Commercial Real Estate
Our Commercial Real Estate team is one the leading commercial real estate legal practices in Ireland.
We consistently act on the most significant, high profile and sophisticated property transactions in the Irish market.
Our clients include developers, multinational IT product and service corporations, institutional investors, private equity funds, domestic and international banks, alternative lenders, global pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies.
We are committed to always delivering “best in class” service to our clients and we have the people and resources to achieve this.
Our team’s role in the most complex Irish real estate transactions often requires input from specialists across Matheson. We have real estate specialists within our Tax, Corporate, Asset Management, Finance, Energy, Infrastructure, Construction and Litigation Groups in order to deliver tailor made and practical solutions for our clients.
Experience Highlights
The Commercial Real Estate team has recently advised:
Landlord / Tenant Representation and Asset Management
- Workday on its new European office headquarters located at College Square in Dublin city centre (expected to be the largest office leasing deal in Europe in 2025).
- Amgen, Inc on its assignment of 70 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin to Vodafone (second largest lease transaction so far in 2025).
- EY on the letting of its new HQ in Dublin 2’s Wilton Park Development (largest Irish lease transaction in 2024).
Single Asset and Portfolio Acquisitions and Disposals
- Goldman Sachs on the sale of Blanchardstown Centre, one of Ireland ’ s leading shopping destinations, to Strategic Value Partners, LLC (the largest real estate deal of the year in 2024).
- Eagle Street Partners Ireland Limited and Arrow Global Adviser Limited on the acquisition of The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght, Dublin.
- Chandos Investments plc (a Värde Partners investment vehicle) in relation to the sale of numerous shopping centres and retail parks in various locations across Ireland.
Single Asset and Mixed Use Development
- Park Developments on the forward sale of 207 apartments and a crèche located in 3 blocks in the development at Churchview Road, Killiney, County Dublin (largest reported residential sale in the Irish market in 2024).
- Google Ireland Limited regarding the acquisition and development of Bolands Mills and Treasury Building in Dublin.
- a global technology company on development of a new data centre campus (value of over €1 billion) which included preparing a bespoke lease agreement linking rent to power usage.
Real Estate Finance and Project Finance
- the facility agent, security trustee and a syndicate of lenders on the refinancing of the existing debt facilities of Irish Residential Properties REIT plc, Ireland’s largest private rental accommodation provider.
- CA Ventures as part of a joint venture with Harrison Street Real Estate in the financing of a development site at Parnell Street, Dublin for the construction of a 240-plus bed student accommodation scheme.
- Bórd na Móna on the development and financing of a 105 MW onshore wind farm in Co. Offaly, known as Derrinlough Wind Farm.
Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions
- Pandox AB on the recommended cash offer of €1.4billion for the Dalata Hotel Group (expected to be the largest real estate M & A deal in the Irish market in 2025).
- Cellnex Telecom on the sale of its Irish business to Phoenix Tower International.
- Macquarie Asset Management in relation to its acquisition of the Beacon Hospital Group in Dublin, one of Ireland’s leading private hospitals.
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