Lia Machado Senior Associate

Lia Machado

Lia initially qualified in Brazil but moved to the UK early in her career and has been dual qualified since 2013.

She advises institutional clients on landlord and tenant matters, acquisitions, disposals and financing. Lia also specialises in providing real estate advice on corporate transactions.

Lia is known for her ability to engage with clients and really listen to what they want. Having previously worked in-house for a large telecoms company, she understands the commercial requirements of a business and is astutely aware of the importance of client relationships.

Lia has been part of the CSR and ESG committees of all organisations she has worked for in the past 12 years, working on social impact projects, volunteering and fundraising. She was part of the team who assisted a major telecoms company with the implementation of their ESG strategy in the UK.

Experience

• Leading on the acquisition of the new headquarter offices and three regional offices in the UK of a major telecoms company (in-house).
• Leading on a lease renewal programme of over 1000 telecoms sites with a single landlord and the implementation of a contract for purchase of revenue share worth £196 million (in-house).
• Acted on the refinancing of three student accommodation sites worth £70 million for a developer client.
• Leading on the disposal of a long leasehold office building in Bristol worth £13.5 million for an institutional client.
• Assisting on the disposal of industrial properties which were part of the largest out of town retail sale of properties in the UK in 2017 worth £250 million.