We advised Aware Super, an Australian superannuation fund, on its acquisition of a 22% stake in Get Living PLC, one of the UK’s pioneering platforms in the build-to-rent sector.

Aware Super’s investment in Get Living complements the fund’s leadership in Australia’s build-to-rent and affordable housing markets as well as its international expansion strategy into other markets.

Lawyers in our London office led the transaction, with support from our Sydney office and our investment funds, private equity, real estate, and tax practices.

We advised Kenedix, a Japan-based REIT manager, on the U.S. elements of a merger between three Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed J-REITs: Kenedix Office Investment Corporation, Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corporation, and Kenedix Retail REIT Corporation. 

The innovative triple merger, which was the first transaction of its type in Japan’s public REIT market, created the third largest J-REIT with over JPY1.17 trillion (US$8.2 billion) in assets under management.

Lawyers in our New York and Tokyo offices advised on the transaction.

We advised Life Storage, a self-storage company, on its successful defense of a hostile takeover attempt and subsequent US$12.7 billion friendly merger with Extra Space Storage.

The merger created the largest storage platform in the industry with a total enterprise value of US$47 billion.

Lawyers in our Washington, D.C. office led the transaction, with support from our Baltimore, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, and San Francisco offices and our antitrust, capital markets, employee benefits, litigation, privacy and cybersecurity, real estate, regulatory, securities, and tax practices.

We advised Urstadt Biddle Properties, a REIT, on its US$1.4 billion merger with Regency Centers, a shopping center owner, operator, and developer.

The merger grows the combined company’s shopping center footprint in premier suburban trade areas.

Lawyers in our Washington, D.C. office led the transaction, with support from our Baltimore, Denver, New York, Northern Virginia, and Philadelphia offices and our capital markets, employment, environment, infrastructure and projects, litigation, real estate, securities, and tax practices.