Davina is a corporate real estate associate in London.
Davina is an associate in the London corporate real estate team, advising on high-profile and high-value transactions across the UK market. She acts for a diverse range of clients — including private equity funds, institutional investors, asset managers, and real estate developers — on joint ventures, acquisitions, disposals, capital raises, and corporate restructurings. Her experience spans multiple asset classes, including offices, logistics, retail, and mixed-use developments.
Davina has been named on the 2026 Attorney General Pro Bono Recognition List.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- a leading private equity firm on the sale of its £1 billion logistics portfolio to a public REIT
- a major UK commercial real estate developer on the £750m sale of a landmark London office headquarters to the long-standing tenant
- a major UK asset manager on the sale of its units in a prime UK regional shopping centre to a leading retail property company
- a US-based credit and special situations investment firm on the acquisition and potential onward sale of a prime Central London property to a sovereign wealth fund
- a US-based credit and special situations investment firm on the restructuring of its shareholder and asset management arrangements for a landmark City of London office asset
- a leading international real estate investment and finance firm on the corporate restructuring of subsidiaries holding a property interest in a major mixed-use development
- a real estate asset manager and developer on its joint venture with a major European real estate private equity fund in connection with a City of London office asset
- a property investor on the negotiation of a conditional rent concession with a retail tenant
- a real estate developer on the settlement of a dispute with its joint venture partner arising under development and shareholder arrangements in respect of a South London residential development
- a real estate developer and asset manager on its capital raise in connection with a portfolio of Central London office assets
Sectors
Background
Davina qualified in September 2025, having trained at the firm since 2023. She holds a first-class degree in Spanish and Arabic from Durham University and an LLM with Distinction from BPP, passing both SQE assessments in the top quintile.
