Leona Ahmed

Leona is an investment and development specialist focused on inbound capital from across Asia and the Middle East seeking to invest in UK and European real estate. Much of her experience is in highly structured and complex transactions involving tax planning and financing and joint ventures.

Leona has over 25 years of UK real estate experience and in the earlier part of her career worked with some of the UK’s biggest property institutions including Columbia Threadneedle, Legal & General, AXA REIM and Federated Hermes. Her focus for the last 8 years has been working collaboratively with clients (family offices, UHNW and overseas funds) based in Asia or the Middle East to invest in commercial real estate over several sectors including offices, student accommodation and hotels.

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职业发展

Since 2023	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2007 – 2023	Partner, Addleshaw Goddard
2001 – 2007	Partner, Lawrence Graham

1996 – 2000	Associate, Lawrence Graham
1990 – 1995	Legal executive

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教育

1996	Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales
1996	Legal Practice Course, College of Law Chester
1995	Institute of Legal Executive Exams, University of Westminster (Night School)

专长

执业领域和服务团队房地产与建筑业银行与金融企业租户结构性房地产房地产收购与投资房地产纠纷房地产融资房地产开发炫耀性资产伊斯兰金融

行业私人财富

Experience

Student accommodation specialist

Acting for a Singapore based student accommodation specialist on the acquisition and forward purchase of several university campuses.

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UK student accommodation

Acting for a Singaporean client on the acquisition of a UK student accommodation portfolio and management platform.

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Kuwaiti investment

Acting for Kuwaiti investment powerhouse on its acquisition of a portfolio of UK out of town offices including the shariah structuring and financing of the transactions, as well as the acquisition of a grade A office building in central Frankfurt including and shariah structuring and financing.

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Government Embassy

Acquisition of the new site for a Government Embassy including leasing with the UK authorities on the sovereign status of the land and the tax treatment for the transaction with HMRC.

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Trophy asset

Sale of a London trophy asset to a new Malaysian consortium including the development agreement for completion of the offices, residential and retail elements of the main development.

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