Real Estate & Commercial 

Expertise

• Commercial, industrial and retail property transactions
• Property acquisitions and divestments
• Large-scale leasing portfolios (landlords and tenants)
• Legal due diligence and complex transactional advisory
• Property development and mixed-use projects
• Joint ventures, trust structures, and property-related agreements
• Multi-sector projects including industrial logistics, retail, healthcare, aged care, and energy

Experience

Myles has acted on some of Australia’s most significant property and construction transactions, including:

• Retail, commercial and industrial leasing for national and international clients, including landlords and tenants
• Acquisition of two major industrial logistics portfolios, shopping centres, aged care facilities, off-the-plan buildings in the Docklands, and interests in the Myer Bourke Street Mall
• Dispositions of a major metropolitan private hospital, CBD commercial buildings, car dealerships, and the Richmond Malt (Nylex sign site)
• Shayher Group on the Pentridge Prison redevelopment
• Salta Property Group and 151 Property Group on various leasing and property transactions
• High-profile retailers including Forever New Clothing Pty Ltd, Borders Book Stores, Jeans West, Country Road, and G-Star Raw
• SGX-listed Mapletree S-REIT and related entities
• Heitman International LLC (US-based investment manager)
• BIS Industries Limited on acquisition of Tasmanian quarries
• Bass Energy Pty Ltd and Meridian Energy Limited on due diligence and wind farm site acquisitions
• Barristers Chambers Limited on due diligence and acquisition of 525 Lonsdale Street
• Basslink Pty Ltd on perfection of the Basslink pipeline easement rights, property sales, and related due diligence
• Acquisition of the Louis Vuitton building on Collins Street for circa $70 million
• Acquisition, leasing, and partial divestment of an industrial logistics portfolio for Valad valued at circa $60 million
• Due diligence and acquisition of a $50 million agricultural property (berry farm)
• Sale of Mercy Health and Aged Care’s $100 million interest in St Vincent’s and Mercy Private Hospitals
• Off-the-plan building sales in the Docklands precinct
• Restructuring and divestment of land in the Strzelecki Ranges
• Development of the Western United Soccer facility in Tarneit
• Establishment, due diligence, and acquisition of solar and wind farm projects worth billions

A respected thought leader, Myles has also shared his insights at REIV and TV Education Network seminars and has chaired retail leasing forums, further cementing his reputation as a go-to expert in property law.

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