SJ Berwin and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have picked up lead roles as British Land prepares to sell half of London’s Broadgate Circle to US private equity house Blackstone Group.

City firm SJ Berwin is representing longstanding client British Land on the deal, which will see the two companies form a 50:50 joint venture, through which two Blackstone real estate funds will buy the stake in Broadgate, which is valued at £2.13bn.