Global law firm Ashurst is advising Tritax Big Box REIT plc on the acquisition of a high-quality portfolio of logistics assets valued at £1.035 billion from certain real estate funds advised by affiliates of Blackstone Europe LLP. The acquisition is expected to complete on or around 22 October 2025, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.
The Ashurst team is being led by corporate partners Karen Davies and Simon Bullock, supported by partner Christy O'Connell, senior associates Scott Vanderwolf, Daniel Johnstone, Shaz Ali and Louise Johnson, and associates Jasmine Fox and Marisa Muramatsu. The wider team comprises banking partner Nicholas Moore and senior associate Sarah Curry, tax partner Simon Swan and senior associate Shayaan Zaraq Bari, real estate partner Tim Regis, competition partner Steven Vaz and senior associate Hayden Dunnett, employment partner Crowley Woodford and senior associate Hannah Martin, environmental partner Eleanor Reeves and counsel James Nierinck and regulatory partner Bradley Rice and senior associate Henry Glasford.
Burges Salmon advised on real estate matters, with a team led by partner Ross Polkinghorne and supported by senior associate Alexandra Clayton. Simpson Thacher acted for Blackstone, led by partners Wheatly MacNamara and Lucy Gillett.
