Taylor Wessing has advised Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc, the closed-ended investment company, on its oversubscribed £200 million initial public offering on the specialist fund segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange.

Triple Point Social Housing REIT is focused on investing in social housing assets in the UK, with a particular focus on supported housing.

Justin Hubble, General Counsel of Triple Point Investment Management LLP, said: “We were very pleased with the response which Triple Point Social Housing REIT received from the market on IPO, and the team effort that went in to making it a success. The Taylor Wessing team were a core part of that, and their expertise and dedication was an important component in executing the IPO within a very short timeframe.”

Capital Markets partner Will Belcher said: “We were delighted to work with Triple Point for the first time, particularly as this type of IPO transaction is a core part of our capital markets and corporate real estate offering, and we very much look forward to continue working with the team”.

The Taylor Wessing team was led by partner Will Belcher, with support from Amy Coburn, Lucy Bowler, Emily Mattley, Janey Parker and Sasha Vallabh (Capital Markets), Jonathan Rogers and Peter Wilson (Financial Services Regulatory) and Peter Jackson, Robert Young, James Stewart and Will Egan (Tax & Incentives).

Cannacord Genuity Limited acted as Sole Global Co-ordinator and Bookrunner, and as Joint Financial Adviser with Akur Partners.