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Overview
Jean-Louis Martin is a Partner in the Real Estate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Paris office.
Mr. Martin specializes in real estate transactions. He has extensive experience with real estate investments, with particular focus on acquisitions and sales of assets, portfolios, and property companies, as well as with joint ventures, or the formation or implementation of complex contractual agreements between investors and real estate operators.
Mr. Martin assists his clients with transactions and development projects involving commercial and logistics real estate assets or shopping centers. He also regularly advises investors on their real estate bank financing needs.
Mr. Martin also advises international real estate investment funds, institutional investors, sovereign funds, developers, and industrial groups in the field of commercial leases, sale & leaseback agreements, construction operations, and development of new operating sites or headquarters.
In addition, Mr. Martin practices in sports law, where he has over twenty years of experience. He has acted on major international sports events organized in France or abroad and regularly advises event organizers or professional sports actors.
In particular, Mr. Martin is involved in negotiating marketing contracts with official partners of sporting institution events or competitions and is recognized as a specialist in organizing public tenders and selling television sports broadcasting rights.
Mr. Martin is President of the Legal Committee of the French professional Rugby League. He is a member of the Paris Bar and is fluent in French and English.
Recognitions
- "Jean-Louis Martin advises a roster of real estate investors and developers. He acts on disposals and acquisitions, covering both single assets and property portfolios. Clients appreciate his dependability, with one describing him as "reliable," before adding: "He is the guy you want in the room when you are negotiating."" - Chambers Europe, Band 3
- "He is described by one client as "a very strong and commercial individual who knows what we want to do and how to deal with us"". - Chambers Europe, Band 2
- "One interviewee appreciates that "he focuses on the bigger picture," and adds that "he is available whenever we need him"" - Chambers Europe, Band 2
- "Jean-Louis Martin at Paul Hastings draws acclaims from peers in North America and Europe for his real estate practice. His expertise lies in real estate transactions, with a focus on acquisitions and disposals and joint ventures.” - Who’s Who Legal – Immobilier
- “Jean-Louis Martin is described by one peer as ‘a good name in real estate’ with another calling him ‘a skilled lawyer’. He advises on the full range of real estate investment and development projects, with recent work including joint ventures and acquisitions.” - Chambers Europe, Band 2
- “Jean-Louis Martin is noted for his expertise on acquisitions and disposals in this sector and also for his experience of structuring real estate funds. He is described by one client as 'a very strong and commercial individual who knows what we want to do and how to deal with us'.” - Chambers Europe, Band 2
- “The practice is led by the ‘greatly experienced’ Jean-Louis Martin, who ‘goes straight to the point.’” - Legal 500
Education
Mr. Martin graduated from the University of Dijon (Master’s degree in Business Law), from the University of Montpellier (DJCE-DESS), and from Columbia University (LL.M.).
Representations
- Advised La Française REM in the acquisition of the Maison Bayard building (former headquarters of RTL) from LaSalle IM
- Advised Powerhouse Habitat in the acquisition of a residential portfolio of 16 assets from EDF
- Advised the French Professional Rugby League in connection with the commercialization of the Top 14 broadcasting rights for the 2023/2024 to 2026/2027 seasons awarded to Canal+ (total amount of 4M€)
- Advised Abercrombie & Fitch in connection with the sale of the lease right of its flagship located at 23 avenue des Champs Elysées to the benefit of Restoration Hardware
- Advised Groupe Constructa in connection with the sale in future state of completion (VEFA) to Keys Asset Management and the signing of the forward lease (BEFA) with Odalys regarding the residence "La Porte Bleue" in Marseille
- Advised Tishman Speyer in connection with the acquisition from Invesco of the company that owns the "Espace Lumière" office building headquarters of Canal+ in Boulogne Billancourt (230M€)
- Advised Tishman Speyer in connection with the financing by Aareal of the acquisition and redevelopment of "Espace Lumière" office building, headquarters of Canal+, in Boulogne Billancourt (200M€)
