Clifford Chance
Nicholas Rees specialises in domestic and cross-border acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, private equity transactions and minority investments.
Nicholas acts for financial investors and corporate clients in a range of sectors, with a particular focus on Real Assets.
- Temasek on its £2bn takeover, alongside EQT and CPPIB, of Keywords Studios
- Standard Chartered on its US$3.6bn disposal of its aircraft leasing platform to AviLease
- CK Asset Holdings on the acquisition and subsequent £1.2bn disposal of the holding company of 5 Broadgate in the City
- Temasek on its acquisition of Element Materials Group
- CK Asset Holdings on the US$4bn sale of AMCK Aviation to Carlyle Aviation Partners
- Nuveen on its acquisition of Glennmont Partners, one of Europe's largest renewable energy fund managers
- A financial investor on a multi-billion pan-European real estate joint venture, including the establishment of a UK REIT
- CK Asset Holdings on its £4.6bn takeover of Green King plc
- Temasek on its acquisition of a minority stake in LeapFrog Investments and FNZ Group
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +442070061706
- Email me
- Practice area M&A corporate
- Sector Real estate, Private equity
Career and qualifications
- University of Wales, Cardiff (LLB, First Class Honours) 1993
- Bristol University (LLM, Distinction) 1996
- Joined Clifford Chance 1999
- Partner since 2010
- Clifford Chance Moscow (Head of M&A/PE) 2011 to 2015
Awards and citations
- Endorsed as a Notable Practitioner.
IFLR 1000 2020