Context and Needs

French commercial real estate (office, retail, industrial) has enjoyed considerable growth over the last fifteen years. Up until the nineties, real estate was essentially a support function. Since that date, real estate has become a class of assets in its own right, and is now managed with a view to maximising its overall value to the business.

Real estate law reflects these changes. Transactions have become increasingly complex, and the negotiation, the drafting, and the performance under real estate contracts now require a strong involvement of the legal function.

In this context, working with a specialized team has become an integral part of the structuring and management of any real estate deal.

Our areas of specialisation 

• Investment
• Finance (Secured, Unsecured)
• Acquisitions, Dispositions, and Restructurings in the areas of industrial, office, retail, and recreational real estate
• Special Purpose Vehicles to invest in, hold, and manage, real estate assets and related assets
• Public Private Partnership
• Temporary Use of State or Regional Real Property
• Planning (permits and authorizations)
• Financial Leases
• Commercial Leases, both for Landlords and Tenants
• Development
• Construction
• Facilities Management

our approach

The Real Estate team at PDGB has over fifteen years experience servicing the needs of the financiers, investors and operators within the real estate industry.

The team has a pragmatic approach, that identifies the need of the operator, and that looks at delivering the required service within the agreed time frame and at the agreed cost.

The Real Estate team works in close conjunction with the other departments within the office, in particular with the tax department.