Gibson Dunn & Crutcher real estate partner Alan Samson has advised Westbrook Partners on its £400m acquisition of a portfolio of mixed property assets from Prudential. Lovells real estate head Bob Kidby and assistant Nick Holman acted for Prudential and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acted for joint debt providers Goldman Sachs and Prudential Finance, led by banking partner Simon Johnson.

SJ Berwin has advised British Land on the £119.5m sale of 1 Fleet Place to Legal & General. Real estate partner Lewis Myers was lead adviser. Berwin Leighton Paisner real estate partner Ian Waring advised Legal & General.