Costa Thrasyvoulou is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Real Estate Practice.

Costa represents owners and operators, private equity firms, asset managers, real estate companies, lenders, and borrowers on all aspects of commercial real estate, including real estate focused private equity and M&A transactions, joint ventures, co-investments, sale-leaseback transactions, high value landlord-tenant work, hotel and resort management, sales, acquisitions, and financing.

He advises clients on a variety of transactions within logistics, hospitality, leisure, life sciences, electric-charging, and retail sectors.

Costa maintains an active pro bono practice, representing welfare benefit claimants in their appeals against removal of Personal Independent Payment benefit; local charities in respect of small-scale leasing; legal advice centers; and human trafficking related cases.

Costa has previously spent time on secondment at the Mary Ward Legal Centre advising welfare benefit claimants in their appeals against removal of Personal Independent Payment benefit and six months’ working in the Sao Paulo office of a Magic Circle law firm as a trainee.

Costa’s experience includes advising:

  • Ares Management on its:
    • US$3.7 billion acquisition of GCP International
    • Landmark partnership with Lone Star through a £755 million investment in Wembley’s Quintain
  • L Catterton on its investment in Value Retail, creator and operator of luxury shopping destinations, with an enterprise value of £1.5 billion
  • EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the optical industry, on its US$1.5 billion acquisition of the Supreme apparel and lifestyle brand from VF Corporation
  • Asda Group:
    • Through its subsidiary Bellis Finco, on the acquisition of the United Kingdom and Ireland operations of EG Group, an operator of petrol-station convenience stores, for £2.3 billion
    • In connection with a £400 million ground rent financing, secured over a portfolio of 55 of its supermarkets
    • In connection with a £646 million sale and leaseback financing
  • EQT, CPP Investments, and Nord Anglia Education on the US$14.5 billion sale of Nord Anglia Education
  • Silver Lake Partners in its US$5 billion investment in the North America business of Vantage Data Centers
  • Dynasty Equity Partners in its acquisition of a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club
  • The consortium led by Fahad Al Ghanim on the acquisition of MK Dons Football Club
  • Manchester United plc in its sale of a stake in Manchester United Football club to INEOS Chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe
  • Venator, a portfolio company for innovative pigment and additive products, on the sale of its Iron Oxide Business to Cathay Industries for £111 million
  • Lithia Motors on the acquisition of Jardine Motors Group (JM Group), a UK-based automotive retailer
  • The mandated lead arrangers on the £6.6 billion term loan B, revolving credit, and high-yield bridge facilities for CD&R’s take-private acquisition of Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
  • The mandated lead arrangers on the £1.6 billion term loan B and high-yield bonds for Motor Fuel Group’s acquisition of 340 petrol forecourts from Morrisons

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LPC (Distinction), BPP Law School, 2017
  • GDL (Distinction), BPP Law School, 2016
  • BSc, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2015
    1st Class

Languages Spoken

  • English

Practices