"Ashurst Advises Tritax Big Box REIT on £1.035 Billion Logistics Asset Acquisition from Blackstone"

In a significant transaction, global law firm Ashurst advised Tritax Big Box REIT plc, while Burges Salmon provided counsel on real estate matters, and Simpson Thacher represented Blackstone Europe LLP. The transaction involves Tritax Big Box REIT plc acquiring a high-quality portfolio of logistics assets valued at £1.035 billion from certain real estate funds advised by affiliates of Blackstone Europe LLP. The acquisition is anticipated to complete on or around 22 October 2025, pending the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Ashurst team was led by corporate partners Karen Davies and Simon Bullock, with support from partner Christy O'Connell, senior associates Scott Vanderwolf, Daniel Johnstone, Shaz Ali, and Louise Johnson, as well as associates Jasmine Fox and Marisa Muramatsu. The wider team included banking partner Nicholas Moore and senior associate Sarah Curry, tax partner Simon Swan and senior associate Shayaan Zaraq Bari, real estate partner Tim Regis, competition partner Steven Vaz and senior associate Hayden Dunnett, employment partner Crowley Woodford and senior associate Hannah Martin, environmental partner Eleanor Reeves and counsel James Nierinck, and regulatory partner Bradley Rice and senior associate Henry Glasford. Burges Salmon's team was led by partner Ross Polkinghorne and supported by senior associate Alexandra Clayton. Simpson Thacher's representation of Blackstone was led by partners Wheatly MacNamara and Lucy Gillett.

"Ashurst Advises Tritax Big Box REIT on £1.035 Billion Logistics Asset Acquisition from Blackstone"

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