Herbert Smith property partner Richard Forsdyke advised Standard Life on the £190m purchase of the County Mall shopping centre in Crawley. Lovells real estate associate Kate Turnbull acted for vendor Friends Provident.

SJ Berwin represented a set of Israeli investors on the £106m sale of London’s Riverside House, set to become the new home of communications watchdog OFCOM. Real estate partner John Eldridge led the SJ Berwin team, while senior Denton Wilde Sapte property partner Martin Quicke acted for the buyer, German property company IVG.