Cristina Garlaschelli is an associate in Cadwalader’s Real Estate practice and is based in the firm's London office. Cristina assists private equity funds, pension funds, developers, asset managers and other international investors in complex local and cross border real estate transactions involving joint ventures, acquisitions, disposals, letting and/or development of single assets and real estate portfolios. She has experience with a wide range of asset classes including hotels, logistics, data centres, residential, offices and retail.
Prior to joining Cadwalader in 2025, Cristina worked in tier-one international law firms in London and Milan, Italy. Cristina holds a Master in Law at University of Milan, where she graduated cum laude, and is admitted to practice in England and Wales and in Italy.
Select Experience:
- A primary UAE investor in the corporate acquisition of a luxury hotel and beach resort in a prestigious sea town in Tuscany.
- JV between Bain Capital Credit and Omnam Investment Group in the acquisition and development of a luxury 5-star hotel in central Rome.
- JV between Bain Capital Credit and Omnam Investment Group in the corporate sale of a €150m luxury 5-star hotel in central Rome.
- A primary data centre developer and operator in the €100m acquisition and subsequent development of data centre projects in Milan’s data centre hub.
- JV between Bain Capital Credit and Stoneweg in the forward purchase acquisition of a €200m portfolio of six grade A logistics warehouses located in established logistics hubs in Italy.
- A leading global alternative asset manager in the acquisition and over €1bn development of major data centre projects in Milan’s data centre hub.
- Boreal IM in the acquisition of a logistics portfolio of four fully-let and operational warehouses and two development plots in Italy through complex investment structures.
- Union Investment and Garbe Asset Management in a complex double forward-purchase acquisition of a logistics portfolio of grade A properties located in major logistics hubs in Italy.
- GLP Capital Partners in various greenfield/brownfield acquisitions and logistics developments in major logistics hubs in Italy.
- A leading global asset manager in the set-up of a JV with a primary operator in the hospitality market to invest in 4- and 5-stars hotel development projects in Italy.
- Macquarie in the acquisition of a core fully-renovated multi-tenant office use building located in Milan.
- Bain Capital Credit in the development and refinancing of luxury hotels in Rome, Florence and Lake Como and residential projects.
- Blackstone in the disposal of a trophy office building located in Milan district area fully let to one of the Italian major banking institutions.
Certain representations occurred before Cristina joined Cadwalader.
