Liam has joined AG from Herbert Smith Freehills, where he specialised in advising REITs, asset managers, private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors and managers/developers on corporate M&A transactions, all aspects of the structuring, establishment, operation and exit of joint ventures and complex management mandates across the retail, office, student accommodation, logistics and PRS sub-sectors.

Liam's appointment follows the team's recent hires of Managing Associate Jon Poole and Associate Kylie Gue, and demonstrates the firm's continued commitment to providing a full-service real estate offering to its clients.

Lee Sheldon, Partner, commented "It is great to welcome such a talented group of individuals into the team and to build on the fantastic track-record to date with 2018/19 seeing, among other transactions, the disposal of Battersea Power Station for £1.6bn and Telereal Trillium's joint venture with Blackstone for £1.5bn as well as a range of other mandates for both domestic and international investors and developers."