Expertise
Emma is a real estate practitioner with over 12 years' experience having worked on a significant number of leasing, investment acquisition / disposal and financing/refinancing transactions as well as portfolio asset management matters (industrial, retail and hospitality) with clients operating within the real estate, health and the retail & consumer sectors.
In recent years, Emma has broadened her practice in supporting several clients within the energy & utilities sector and has experience acting for all key stakeholders (landowners; operators and funders) including title due diligence, land optioneering and funding of onshore renewables projects (primarily wind, BESS and solar).
Emma works with both UK and overseas investors / developers, UK corporate occupiers, institutional lenders / funds and private equity investors.
Emma has an excellent reputation and profile with clients and takes real pride in developing and nurturing her client relationships and investing in their goals and aspirations. This, combined with her technical ability, dedication and drive ensures that clients strive towards those aspirations and goals being met.
- Experience
Recent examples of the type of work that Emma has advised on:
- Asset management, portfolio acquisition and disposals for a number of pub and restaurant clients within the UK
- Acquisition and disposal of a number of mixed-use real estate portfolios for both onshore and offshore investor clients
- Acting for an energy operator on the land optioneering for an estimated 1GW BESS project in Scotland
- Acting for a number of institutional lenders on the funding of renewal energy projects (both landowner and operator interests being financed)
- Acquisition, re gear, sale and subsequent development of substantial office asset for UK developer.
- Languages
- German – good command
- French – good command
- Education
- LLB (Hons) - University of Edinburgh (2008)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice – University of Edinburgh (2009)
