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Sam Hopkins

Experience Sam is a Partner at Capsticks and heads the firm’s Real Estate department. He works with public, private and charity clients in the health and social care sector and also acts for local authorities. Sam also leads the firm’s Primary Care Group which specialises in acting for GP practices and dental providers. Expertise Sam specialises in high value commercial leases, property due diligence on mergers and acquisitions, major land sales, acquisitions and redevelopments, and public and privately funded major capital projects. He also has specialist expertise in relation to the funding of GP premises costs and GP surgery developments. Notable projects Public Health England Science Hub Programme – lead partner on the acquisition of the former GlaxoSmithKline site in Harlow for £30 million in advance of £500 million development of new microbiology facilities from Porton Down St Bernard’s Gate development – phased land sales and associated section 106 agreements to Catalyst Housing and the Westcombe Group for £20 million for West London Mental Health NHS Trust High View redevelopment, Hatfield – local authority regeneration scheme with Lovell Partnerships · Capsticks LLP

EnglandReal Estate, Healthcare

About

Partner at Capsticks LLP who heads the firm's Real Estate department and leads its Primary Care Group. Acts for GP practices, dental providers, public, private and charity clients in the health and social care sector and also for local authorities.

Practice areas

Real EstateHealthcarePrimary CarePublic SectorMergers & AcquisitionsDevelopment & RegenerationProject FinanceProperty Finance

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Expertise

High-value commercial leasesProperty due diligence on mergers and acquisitionsMajor land sales and acquisitionsRedevelopments and regeneration schemesPublicly and privately funded major capital projectsFunding of GP premises and surgery developmentsPrimary care and dental property workLocal authority property transactions

Education

  • Cambridge University (1998 BA; MA (Hons) History)
  • The College of Law, London (1999 Common Professional Examination; 2000 Legal Practice Course)