Real Estate

Responding to global changes locally

Faced with new challenges coming out of the global pandemic, the real estate sector is responding to the acceleration of existing trends such as digitisation, the rise of e-commerce, and an increased focus on environment and climate.

Globally, the real estate market is changing faster than ever. With money flowing in and out of an increasing number of locations, you need a law firm that understands the sector and helps make sense of local laws in the context of your regional or global objectives.

Our clients tell us that they most value the way we combine legal advice with a pragmatic approach. Working with our international real estate practice, you can:

Use a single, full-service team that offers first-class service across property types, industries and jurisdictions

Support your business ambitions through connections to investment opportunities, potential partners and regulators across the globe

Take advantage of our integrated global approach and our unrivalled experience in cross-border investments in Asia.

Whether you’re channelling capital, managing funds, buying, selling, or undertaking urban renewal – we can support you across the real estate asset lifecycle, including advising on:

Real Estate Investment

Real Estate Development

Real Estate Finance

Real Estate Funds

Real Estate M&A

Real Estate Tax

Real Estate Disputes.

Insight

Australia’s Merger Reforms: what it means for commercial real estate deals

The Australian Government has proposed a new merger control regime replacing the existing voluntary informal notification and authorisation process regimes with a mandatory and suspensory clearance regime.

30 October 2024

Publication

India: Navigating a Growing Data Centre Market

The Indian data centre market has attracted significant interest from foreign investors. This, in part, is due to the efforts of the Indian government to significantly improve the country’s IT infrastructure under the National Digital Transformation Programme, as well as recently-passed data localisation laws and the growth of the e-commerce and FinTech solutions sectors. In this short guide, we share our insights on the key considerations for foreign investors pursuing data centre opportunities in India, such as structuring, financing (equity and debt) and regulatory considerations. As investors, developers, contractors and operators in the digital infrastructure sector globally look to improve the sustainability of their digital infrastructure assets, demand will increase for businesses engaged in creating solutions for efficient data storage and management.

10 May 2023

Publication

A guide to investing in Australian real estate

For those considering investing in Australian real estate assets, Investing Down Under offers an overview of the initial legal, taxation and structuring issues to consider.

28 February 2023

Deals

KWM collaborates with CBRE Hotels to bring first hotel to Perth Airport

King and Wood Mallesons (KWM) is pleased to have advised Perth Airport on its agreement with Accor to bring the first hotel to the Perth Airport Central Precinct.

02 December 2024

Awards and Ranking

KWM Hong Kong achieves leading rankings in 18 practice areas and celebrates 23 partners’ individual rankings in Chambers Greater China Region and China Fintech Legal Guide

King & Wood Mallesons’ Hong Kong office (KWM HK) achieved 18 practice area rankings and celebrated 23 lawyers earning individual rankings across 15 practice areas in the International Firms category of the 2024 Chambers Greater China Region legal rankings.

18 January 2024

Deals

KWM advises Mitsubishi Estate’s investment management arm MEC Global Partners Asia on ~$779m acquisition of 60 Margaret Street, Sydney

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised Mitsubishi Estate on the establishment of a value-added fund together with AsheMorgan which has acquired 60 Margaret Street (a large-scale mixed-use property in Sydney) from Mirvac and Blackstone for ~A$779 million. This is the first time a large-scale value-added fund has been established by a Japanese real estate company in Australia.

04 December 2023