Brian is a partner in our Real Estate Group and advises on all aspects of commercial real estate (CRE), with a particular focus on the hospitality, energy, office and residential (including BTR/PRS) sectors.
Brian has extensive experience on all manner of transactions, including: investment, development, finance, asset management and corporate (M&A) deals. His clients include private equity firms, corporates, family offices, lenders and state bodies.
Relevant Experience
Hospitality
- Advised ESR Europe on the acquisition, development and sale of the Ruby Hotel in Dublin
- Advised Archer Hotel Capital on its acquisition of both the Shelbourne and Conrad Hotels
- Advised Press Up Group on the sale of the Dean Hotel portfolio
- Advised Bain Capital on the sale of the Premier Inn hotel at Newmarket Yards
- Advised Mid-West Holdings & Tetrarch on the sale of the Powerscourt and Marker Hotels
- Advised Edyn (part of the Brookfield group) on its acquisition and development of both Zanzibar Locke and Beckett Locke aparthotels
Energy
- Advised Energia on its acquisition of the Derrysallagh and Drumlins wind farms
- Advised Power Capital on the refinancing of a large a portfolio of solar projects across Ireland
- Advised the Oweninny Power joint venture on the 178MW Oweninny wind farm project
Office
- Advised Marlet Group on lettings at The Shipping Office, Dublin 2
- Advised ServiceNow and other international tech companies on significant lettings in Dublin’s CBD
- Advised AGC Equity Partners on its acquisition of the PWC headquarters at One Spencer Dock
- Advised Blackstone on its acquisition of the Cedar Portfolio
- Advised Kennedy Wilson on the acquisition and development of the Capital Dock scheme
Residential
- Advised Bain Capital on its acquisition & development of the Newmarket Yards and Knockrabo schemes
- Advising the Land Development Agency (LDA) on Project Tosaigh and a number of other initiatives