Simon Kenley
Simon Kenley
Simon Kenley
Biography
- 23+ years’ experience working with clients based in the UK, US, Middle East and the Far East.
- Dealing with all aspects of commercial property, including office, retail, industrial, hotel and residential investment and development.
- Focused on managing the real estate teams for the buying, selling and redevelopment of properties.
- Advising on high-rise residential property, particularly in developing student accommodation.
- Acting for corporate occupiers on their global head office requirements
- Clients range from domestic and foreign investors, developers, property companies, corporate occupiers to institutions and funders.
- Recommended in Legal 500 and Chambers.
- Memberships include the British Council of Office (BCO).
Areas of Focus
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Redevelopment
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Corporate Occupiers & Tenants
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Student Accommodation
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Logistics & Industrial
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Asset Management
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related Practice Areas
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Asset Management
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Corporate Occupiers & Tenants
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Real Estate Sector
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Student Accommodation
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Logistics & Industrial
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Real Estate
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Commercial Real Estate
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Real Estate Private Equity, Investments & REITs
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Finance
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Israel Practice
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Redevelopment
Experience
- Advising BlackRock as relationship partner, running a large cross-firm team of real estate sector lawyers comprising core real estate, tax, construction, planning and environmental, corporate, real estate finance, real estate dispute resolution and employment for the BlackRock Group, the largest asset manager in the world, including:
- on the purchase, forward funding and debt financing of a site in Norwich for development into student housing.
- on the acquisition of a portfolio of properties in excess of £100m to establish the new Long Lease Portfolio.
- on the acquisition of eight student accommodation buildings (standing investments or sites for development)
- Advised Goldman Sachs, the leading US-based global investment bank, on the acquisition, debt financing and sale of a significant logistics portfolio.
- Advised Morgan Stanley on the acquisition and subsequent sale of a logistics portfolio.
- Advised Zetland Capital Partners LLP, a London based private equity firm, on the acquisition by funds managed by Zetland of the units in The Bingo Unit Trust, a Guernsey Property Unit Trust holding, 37 properties leased to Buzz Bingo (30 English properties and 7 Scottish properties).
- Advised LBS Properties, a property investment and development company, on their acquisition of 135 Park Street from Lasalle Investment Management in a joint venture with Barings.
- Advised Tikeau/Areli on the purchase of the Nicholson’s Centre, Maidenhead. Advising on their redevelopment strategy and the vision for this regeneration scheme, including negotiating a land swap agreement and development agreement with the local authority and dealing with all transactions required to implement a vacant possession strategy alongside tenants, neighbouring owners and the local authority.
- Advised Angle Properties on the acquisition development and sale of numerous sites across the South East of the United Kingdom.
- Advised BAE Systems Pensions on the acquisition of a hotel as part of the UK airport development.
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News
Dec 16, 2021
Dec 16, 2021
BCLP advises Zetland Capital Partners on acquisition of Bingo Hall Portfolio
International law firm BCLP advised Zetland Capital Partners LLP (Zetland), a London based Private Equity firm, on the acquisition of a portfolio of 37 bingo halls leased to Buzz Bingo.
Awards
October 5, 2021
October 5, 2021
Legal 500 UK 2022