Overview
McCann FitzGerald's real estate finance team advises lenders, borrowers, real estate investment trusts and funds on a wide range of property investment and development financings and their tax implications.
Expertise
Focussed on the funding of domestic real estate in all its forms, McCann FitzGerald acts for the leading financial institutions, investors, developers and funds. We are active in all sectors of the real estate finance market including investment, development and structured financings, originations for CMBS and principal financing. We work closely with senior lenders and mezzanine financiers. We have also acted on a number of international real estate deals, liaising with foreign counsel and lenders in relation to real property outside this jurisdiction.
We have an in-depth knowledge of the specific and distinct requirements of both our lending and borrowing clients. The range of work and experience is extensive and ranges from the more usual security package to highly complex tax-based structured financings.
Consistently acknowledged by independent commentators as one of the leading real estate finance practices, we offer expertise and delivery of service that is second to none.
Directory Comments
"The firm's Real Estate Group uniquely combines leading expertise in property transactions and construction. It is distinguished by its size and its spread of client base ... The group's offering is enhanced by the close association with other practice areas ... thus offering a broad range of expertise to advise and execute the innovative solutions which these challenging times demand". Chambers, 2011
"McCann FitzGerald is 'excellent, both in terms of quality of advice and responsiveness', and 'there is an ease of access to partners'". The Legal 500, 2011
McCann FitzGerald's distinguished real estate group is "solid and dependable, and provides an extremely safe pair of hands". Chambers, 2010
McCann FitzGerald is "very efficient in comparison with other firms". The Legal 500, 2010