Willkie Farr & Gallagher has landed a lead role advising General Electric (GE)-owned real estate investment group IPBM on a fundraising worth almost E200m (£135m) .

The deal, which saw IPBM raise E195.8m (£132m) to fund acquisitions in the property sector, was led out of the US law firm’s Paris arm under corporate partner Laurent Faugerolas and special counsel Etienne Boursican.