The real estate sector is increasingly dynamic and complex requiring specialist offshore lawyers with the knowledge and international expertise to advise on every element of a transaction, often in challenging market conditions.
Our real estate lawyers advise on the largest, most sophisticated and innovative offshore fund structures and real estate finance / refinancing arrangements involving Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law. Our corporate real estate practice sits within our wider corporate and finance group, which is led by 20 partners and supported by a legal team of over 60 lawyers.
Lenders, buyers, sellers, issuers, sponsors, underwriters and real estate investors appreciate the expertise and experience we have in the finance and corporate, property, tax and litigation laws of our jurisdictions to advise on every scale of transaction or dispute.
Our client portfolio encompasses the full range of financial services institutions, including investment and commercial banks, insurance companies, real estate managers, property developers and pension funds. We advise clients across a broad range of industry sectors, including office, hotel and leisure, retail and residential.
Clients instruct us because of our commercial approach and our industry track record, which has seen us act on some of the largest and most pioneering real estate finance transactions to be structured offshore.
News and Deals
26 April 2022 | News
Carey Olsen advises Stan Brouard on successful Certificate of Lawful Use application
25 April 2022 | News
Carey Olsen is Chambers' offshore law firm of the year
07 April 2022 | News
Carey Olsen advises on sale of LV Care Group
06 April 2022 | News
Carey Olsen advises Blue Noble on launch of fourth European real estate fund
05 April 2022 | News
Guernsey housing market activity continues quarterly drop despite 15-year first quarter high
01 April 2022 | News
Carey Olsen strengthens Guernsey corporate practice with London senior hire
Briefings and Articles
22 December 2021 | Briefing
Guernsey Property Unit Trusts (GPUTs)
09 November 2021 | Article
Fund structuring: Shariah compliant funds in Guernsey
02 November 2021 | Article
The lure of the Guernsey high street
08 September 2021 | Article
Certificates of Lawful Use: An update on their uptake in the Guernsey residential market
22 July 2021 | Briefing
Jersey - the REIT choice for UK property investment
04 June 2021 | Article