Costs incurred on an investment that fails to close.

  • Costs incurred on an investment that fails to close.
  • Legal, due-diligence, environmental, and engineering fees not recovered.

Broken-deal cost

Investment · Global

Short definition

Costs incurred on an investment that fails to close.

Full definition

Legal, due-diligence, environmental, and engineering fees not recovered. Standard Class A institutional buyer absorbs as part of pipeline cost; some funds pass to LPs.

Why this matters for Class A leasing

Broken-deal cost is part of the investment vocabulary that institutional Class A occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across Global markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks regional variation alongside the global standard so cross-border occupiers can translate quickly.