The national law firm has advised clients Wal-Mart and Asda on the deal, which saw Dubai World company Economic Zones World (EZW) pay around £300m to pick up warehouse producer Gazeley.
Pinsents corporate chief Martin Shaw led the firm’s team, which also included corporate partner Catherine Hemsworth and partners
Tom Johnson and Kevin Boa (both property) and Philip Titchmarsh (employment). Johnson told Legal Week: “Given the scale and reach of Gazeley’s operations across the
EZW turned to Linklaters, with corporate partner Robert Cleaver and real estate partner Andrew Bruce leading.
Dubai World has used several firms in the past including Clifford Chance and Linklaters, with Linklaters previously acting on deals including the £3.9bn takeover of shipping group P&O by Dubai Ports World in 2006.
Cleaver said: “It is a major step for Dubai World to develop in the real estate and logistics sectors. They have great capacity in the
Asda and Gazeley also took separate advice from respective longstanding real estate advisers Osborne Clarke and SJ Berwin. Partner Jon Vivian led the team for SJ Berwin while property partner Henry Minto led for Osborne Clarke.