Real Estate Investment

Fully embedded within the industry, we have a background in complex and high-value real estate investments.

Having advised many of the world’s largest real estate investors, we can help you navigate a transforming market, whether it is direct or indirect investments, whether you are looking to establish a fund or joint venture, or whether you are seeking a portfolio acquisition or sale. Our deep understanding of real estate across all asset classes means that we can help you identify opportunities and anticipate specific challenges.

Hear from our clients and industry leaders

Full service firm with strength across the board. Partners are all top-notch and stay involved in the deals."

Legal 500 UK 2025 Commercial Property: Investment (this is a client quote)

Hogan Lovells superbly handles sophisticated and complex real estate transactions and provides exceptional representation."

Chambers USA 2025: Real Estate (this is a client quote)

The lawyers at Hogan Lovells are really excellent. When it comes to difficult deals where you need lots of structure and expertise I get in touch with them."

Chambers Germany 2025: Real Estate (this is a client quote)

Hogan Lovells demonstrates remarkable strength in its ability to deliver thorough, detail-oriented work."

Chambers USA 2025, Real Estate (this is a client quote)

Hogan Lovells US LLP‘s real estate practice draws on extensive experience in every aspect of real estate law across a wide range of asset classes, to provide clients with advice on how to meet their operational and investment goals."

Legal 500 USA 2025 – Real Estate

Hogan Lovells navigate commercial structures with skill and have been very effective at creating the legal protections we need."

Chambers UK 2025 Real Estate: £150 million and above (this is a client quote)

Hogan Lovells' advice always keeps their clients' overarching goals in focus, maintaining a comprehensive perspective and pointing out other relevant aspects beyond the legal sphere."

Chambers Germany 2025 Real Estate (this is a client quote)

Key contacts

Daniel (Dan) Norris

Partner

Daniel (Dan) Norris

Partner

London

Lea Ann Fowler

Partner

Lea Ann Fowler

Partner

Denver

Jeffrey R. Keitelman

Partner

Jeffrey R. Keitelman

Partner

Washington, D.C., New York

Dr. Dirk Debald

Partner

Dr. Dirk Debald

Partner

Hamburg

Meet the Real Estate Investment team

Representative experience

M&G on numerous transactions including the acquisition and development of the £1.4 billion Leadenhall Triangle in London, and major deals across Continental Europe.

A major financial institution on all its major U.S. real estate investments.

Groß & Partner on the sale of the FOUR T1 skyscraper in Frankfurt. With a purchase price of €1.4 billion, this is the largest single property transaction and the most expensive high-rise building in Germany to date.

Hines on the acquisition of four build-to-rent residential buildings comprising 531 homes in the Cuatro Vientos neighborhood of Madrid.

KSL Capital Partners, a leading alternative investment firm, on its acquisition of JW Marriott Venice Resort and Spa, one of Venice’s premier 5-star hotels, from Aareal Bank Group.

HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH on the acquisition of ten properties in Germany with an investment volume of around EUR 516 million.

Partners Group on numerous transactions, including its acquisition of industrial assets and development land in connection with a joint venture investment with Equus Capital Partners for the acquisition, management, and development of industrial assets, and most recently on the US$1 billion sale of its industrial real estate portfolio.

Capitaland on the acquisition of a portfolio of 11 data centers across Europe and the UK; Arlington Business Park in Theale; the major Frankfurt office complex, Gallileo; and the acquisition of the Main Airport Center in Frankfurt.

Invesco Real Estate on the purchase of a major logistics development in the north of Italy, and the sale of Hotel NH Collection Milano CityLife to Schroders Capital.

Welltower on multiple transactions, including its acquisition of a portfolio of eleven senior housing communities located in seven different states, from Kayne Anderson Real Estate for a total purchase price of US$469 million.