10 December 2019
Deals | France & Portugal | Real Estate Transactions & Financing
Gide has advised BNP Paribas REIM France on the acquisition from real estate investment company Frey of a 30% stake in a vehicle holding the Algarve Shopping & Albufeira Retail Park commercial complex located in southern Portugal, via the OPCI BNP Paribas Diversipierre property investment fund, managed by BNP Paribas REIM France. This acquisition concerns 30% of the shares of the vehicle held by Frey.
This transaction, announced on 6 November, has obtained all the requisite approvals.
The Gide team advising BNP Paribas REIM was led by partner Jean-François Levraud, working with associates Marion Toualit and Clémence Viaud on real-estate law matters; partner Thomas Urlacher on M&A matters; and partner Emmanuel Reille, working with associate Laura Pernayan on competition law matters.
Cuatrecasasas advised on all Portuguese law aspects of the transaction.
Frey was advised by De Pardieu Brocas Maffei and Portuguese firm Abreu - Advogados.