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Rachel Sheridan

Rachel Sheridan
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Rachel Sheridan

Rachel Sheridan

Senior Associate


London
Rachel Sheridan
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Rachel Sheridan

Rachel Sheridan

Senior Associate


London

Rachel Sheridan

Senior Associate

London

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Rachel is a Senior Associate within the Real Estate department and has been involved in a wide range of real estate matters across a number of different sectors, focussing predominantly on development work, rights of light, and data centres and digital infrastructure. She has undertaken a number of due diligence projects, as well as assisting with pre-lettings, ongoing portfolio management matters and disposals of development sites and office premises. Her data centre experience includes acquisitions, development agreements, and sale/leaseback arrangements.

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