Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) advised new client Louis Dreyfus Properties on the £95m sale of its 44.5% stake in London’s Times Square to the Land Securities Group. Real estate partner Robert MacGregor and corporate partner Keith Stella led the BLP team, while Nabarro Nathanson corporate partner Peter Williamson and property partner Nicholas Vergette acted for Land Securities.

SJ Berwin acted for The British Land Company on its £52m long-leasehold purchase of five Homebase Stores from Sainsbury’s. Real estate partner Helen Willett took the lead for SJ Berwin while Denton Wilde Sapte real estate assistant Anne Wright advised Sainsbury’s.