Christopher Slack (Chris)

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Chris Slack is an experienced real estate private equity lawyer. For more than a decade he has advised the Firm's global clients on a wide range of high-profile and strategically significant transactions, including the structuring, formation, and operation of global and pan-regional funds, co-investment structures, programmatic and strategic joint ventures, SMAs (separately managed accounts), and a wide array of real estate fund investments and other liquidity solutions.

Recognized as a "Next Generation Partner" for real estate funds (The Legal 500, 2023), Chris has been singled out for being "highly knowledgeable and creative and quick to identify solutions to complex commercial issues."

He has recently worked with clients such as CBRE Investment Management, Cushman & Wakefield, Delancey, ESR, Greystar, Henderson Park, Lazard Asset Management, MassMutual, MARK, Morgan Stanley, Oxford Properties, and Redevco.

Clients benefit from Chris's wide ranging transactional background, as well as his extensive cross-border experience, having returned to London in 2022 after practicing for five years in Jones Day's Singapore Office, where he was recognized as a "Rising Star" and commended by clients for his "outstanding, solution-driven and efficient work" (The Legal 500 APAC, 2022).

Chris also has served a secondment at Goldman Sachs, where he advised their European Real Estate Principal Investment Area and Infrastructure Investment Group on real estate private equity and infrastructure transactions.

Experience

  • Madison International Realty acquires 24.5% stake in Puma Property Finance alongside a significant cornerstone commitment in debut institutional credit fund seriesJones Day advised Madison International Realty (“Madison”), a leading real estate private equity group, as part of its strategy of investing in high growth real estate operating platforms, in connection with the acquisition of a 24.5% stake in Puma Property Finance (“Puma”), a specialist lender to the U.K. real estate development market.
  • CBRE Investment Management invests in NW1 Partners and URBZ Capital's Dutch Industrial Outdoor Storage VehicleJones Day advised CBRE Investment Management in connection with an investment into NW1 Partners and URBZ Capital's Dutch Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) vehicle.
  • CBRE Investment Management invests €150 million in Verdion European Logistics Fund 2Jones Day advised CBRE Investment Management in the €150 million cornerstone investment in Verdion European Logistics Fund 2, a closed-end value-add real estate venture which targets repositioning assets in established Northern European logistics locations.
  • CBRE Investment Management forms strategic partnership with Gilbane Development Company to own and develop student housing propertiesJones Day advised CBRE Investment Management in connection with the formation of a strategic partnership with Gilbane Development Company, involving six premier, purpose-built, student housing properties across the United States. The transaction included a recapitalization of three operational communities through a GP-Led secondary and three development projects.
  • Henley Investment Management secures a strategic riverside site in Fulham, London for a £300m residential and logistics developmentJones Day advised Henley Investment Management Limited in connection with the formation of a joint venture with a global investment partner.
  • CBRE-managed fund invests in venture focused on living sector assetsJones Day advised a real estate investment fund managed by CBRE Investment Management Indirect Limited (a subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc.) in its cornerstone contribution to a €150 million vehicle formed by Westwind Capital, a European private equity real estate investment management platform, to acquire a portfolio of modern private rented sector multifamily properties
  • Cushman & Wakefield forms JV with Nuvama Asset ManagementJones Day advised Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global commercial real estate services firm, in connection with the formation of a new 50:50 joint venture entity, Nuvama and Cushman & Wakefield Management Private Limited (NCW), with Nuvama Asset Management, the alternatives-focused asset management arm of Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd.
  • Lazard invests in Shawton Energy LimitedJones Day advised Lazard Asset Management in the acquisition by Lazard Global Sustainable Private Infrastructure Fund of a 50% shareholding in Shawton Energy Limited, a solar PV project developer, installer and operator with a portfolio of existing projects, and a substantial pipeline, that delivers renewable energy directly to commercial and industrial businesses.
  • Henderson Park sells stake in Westin Paris-Vendome to Dubai HoldingJones Day advised Henderson Park Real Estate Fund I in connection with the disposal of its stake in the iconic Westin Paris-Vendome hotel to its joint venture partner, Dubai Holding.
  • Henley and Invesco Real Estate purchase Vector House in central AmsterdamJones Day advised Henley Investment Management Limited in connection with the formation of a joint venture with Invesco Real Estate to acquire Vector House, a prime office building in central Amsterdam, for €30 million.
  • Lazard Asset Management completes inaugural investment in DBE EnergyJones Day advised Lazard Asset Management in connection with the Lazard Global Sustainable Private Infrastructure team’s inaugural investment in DBE Energy, owner, and operator of an anaerobic digestion plant in Surrey, England.
  • MARK Capital sells European portfolio to PrologisJones Day advised MARK Capital in the €1.585 billion sale of Crossbay (by Crossbay SCSp RAIF), its specialized pan-European last-mile logistics platform, to Prologis European Logistics Fund.
  • Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing partners with Flint HousingJones Day acted as counsel to investment funds managed by an affiliate of MSREF Real Estate Advisor, Inc. in connection with the establishment of a joint venture with the existing shareholders of Flint Housing Limited, a registered provider of social housing.
  • PTTGC acquires allnex from AdventJones Day advised PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited in the €4 billion acquisition of allnex Holding GmbH from Advent International.
  • PTTEP acquires 20% participating interest in Oman's Block 61 from BP for up to US$2.59 billionJones Day represented PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited ("PTTEP"), a national petroleum exploration and production company based in Thailand, in connection with its subsidiary PTTEP MENA Limited's acquisition of a 20% participating interest in Oman's Block 61, one of the largest gas developments in the Middle East, from BP Exploration (Epsilon) Limited ("bp").
  • ATN International sells majority stake in Vibrant Energy Holdings Pte Ltd to Blue Leaf Energy Asia Pte LimitedJones Day represented ATN International, Inc. on the sale of a majority stake in its renewable energy subsidiary Vibrant Energy Holdings Pte Ltd to Macquarie owned renewable energy development platform Blue Leaf Energy Asia Pte Limited.
  • Verizon Ventures participates in Series B financing round of Cellwize Wireless Technologies Pte. Ltd.Jones Day represented Verizon Ventures, LLC in connection with its purchase of Series B Preferred Shares in a $32 million private placement by Cellwize Wireless Technologies Pte. Ltd., a company focused on mobile network automation and orchestration
  • TeleSense raises $10.2 million in Series B roundJones Day advised UPL Limited in its investment into TeleSense, Inc., a California-based company that is revolutionizing grain storage and supply chain, in connection with the $10.2 million Series B fundraising by TeleSense.
  • PTTEP acquires additional shareholding in APICO LLCJones Day represented PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited ("PTTEP"), a publicly listed petroleum exploration and production company based in Thailand, in connection with its subsidiary, PTTEP HK Holding Limited, acquiring an additional 39% stake in APICO LLC from Coastal Energy Company (Khorat) Limited.
  • Visy sold 80% stake in Visy Packaging (Thailand) to SCGP Rigid Plastics Company LimitedJones Day advised Visy Singapore Investments Pte. Ltd., a holding company within the Visy Group, in connection with the THB 4,341 million (US$140 million) sale of an 80% stake in Visy Packaging (Thailand) Limited (Visy Thailand) to SCGP Rigid Plastics Company Limited, a subsidiary of The Siam Cement Public Company Limited.
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