LONDON – June 10, 2022 – Steven Cowins, co-chair of the Real Estate Funds Practice at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, participated in a PERE roundtable discussion on April 26 about the state of private equity investment in the UK real estate industry. Greenberg Traurig also was a sponsor of the event.
Cowins was one of four real estate professionals who shared their perspectives on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, war in Ukraine, inflation, and supply chain disruptions on various real estate sectors in the UK; strategies for navigating evolving market conditions; and pivotal UK real estate deals from the past year.
The other roundtable participants were David Inskip, head of UK real assets research at CBRE Investment Management; Frank RoccoGrande, founding partner at Deutsche Finance International; and John Benham, manager of BlackRock’s UK Property Fund.
For further insight into the detailed discussion, read PERE’s coverage of the roundtable.
Cowins, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s London office, focuses his practice on private equity and fund formation matters with a concentration in the real estate industry. 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. His clients include fund managers, funds, family offices, and financial institutions on high-profile matters across Europe and in London. From 2018 to 2021, he was recognized as a “Rising Star – Investment funds, M&A” in the IFLR 100 United Kingdom.