Jones Day

Partner

With more than 20 years of experience Alistair Grant is a recognized leader internationally in relation to real estate and real estate private equity transactions and structuring, as well as the establishment of real estate investment funds. This includes the establishment and management of, and investment in, joint ventures, funds, SMAs, co-investments etc. and the acquisition, management and disposal of interests in those arrangement as well as the acquisition, development, management and disposal of underlying real estate assets and portfolios. He has substantial experience in relation to the UK, Europe, the US and Asian real estate and real estate private equity transactions across all sectors including both development and investment assets. Clients with whom Alistair works include investment managers, real estate private equity funds, investors, family offices, and other financial institutions. He also has significant experience advising real estate advisory businesses on a wide range of matters relating to their ongoing operational, compliance and resourcing requirements.

Before moving into the real estate private equity arena, Alistair originally qualified as a real estate lawyer. This gives him a distinctive edge in being able to help clients navigate through the different requirements and issues of real estate and real estate-related corporate transactions in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Alistair has worked on a number of high-value, high-profile, and complex UK and cross-border real estate funds, joint ventures, acquisitions, and disposals for prominent Firm clients in multiple jurisdictions. Alistair is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.

Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

De Montfort University (Diploma in Legal Studies with distinction 1998) University of Birmingham (LL.B. 1997)