- Advised Crédit Agricole (Predica) in connection with its investment in a real estate investment fund dedicated to development of office buildings (500M€ capital commitments)
- Advised CBRE Capital Partners and Virtuo in a joint venture in connection with the setting up of a credit line granted by ING for logistic platforms development (100M€)
- Advised Tishman Speyer in connection with the acquisition of the plan of the "Nova" building located in Villejuif to be developed by Promogerim (105M€)
- Advised Tishman Speyer in connection with the financing granted by Natixis from the acquisition of the "Nova" building located in Villejuif (100M€)
- Advised Tishman Speyer in connection with the sale of the company that owns the "Le Jour" office building to Primonial (300M€)
- Advised Crédit Agricole (Predica) in connection with its investment in a real estate investment fund dedicated to the development of office buildings (500M€ capital commitments)
- Advised Tishman Speyer in connection with the acquisition of the planned "Nova" building to be developed by Promogerim (105M€)
- Advised Tishman Speyer in connection with the financing granted by Natixis for the acquisition of the "Nova" building (100M€)
- Advised CBRE Capital Partners and Virtuo (Olympe) in a joint venture in connection with the setting up of a credit line granted by ING for logistics platform development (100M€)
- Advised Virtuo Industrial Property in connection with the formation of a joint venture with CBRE Capital Partners for logistics platform development (300M€)
- Advised Swiss Life REIM and Caisse des Dépôts in connection with the joint venture acquisition of 80% of the shares of Foncière Vesta, a subsidiary of SNCF Group (1.500M€)
- Advised Foncière Vesta in connection with the financing granted by a syndicate of banks for the "Vesta" refinancing transaction (500M€)
- Advised Fortress and Freo Asset Management in connection with the acquisition and financing of the Albert 1st Tower from Eiffage for its redevelopment (90M€)
- Advised Tishman Speyer in connection with the sale of the company that owns the "Cristalia" office building to a South Korean investor (160M€)
- Advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch in connection with the financing of M7 in its acquisition of a portfolio of light industrial assets (100M€)
- Advised André Balazs Investors in connection with the acquisition of a residential complex to be transformed into a luxury 45-room boutique hotel in Paris (140M€)
- Advised Malakoff Médéric in connection with its co-investment with Ilmarinen in the acquisition of an office building in Luxembourg (89M€)
- Advised Eurazeo Patrimoine in connection with the sale of Eurazeo's majority stake in ANF Immobilier to Icade (200M€)
- Advised CitizenM in connection with the acquisition of an office building on Avenue des Champs-Elysées for conversion into a four-star hotel (100M€)
- Advised Eurazeo Patrimoine in connection with its acquisition of the "Highlight" office building to be developed by Kaufman & Broad (220M€)
- Advised Eurazeo Patrimoine in connection with the financing granted by Natixis regarding the acquisition of the "Highlight" office building (140M€)
- Advised ANF Immobilier in connection with the sale of the "Rue de la République" residential portfolio in Marseille to Primonial (650M€)
- Advised citizenM in connection with the acquisition of an office building to be transformed to a four-star hotel (100M€)
- Advised citizenM in connection with the financing granted by HSBC for the development of a hotel in the Paris Gare de Lyon area (60 M€)
- Advised Infrared Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition and financing of the "Radio" office building, to be built by Linkcity (50M€)
- Advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch in connection with the financing of Greenoak’s investment in four logistics platforms acquired from Generali (120M€)
- Advised Schroders Real Estate in connection with the acquisition of the "Le Directoire" office building (90M€)
- Advised Infrared Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of the “Camélia” office building in the Paris region
- Advised Malakoff Medéric and Schroders Real Estate in connection with the co-investment in the “Résonance” office building in Paris region
- Advised 3M in connection with the redevelopment of its historic site in Cergy Pontoise and the construction of its new head office in France concluded with Nexity
- Advised Axa REIM and Caisse des Dépôts in connection with their investment in an office building in La Défense for redevelopment purposes
- Advised HIG Capital in connection with a conclusion of a joint venture with Freo for the acquisition of real estate assets in France
- Advised Hardstone in connection with the refinancing of the acquisition debt of the CB16 Tower granted by the bank Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank