Celia Berg
Celia Berg
Celia Berg
Biography
Celia joined the firm in 2003. She has experience in a wide range of sectors, particularly in development and portfolio transactions involving Purpose Built Student Accommodation and Build To Rent.
Her student accommodation practice is exemplified by acting extensively for Unite Students and on investments for The Carlyle Group, Generation, Europa Capital Partners, KKR and Ares.
She also co-leads the team that acts for The Crown Estate in respect of its Regent Street and St James’s Portfolio.
Celia is recognized by Legal 500 UK 2024 as a 'leading individual' for Real Estate: Commercial Property - Investment.
Areas of Focus
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Student Accommodation
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related Capabilities
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Real Estate
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Commercial Real Estate
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Student Accommodation
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Retail & Consumer Products
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Higher Education
Experience
- Advising Unite Students on the acquisition of Liberty Living Group (whose portfolio of purpose built student accommodation comprising over 24,000 beds was valued at £2.2 billion) and other large portfolio transactions, financing and forward funding developments.
- Advising Europa Capital Partners and Generation Estates on the acquisition, forward-funding and ongoing financing of the £165m seed portfolio for the Europa Generation UK student accommodation fund.
- Advising KKR on the sale of the Colorado portfolio.
- Advising Sable Capital on a number Build To Rent forward funding investments.
- Advising Greystar on a BTR development in West London.
Related Insights
News
Oct 01, 2025
Oct 01, 2025
The Legal 500 UK 2026
News
Jul 09, 2025
Jul 09, 2025
BCLP advised Unite Students on sale of student accommodation portfolio to Lone Star
News
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
BCLP advises The Crown Estate on a £24bn landmark joint venture with Lendlease
News
Oct 02, 2024
Oct 02, 2024
The Legal 500 UK 2025 guide ranks BCLP in 52 practice areas and recognizes 69 lawyers as “leading individuals”
News
May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024
BCLP acts for Unite on the £184 million sale of six sites to PGIM
Awards
Oct 04, 2023
Oct 04, 2023
The Legal 500 UK ranks BCLP in 54 practice areas and recognizes 74 lawyers as “leading individuals”
News
Jun 23, 2023
Jun 23, 2023
BCLP advises KKR on forward funding of 819-bed student accommodation scheme in Bristol
Insights
Sep 29, 2022
Sep 29, 2022
Student Accommodation: What is happening in the market? Six key things you need to know
With a huge influx of students this year, both from the UK and abroad, there is high demand for purpose built student accommodation (PBSA). Yet, while there is a lot of willing capital looking to enter this market, as with everything at the moment, the sector faces challenges in the short to medium term, from rising debt and utility costs, build cost inflation and the ever developing building safety regulations. Providers are also under cost pressure looking to the future to ensure that their portfolios are geared up for net zero by 2030 and some of the decisions that they make now will play a big part in demonstrating their commitment to the green agenda.
Awards
Sep 28, 2022
Sep 28, 2022
Legal 500 UK 2023