The firm advises on all aspects of residential and commercial real estate transactions in Monaco and France, including advising on pre-acquisition structuring and planning. For leveraged transactions, the firm regularly assumes the primary role in negotiating mortgage and other loan documents on the client’s behalf. The firm offers a “life of asset” service in relation to its client’s real estate assets, from negotiating the purchase, dealing with permits and completion formalities, and negotiating contracts with builders, contractors and other professionals (whether for specific works, such as refurbishment, or on an on-going basis, for example, maintenance & repair and staffing arrangements), to leasing and sales.