• Advising Rightacres Property Co Limited in connection with the former Brain’s Brewery site Cardiff known as Central Quay. There are several development plots within the site, with an overall development value, and the transaction for the waterfront residential scheme comprising the £120 million development of Plots 1 and 2 Central Quay to create approximately 700 new residential units, which vary from studios to three-bedroom penthouse apartments, has now been completed by long leasehold disposal to L&G
• Advising Principality Building Society in connection with its involvement in funding the development of the Mill, Cardiff, an ambitious £100 million residential-led urban regeneration project on the site of an old paper mill
• Acting for a UK wide marina operator Boatfolk Marinas Limited in various acquisitions of commercial interests and management of its property portfolio
• Acting for Private Energy Partners (a Quinbrook affiliate) in its securing of exclusive development rights from renewable energy firm SIMEC Atlantis Energy to develop one of the largest battery storage systems in the UK. Acuity advised on the option agreement, lease, and associated documentation to locate the development on the former Uskmouth coal-fired power station site
• Acuity has worked closely with Eden Living, backed by Warwick Capital Partners on the launch of an innovative private rented sector business focusing on the acquisition and subsequent letting of newly built housing in South Wales and the South West of England
• Acting for BVI-based funder Marshal European Investment Co I Sarl in connection with its funding of development sites in the UK
• Acting for Rightacres regarding development of the Brew House, Central Quay, Cardiff. We are advising on the funding to develop the Victorian brewery buildings into office and leisure use, having acted on the purchase of the wider site and advised Rightacres in the funding, leasing and eventual sale of the development
• Acting for Royale Life/Time GB group in the £750 million acquisition of assets
• Advising the Pasture restaurant group on several projects, including the extension of its existing Cardiff and Bristol restaurants and a new concept butchers and burger restaurant in Bristol City Centre
• Acting for Greenhill Investments (Vale) Limited, the owner and developer of a 50-acre industrial site, in its development of an industrial park, involving the sale of parcels of land to various developers and managing the funding structures and securities.
• Acting for Facilities by ADF in its acquisition of Location One Ltd, the UK’s largest supplier of location supplies to the Film & TV industry, involving the acquisition of the operating sites at Barking, Woking, Manchester, Bristol, Newport and Newcastle
• Acting for Premier Forest in its acquisition of Decorpanel, a specialised panel processing business, dealing with the acquisition of the operating site, a four-acre property comprising 76,000 square feet of warehouse and factory space

Accolades

• The Real Estate Team is ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners
• The Commercial Property Team is ranked Tier 2 in The Legal 500
• The Construction Team is ranked Band 2 by Chambers and Partners
• The Construction Team is ranked Tier 3 in The Legal 500

Testimonials

“The commercial property team is very approachable and interested in our business. They are willing to work outside of normal hours and have always met our deadlines.”

“It’s the best all-round law firm I have dealt with outside London.”

“The practice is user-friendly, very knowledgeable on a wide range of commercial development proposals and provides timely service on all matters, from initial appraisals to final detailed agreements.”

“The one thing that separates Acuity Law from the other legal firms that we do business with is their open and proactive approach to contract drafting and the resolution of any issues that arise that require multi-party agreement.”