JaskieChana

Of Counsel

London + 44.20.7039.5302

Jaskie Chana's practice covers all aspects of commercial real estate with particular focus on complex development, investment, and pre-let transactions. She has significant experience in pre-lets/lettings for leading retail/logistics landlords; investment acquisitions and disposals within most sectors, including retail, logistics, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), build-to-rent (BTR), care homes, and hotels/lesiure; as well as experience in the attendant financing and structuring issues, development, and forward funding agreements.

Jaskie regularly acts for Greystar, including on their acquisition and ongoing development of Greenford Quay, a 20-acre mixed BTR scheme in West London, one of the largest in the United Kingdom. She recently represented Greystar on a subject to planning acquisition of a 6-acre site (also west London) as well as on its recent purchase of a PBSA development site in the Wembley Park estate (adjacent to Wembley Stadium). Jaskie represented Travelodge and Goldentree in the acquisition of a portfolio of branded Travelodge hotels and has also acted for LondonMetric and previously British Land for many years on numerous investment and redevelopment acquisitions and subsequent lettings of logistics and retail sites across the country.

Representative clients include British Land PLC, Delancey/DV4, Goldentree, Greystar, LondonMetric Property Plc, Oxenwood, OCBC, Travelodge Hotels, and Welltower.

In addition, Jaskie is involved in pro bono, recruitment, and diversity initiatives in the London Office.

Experience

  • Crosstree purchases £150 million Tottenham Hale student siteJones Day advised Crosstree Real Estate Partners in the acquisition of a site at Tottenham Hale, London to carry out a purpose-built student accommodation development with a gross development value of £150 million.
  • Travelodge acquires 66 Travelodge-branded hotels from LXi REITJones Day advised Travelodge Hotels Limited and GoldenTree Asset Management LP in the £210 million acquisition of 66 Travelodge-branded hotels on a freehold and long leasehold basis from its largest landlord, LXi REIT plc.
  • LondonMetric sells Campbell Road buildingJones Day advised LondonMetric Property Plc in the sale of its freehold interest in Unit 2, Campbell Road, Stoke on Trent.
  • LondonMetric sells Leicester supermarketJones Day advised LondonMetric Plc in the sale of the Aldi Supermarket store in Leicester.
  • LondonMetric sells Stirling 150Jones Day advised LondonMetric Property Plc in the sale of Stirling 150, Cranmore Boulevard, Shirley, Solihull B90 4NE.
  • Greystar acquires site for student accommodation development in Wembley ParkJones Day represented a fund sponsored by Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC in connection with the acquisition of a purpose-built student accommodation development site in Wembley Park, north London from Quintain.
  • Macquarie agrees to acquire Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group for approximately €2.4 billionJones Day advised Macquarie Asset Management in the execution of a put option agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group for €2.4 billion.
  • LondonMetric Property sells Tonbridge retail parkJones Day advised LondonMetric Property Plc in the £22 million sale of a 61,000 square foot retail park in Tonbridge, Kent.
  • Greystar acquires development site from Guildhouse RoseprideJones Day represented a fund managed by Greystar in the acquisition of a development site at One Lansdowne Road, Croydon from Guildhouse Rosepride. The site was acquired subject to existing tenancies for part of the site with a view to achieving vacant possession in the next 12/24 months.
  • Sun Communities acquires Park Holidays UK for $1.3 billionJones Day advised Sun Communities, Inc. on its acquisition of Park Holidays UK for approximately $1.3 billion.
  • Greystar acquires five high-quality UK assets for £388 millionJones Day advised Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC in the £388 million acquisition of four purpose built student accommodation ("PBSA") assets and one build-to-rent ("BTR") asset from Downing.
  • Greystar forms strategic partnership of up to £2.2 billion with ADIA to develop build-to-rent in London and acquires Fizzy Living for £400 millionJones Day represented Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC in connection with the formation of a strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), targeting the acquisition and development of c.£2.2 billion of build-to-rent (BTR) assets in London, UK and surrounding commuter towns.
  • Macquarie acquires Beauparc Utilities, Ireland’s largest waste management companyJones Day advised Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 in the acquisition and financing of Beauparc Utilities, Ireland’s largest waste management company.
  • Greystar acquires £291 million portfolio of UK student accommodations from Nido portfolioJones Day represented Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC in the £291 million acquisition of five purpose-built student accommodation ("PBSA") assets from the Nido portfolio.
  • DataBank acquires zColo for $1.4 billionJones Day advised DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class colocation, connectivity, and managed services, in connection with the acquisition and financing of zColo, including certain U.S. and European data center assets, from Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. for $1.4 billion.
  • Cortland Partners forms joint venture for £150 million build-to-rent developmentJones Day represented Cortland Partners in connection with the £150 million development of its first build-to-rent scheme in the UK and the establishment of a joint venture with Harrison Street as well as the providing advice in connection with the related financing.
  • LondonMetric sells mega logistic warehouse in NottinghamshireJones Day advised LondonMetric Property Plc in the sale of a 726,000 sq ft mega logistic warehouse in Nottinghamshire for £80.8 million.
  • Blackstone Group provides £120 million for refinancing of One Embassy Gardens office scheme in Nine ElmsJones Day represented The Blackstone Group in connection with the £120 million refinancing with Ballymore for its One Embassy Gardens office scheme in Nine Elms.
  • Delancey and APG Joint Venture acquires Earls Court for £425 millionJones Day represented Earls Court Investment Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of a joint venture between a fund advised by Delancey and APG on behalf of its pension fund clients, in connection with its £425 million acquisition of EC Group Holdings Limited from a subsidiary of Capital & Counties Properties Plc.
  • Ted Baker refinances existing credit facilitiesJones Day represented Ted Baker plc, a UK fashion retailer, in connection with the refinancing of its existing credit facilities.