At a Glance Guide to European real estate – Supporting Korean investors

Korean investment into European real estate continues to be a key feature of the market, with many significant deals completed by Korean investors remaining active and ongoing.

Ogier’s international legal and corporate administration teams have played a central role in facilitating a substantial proportion of these transactions, setting themselves apart as the go-to offshore professional services firm for Korean investors.

With this depth of experience comes a comprehensive understanding of Korean investors’ structuring requirements and the standards they expect from their appointed European advisers.

5 things to know about Ogier's real estate offering

We have substantial experience acting for Korean investors in relation to multiple major European real estate assets, with transactions totalling in excess of £1.4 billion under management 

Our legal and corporate administration teams have a comprehensive understanding of Korean investment vehicles, including KREFs, and we have Korean speaking staff 

We offer an integrated legal and corporate administration offering and we specialise in real estate administration  

Our real estate teams work on headline transactions utilising BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey, Luxembourg, Singapore and UK vehicles

We know London real estate – we have advised on transactions involving Battersea Power Station (the largest ever single asset deal in the UK), the Cheesegrater, the Walkie-Talkie and the Shard 

5 things to know about Ogier worldwide

We advise on BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg law in Banking & Finance, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Investment Funds, Private Wealth and Tax 

Our clients include some of the world’s biggest banks, asset managers and financial institutions  

Eleven of our practices are ranked as best in their jurisdiction and we have the capacity, knowledge and expertise to handle the most demanding and complex transactions 

Ogier provides legal services in 143 countries and in 22 languages, with clients including 95 of the top 100 global law firms and 46 of the top 50 global banks 

With a growing team of more than 1200 people around the world, we regularly win awards for innovation, client service and quality