From world-class developments to complex portfolio acquisitions and divestments, clients call upon King & Wood Mallesons' dedicated Real Estate team for our deep sector insight and track record in delivering innovative, commercial and tax efficient financing solutions.
Recovering transaction volumes, deleveraged balance sheets, maturing investment structures and tighter availability of debt. It’s clear that there is a new business reality for the real estate sector. Within the market, companies are increasingly looking for alternative finance options within debt capital markets, innovative leasing options and use of "exotic" instruments such as convertible, covered and sukuk bonds. For A-REITs, opportunities exist in the form of consolidation, sector specialisation and a return to overseas markets with a strong Australian dollar.
At the forefront of this new market, clients are calling upon our multi-party experience (financial institutions, REITs, fund managers, investors and developers) for managing property related IPOs, transactions and projects. From the acquisition of DFO assets in Southwharf to syndicated finance to Cromwell Property, clients benefit from our project management skills and our commercial understanding of the sector and the critical issues, documents required and risk allocations sort.