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Greenberg Traurig Hosts, Steven Cowins Participates in PERE UK Roundtable 2018

LONDON – June 6, 2018 – Shareholder Steven Cowins of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP was a participant on PERE’s UK Roundtable, April 26, hosted at the firm’s office in The Shard.

The roundtable discussion focuses on the current trends and projections of the private equity real estate industry. Specifically, the five real estate professionals reviewed where they experienced successes in the market last year for clients as well as the pending impact of Brexit, the anticipations of overseas investors, and the overall trajectory of the real estate market.

Other roundtable participants included Andrew Angeli, Head of UK Strategy & Research, CBRE Global Investors; David Skinner – Global Head of Strategy & Portfolio Management / MD UK Real Estate, Aviva Investors; Kiran Patel, CIO, Savills Investment Management; Jeremy Bishop, Partner, Oxenwood Real Estate.

For further insight into the detailed discussion, read PERE’s coverage of the roundtable.

Located in Greenberg Traurig’s London office, Cowins focuses his practice on private equity and fund formation with a concentration in the real estate sector. He regularly advises clients in establishing real estate funds and joint ventures, structured acquisitions and dispositions of real estate, and investment in alternative asset classes. In 2018, he was recognized as a “Rising Star – Investment funds, M&A” in the IFLR 100 United Kingdom.

Greenberg Traurig sponsored and hosted the event.

About Greenberg Traurig's Real Estate Practice

The Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Practice is a cornerstone of the firm and recognized leader in the industry. The firm’s real estate attorneys deliver diversified and broad counsel for property acquisition and investment, development, management and leasing, financing, restructuring, and disposition of all asset classes of real estate. The team draws upon the knowledge and experience of more than 400 real estate lawyers from around the world, serving clients from key markets in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. The group’s clientele includes a broad range of property developers, lenders, investment managers, private equity funds, REITs, and private owners. The firm’s real estate team advises clients on a variety of matters across a broad spectrum of commercial, recreational, and residential real estate, including structured equity and debt and the hybrids.

About Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has more than 2,000 attorneys in 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, was named the largest firm in the U.S. by Law360 in 2017, and is among the Top 20 on the 2017 Am Law Global 100. Web: www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.