Real Estate Insolvency
Extensive real estate experience to help you unlock value in distressed property assets, through transition, recovery and resolution.
Our Insolvency Expertise
When large-scale property projects face distress, whether due to insolvency, administration, or mid-project ownership changes, developers, financiers and receivers need advisors who can step in with clarity, speed and confidence.
Our long established and unmatched track record advising on large scale assets throughout thee delivery cycle for market leaders means that we understand the intricacies of complex sites across all asset classes, including mixed use towers and precincts, hotel and commercial portfolios and master planned communities.
Our team is uniquely positioned to manage the legal, commercial and regulatory challenges that arise when a project or property site is disrupted. Whether you’re a new owner acquiring a distressed asset or a receiver managing a sell-down, we provide end-to-end legal support to stabilise, restructure and realise the highest possible value. Our large scale project teams can equally provide assistance managing your delivery of distressed assets.
Our integrated insolvency and restructuring, real estate and banking and finance teams work seamlessly together to:
- Ensure continuity of development approvals, site obligations, sales, settlements, leasing and operations
- Ensure our extensive knowledge in the real estate development space is leveraged to support you
- Navigate formal insolvency appointments and asset recovery
- Advise on securities enforcement and managed investment schemes
- Manage stakeholder negotiations and litigation
- Prepare and execute compliant sales contracts and disclosures
- Provide tax, structuring and refinancing advice
We are trusted by insolvency practitioners, financiers, developers and government bodies to manage high-value, time-sensitive matters with commercial acumen and legal precision.
The Insolvency Team
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