Introduction

Alexandra Peace is a partner in our real estate practice

Alexandra is a highly experienced real estate lawyer with strong expertise in property capital transactions, development, leasing and general commercial property.

Alexandra also has extensive experience in providing legal and strategic advice on development, acquisitions and disposals and leasing matters across all real estate sectors.

A former Senior Legal Counsel at a national retailer supporting the capital transaction and development teams nationally, she has been involved in a number of substantial transactions and in all phases of a project lifecycle.

Alexandra has a strong understanding of the commercial drivers that underpin real estate transactions, and has an easy calm manner that clients value in stressful negotiations and closings.

Alexandra is a member of the Victorian Property Council Industrial Committee and chairs a subcommittee for the Property Council.

  • Charter Hall | Advising various funds managed by Charter Hall Group in connection with fund through arrangements and the indirect and direct acquisition and disposal of office, industrial and retails properties on a national basis.
  • Vicinity Centres | Acting for Vicinity on the sale of regional and sub regional shopping centres (in excess of 30 disposals) in Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.
  • Stockland | Acting for Stockland in connection with various commercial and industrial acquisitions and developments, and disposals in Victoria and New South Wales.
  • Data Centre Operator | Acting for one of Asia-Pacific region's leading hyperscale data centre operators, in its acquisitions of land in Australia, including most recently leading a team acting on all aspects of the acquisition and development of a data centre precinct.
  • Data Centre Investor | Advising a data centre investor on the acquisition and development of a significant land holdings including advising on the structuring  and all aspect of the transaction documentation.
  • Allianz Real Estate Asia - Pacific Pte (now Pimco) | Advising Allianz Real Estate GmbH in relation to the indirect acquisition of a 50% interest in Darling Quarter Sydney, the acquisition of two student accommodation buildings in Melbourne and the development and leasing of its head office in Wynard.*
  • ESR Funds Management Limited | Advised ESR-REIT on the Australian aspects of the  $1.4billion acquisition of 100% of the units in the ARA Logistics Trust by way of a trust scheme of arrangement under Singaporean law.*
  • Heathley Investment Group (now Centruria) | Advising on the development and long term leasing of various healthcare sites in Australia.* 

    *Experience prior to joining Ashurst Perkins Coie.