Angus Lennox is a partner in the London office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Real Estate Practice Group.
Angus has extensive experience advising on real estate private equity matters across jurisdictions, with a particular focus on public and private M&A and joint ventures, and has worked on some of the sector's most complex and high-profile matters.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Angus was a partner at another international law firm. Previously, he was also a Managing Director in the European Real Estate Group of a major global asset management company. Angus is admitted to practice in England and Wales.
Angus' experience includes advising:*
- Blackstone on its sale of the Fidere Residential Portfolio to Brookfield for €1.2 billion
- Blackstone on the establishment of Leaf Living and its associated joint venture
- Blackstone on the establishment of Sage Homes and its associated joint venture
- Blackstone in relation to its investment in Village Hotels
- Blackstone on the €12.25 billion sale of Logicor to CIC
- Blackstone on the build-out of Mileway, through the acquisition of over 1,700 assets, and its subsequent €21 billion recapitalisation
- Blackstone on the its £4.7 billion acquisition of IQ Student Accommodation
- Blackstone on the £1.46 billion acquisition of Network Rail's commercial real estate portfolio, alongside Telereal Trillium
- Blackstone on the acquisition of Hotel Investment Partners and its subsequent stake sale to GIC
- Blackstone on its $7 billion hyperscale data centre development joint venture with Digital Realty
- Blackstone on the acquisition of a majority stake in Hembla and its subsequent sale to Vonovia
- Blackstone on the acquisition of OfficeFirst from IVG for €3.3 billion
- Blackstone and Sage Homes on the sale of 3,000 shared ownership homes to USS
- Blackstone on the $2.2 billion acquisition of a portfolio of over 200 Swedish logistics and industrial assets from Castellum
- Blackstone on the acquisition of a stake in Burstone Group’s pan-European logistics portfolio
- Blackstone on its investment in The Office Group and subsequent merger with Fora
- Sixth Street on its social and affordable housing strategic partnership with HSPG and investment in Park Properties Housing Association
- Apollo on the sale of its UK student housing portfolio to QuadReal
- Blackstone on multiple take-private transactions, including those of Taliesin Property Fund, Hispania, Sponda, Dream Global, Hansteen, St Modwen, Industrials REIT, and GCP Student Living
*Some of these representations occurred prior to Angus’ association with Gibson Dunn.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- BPP Law School - 2007 Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Durham University - 2006 Bachelor of Law
Admissions:
- England & Wales - Solicitor