Alastair Dolman

• British Land Plc on its £177 million sale of the corporate structure holding the mixed-use estate at Clarges, London.
• Roundhill Capital on its €1 billion European platform joint venture with CPPIB, the joint venture will invest in student housing projects across Europe.
• Gaw Capital Advisors (on behalf of a Korean consortium) on the disposal of a corporate vehicle holding Waterside House, Paddington, London, the global headquarters of Marks & Spencer Plc, for circa £220 million.
• Gaw Capital Advisors (on behalf of Taikang Life) on the disposal of the corporate structure holding Milton Gate, London, to Brookfield Asset Management. 
• An institutional investor on the restructuring of a circa €500 million pan-European logistics platform including advising on a further investment of €125 million.
• Pernod Ricard SA on its global relationship with The Coca Cola Company to debut Absolut Vodka & Sprite as a ready-to-drink pre-mixed cocktail in 2024.
• Pernod Ricard SA on its disposal of the Clan Campbell Whisky brand to Stock Spirits Group.
• Pernod Ricard SA on its acquisition of The Whisky Exchange platform.
• Pernod Ricard SA on its disposal of the Tormore whisky brand and distillery.
• CDK Global, Inc. (“CDK”), a leading provider of dealer management systems and integrated information technology solutions to the automotive retailing and adjacent industries, in the sale of its CDK international segment to Francisco Partners for $1.45 billion.
• Gaw Capital Advisors on the acquisition of a corporate structure holding 4 and 5 Harbour Exchange, Canary Wharf, London.
• First Base Limited and FBBB Soapworks on the formation of a joint venture with Ares European Real Estate Fund V, to acquire and develop a mixed use development scheme on the site of the historic grade II listed Soapworks building in central Bristol.
• First Base Limited, Macquarie Capital and Chelsfield Properties Limited (and its owner BREPS LLP) on the disposal of the existing interests in The Silvertown Partnership LLP to a joint venture vehicle established by Lendlease and Starwood Capital.
• KD Group on the sale of its insurance company, Adriatic Slovenica, to Italian insurance group Generali for circa €245 million.
• A US hedge fund and European asset manager on their acquisition of a circa €100 million development plot in Portugal (and associated joint venture arrangements).
• A US investment fund on a joint venture relating to the acquisition of an office building in London for circa £300 million.
• A Japanese institutional investor on the acquisition of a 50% stake in a corporate vehicle holding a re-development asset in central London (together with advising on the associated joint venture arrangements to implement the re-development). 
• A social care provider on a joint venture with a UK private equity fund to acquire and develop a portfolio of specialist care homes across the UK.
• An institutional investor on the formation of a £200 million private investment fund investing into supported housing in the UK.
• A real estate fund manager on the formation of a £105 million private investment fund, established to acquire UK office space.
• Various UK pension scheme trustees and other institutional clients on a range of investments into pooled fund vehicles (both private and listed), including debt, infrastructure, technology and real estate funds, totalling in excess of £1 billion. 
• A European asset manager on multiple seed investments into a range of co-investment funds each investing into early stage technology companies across Europe and the US.
• A number of institutional investors on secondary transactions (both buy-side and sell-side).
• The management team of a retirement home specialist on a carried interest incentive structure in connection with a circa £300 million fund raise.
• A US private equity fund on the circa $130 million disposal of an offshore structure holding and managing a PRS asset in London.
• A UK real estate developer on the circa £100 million disposal of an off-shore structure holding and managing student accommodation in the UK.
• A social housing REIT (which raised circa £200m) on its initial seed portfolio acquisition and subsequent corporate acquisitions.
• Shearwater Group Plc, an AIM quoted company, on its acquisition of GeoLang Holdings, a data loss protection specialist.
• A re-insurance fund on its acquisition of a UK authorised claims management and consultancy company. 

Alastair also regularly advises insurers in respect of underwriting warranty and indemnity insurance policies for a wide range of M&A transactions.