Eric Métais, Partner in Real Estate law at Altana, was one of the panelists on the “Proper Preparation for Asset Acquisition” round table during the first edition of “Real Estate takes the Stage” held on 15 October 2015 in Paris by the accounting firm Denjean & Associés.

Before an audience of major players in the real estate market ( (AXA Real Estate, Foncière des régions, Savills, BNP Paribas Real Estate, l’Association des Directeurs Immobiliers), Eric Métais, accompanied by Pascale Prince (Tax Partner at Denjean & Associés),Olaf Déchin (notary public) and Alain de la Bellière (Head of Investments at DTZ), shared their pragmatic approach to asset acquisition. The panelists highlighted the necessity for stakeholders in a real estate transaction to place a high priority on dialogue and the distribution of the same information to all of the stakeholders in order to provide momentum to the discussions, anticipate difficulties and, especially, to reach satisfactory solutions for the seller and the buyer.