London—Dentons has advised Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group on the purchase of Robin Retail Park in Wigan from Nuveen's retail fund for c. £42 million.

Mike Ashley's Sports Direct is one of the main tenants at the park alongside Next, TK Maxx, Matalan, Wickes, Pets at Home, KFC, and Subway.

Andrew Henderson, a partner in Dentons' UK Real Estate team who led on the transaction, said 'We are delighted to have advised Frasers Group on its latest investment in bricks and mortar retail.  The transaction was completed just nine working days after instruction, which shows the pace at which major acquisitions can be closed with all parties committed to the timetable. '

Andrew Henderson was supported by senior associates Abbey Wiggett, Andrew McGrath and Ben Battell and associates Serena Mohammed, Fiona Ragettli and David Stokes from the Real Estate team as well as Tasmyn Brittlebank, Ralph Kellas and Alastair McLeod from the construction, planning and tax teams, respectively.

Recent retail transactions Dentons' Real Estate team has advised on include:

• Dentons advises Sports Direct on the sale and leaseback of its distribution centre and HQ to Malaysian pension fund for £120 million
• Dentons closes second supermarket portfolio sale in the space of a week

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