Robert Porter Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant
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Robert leads the firm’s private equity real estate (PERE) work, and has more than 30 years of experience in the real estate sector

He has particular experience advising private equity real estate firms, asset and operational managers, public and private real estate investment trusts (REITs) and financial institutions on UK and European joint ventures, real estate M&A, equity financings, real estate funds and asset and operational management arrangements.

Alongside our private equity real estate team, Robert has produced an operational real estate report, considering the scale of the market opportunity in the UK, how operational real estate can be accessed and some of the key structuring and governance considerations. This is a significant structural trend impacting virtually every real estate sector and this report is the first of its kind. You can register for a copy of the report here.

Expertise

Recent work

Realstar

Realstar on JV arrangements with QuadReal in the context of the development and sale of a £750m portfolio of BTR Fund and student accommodation properties.

NatWest

NatWest Pension Trustee Ltd on the establishment of private REIT in relation to their JV with L&G which will invest £500m of equity to build net zero carbon, later living communities to be developed and operated by Inspired Villages.

Apache Capital Partners

Apache Capital Partners in relation to the establishment of a JV with KKR to create a UK BTR Fund multi-family housing platform; and on a new joint venture platform with investment from a number of significant real estate investors.

Sadel Group

Sadel Group on the wider re-organisation and refinance of a portfolio of cold storage facilities located across England and continue to support the client as they redevelop key sites into fully automated cold storage facilities fit for the 21st century.

Pradera Lateral

Pradera Lateral on the asset and operational management agreements for various shopping centres including the Trafford Centre, Manchester.

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