and mitigating risks during exit phases.
    • Risk Mitigation and Timing Considerations: Enhance exit timing and mitigating risks.
    • Market Dynamics and Opportunity Evaluation: Capitalizing on market trends during exit scenarios.
  • Fundraising Assistance
  • Real Estate Market Insights & Analysis

Delivering comprehensive insights for effective navigation.

  • Assistance with Contentious Matters

Professional advice in dispute resolution and litigation.

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Maximilien van de Werve

Maximilien van de Werve

Partner

Maximilien joined Deloitte Legal as head of the Real estate team of lawyers in 2016. He started his career at Clifford Chance, and, as a young associate, spent six months in the London office. In 2008... More