Chris de Pury
Chris de Pury
Chris de Pury
Biography
Chris de Pury is experienced in complex and multi-faceted real estate transactions including structured investments and disposals, joint ventures and developments both single asset and portfolios.
Nominations & Accolades
- Rated in the top tier of real estate lawyers for over 20 years (Chambers)
- Hall of Fame (Legal 500)
- Three times included in the Hot 100 most influential lawyers (The Lawyer)
- One of only two lawyers nominated for their business acumen (Global Lawyers)
- Most recently was nominated by peers as Real Estate lawyer of the year (London) (Best Lawyers in UK)
- Recognized within The Best Lawyers™ UK 2025.
THE SUSTAINABILITY IMPERATIVE
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related Practice Areas
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Real Estate Life Sciences
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Data Center & Digital Infrastructure Team
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Commercial Real Estate
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Build to Rent/Multifamily
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Real Estate
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Real Estate Sector
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Student Accommodation
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Corporate Occupiers & Tenants
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Logistics & Industrial
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Redevelopment
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Financial Institutions
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Finance
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Corporate Real Estate and Funds
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Tax & Private Client
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Hotels and Hospitality
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Asset Management
Experience
- AXA on the development of the £1bn development of a 650,000-square-foot office space at 50 Fenchurch Street.
- C C Land Holdings on the £1.15bn acquisition of 122 Leadenhall Street, “The Cheesegrater”, from a joint venture between British Land and Oxford Properties. This is one of the biggest single asset property deals in the City.
- EDGE on a joint venture with Mitsubishi Estates, and the JVs acquisition of 125 Shaftesbury Avenue, a 180,000-square-foot office building in London’s West End from Vestas Investment Management. Previously advised EDGE on its acquisition of the London Stock Exchange site for the development of EDGE Shoreditch; and on the acquisition and development of the best-in-class sustainable office tower EDGE London Bridge.
- Grange Hotels on the sale of four of its high-end, luxury hotels: Grange St Paul’s EC4, Grange Tower Bridge E1, Grange City EC3 and Grange Holborn WC1. The portfolio of properties was sold to Queensgate Investments for circa £1 billion. This is one of the largest UK hotel deals on record.
- Tristan Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority 90% interest in a Downing developed and managed 3,636 bed UK student housing portfolio comprising eight assets for £439m. We subsequently advised on preparing the portfolio sale.
- Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield on the formation of a new partnership with PSP Investments and QuadReal Property Group to deliver a £670m Private Rented Sector residential scheme.
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