Jack Shand

Jack Shand

Managing associate, London

"I am a senior member of the Firm’s real estate team and have been at Linklaters for more than a decade."

Overview

Education and qualifications

Published works

Overview

I have broad corporate and commercial real estate practice, including development projects, real estate M&A and financings in Europe and the Middle East. I have particular experience advising on data centre and digital infrastructure transactions, including lease negotiations, stabilised portfolio carveouts and data centre developments.

Work highlights

  • DigitalBridge on the acquisition of Yondr Group, a global developer, owner and operator of hyperscale data centres, through one of its managed investment funds.
  • Digital Bridge and Vantage Data Centers: advising on:
    • €2.5bn Investment Partnership with a consortium of investors led by MEAG and Infranity along with funds affiliated with the investment management platform of DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
    • AustralianSuper’s €1.5bn investment in Vantage's EMEA platform for a significant minority stake.
    • Silver Lake and DigitalBridge’s US$9.2bn equity investment in Vantage across North America and EMEA.

  • Aware Super: advising on a £1bn joint venture with Delancey to set up UK REIT to invest in offices.

  • City Developments Limited (CDL): advising on the £395m purchase of the 23-acre mixed-use scheme and marina at St Katharine Docks from funds advised by Blackstone.

  • Lendlease: advising on:

    • the acquisition of an interest in Silvertown Quays and ongoing development of the site
    • numerous aspects of the £2bn ongoing redevelopment of Elephant & Castle
    • numerous aspects of the proposed redevelopment of Birmingham Smithfield.
  • PIF and subsidiary companies on various real estate development, investment and operations matters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Saudi institution: advising on several largescale mixed-use development schemes.  
  • Brookfield: advising on real estate aspects of a UAE logistics JV platform.
  • Gamuda Berhad: advising the Malaysian property company on the joint acquisition of the 317,000 sq ft Winchester House, London for £257m.
  • AustralianSuper: advising on their acquisition of a 50% stake in the 53-acre Canada Water, London mixed-use regeneration project from British Land and the ongoing management arrangements.

 

Education and qualifications

Jack holds a BA in Archaeology and Anthropology from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

Published works