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Eversheds Sutherland

Real Estate: Finance

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Eversheds Sutherland’s Real Estate team in Germany delivers strategic legal advice across the full life cycle of real assets. With offices in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich, we support tenants, leaseholders, borrowers, owners, investors, developers and lenders with tailored solutions that reflect the diverse needs of stakeholders across the real estate sector.

We are trusted legal advisors on some of Germany’s largest transactions, delivering innovative solutions across all asset classes including data centres, logistics, office, industrial portfolios, shopping/retail, multi-use, hospitality, residential, infrastructure and health care.

As part of one of the world’s largest real estate law practices, with 500+ lawyers globally, we combine deep local insight with seamless international collaboration, tailored to the demands of our clients enabling seamless advise across Europe and beyond.

We continue to strengthen our market-leading practice with the recent promotion of transactions expert Kathrin Paulet to the partnership and the strategic appointment of Real Estate Finance specialist Torsten Volkholz.

Our key expertise includes:

  • Usage/Rental
  • Transactions/Buying and Selling (Asset, Share and Forward Deals)
  • Asset and Property Management
  • Real Estate Development
  • Planning & Consenting
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Restructuring, and Distressed Assets
  • Real Estate Tax
  • Real Estate Disputes
  • Regulation and Investment Law

Clients (9)

  • Axa Investment Managers
  • Barings
  • Blackstone
  • CyrusOne
  • EQT
  • Hines Immobilien GmbH
  • Invesco Real Estate, Microsoft
  • Patrizia SE
  • Terra KVG Real Estate Managers

Industries (7)

  • Real Estate
  • Financial Services
  • Industrials
  • TMT
  • Government and Infrastructure
  • Life Sciences and Healthcare
  • Consumer

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Real Estate: Finance - Germany

What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland's real estate team in Germany advises its clients on a wide range of matters from its offices in Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf. Its lawyers have particular transactional experience in the areas of data centres, logistics and the sale and leaseback of industrial portfolios, and the team additionally advises a mix of German and international clients on the refinancing of their real estate projects.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

Das Immobilienrechtsteam von Eversheds Sutherland in Deutschland berät seine Mandanten von seinen Standorten in Hamburg, München, Frankfurt und Düsseldorf aus in einem breiten Spektrum von Angelegenheiten. Die Anwälte und Anwältinnen verfügen über besondere Transaktionserfahrung in den Bereichen Rechenzentren, Logistik sowie Sale-Leaseback von Industrieimmobilienportfolios. Darüber hinaus berät das Team deutsche und internationale Mandanten bei der Refinanzierung ihrer Immobilienprojekte.

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Work Highlights

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  • Eversheds Sutherland advised Invesco Real Estate in connection with the financing of a hotel property in Germany.

  • Eversheds Sutherland beriet Invesco Real Estate im Zusammenhang mit der Finanzierung einer Hotelimmobilie in Deutschland.

Strengths

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  • Eversheds Sutherland stands out for its exceptional negotiation skills with assertiveness and diplomacy. It offers a deep market understanding and pragmatic, business-oriented approach.

    Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany

  • Eversheds Sutherland understands our sensitivities and advocates for them autonomously. It applies highly pragmatic approaches and delivers quality work with efficient execution.

    Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany

  • Eversheds Sutherland has extensive expertise and excellent knowledge. Its team is technically excellent, fast and solution-oriented.

    Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany

  • Eversheds Sutherland is fantastic and offers commercial and thoughtful advice. It communicates clearly and is excellent on tight timelines.

    Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany

  • Eversheds Sutherland is knowledgeable and pragmatic with a strong focus on risk mitigation and a top commercial understanding.

    Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany

  • Eversheds Sutherland ist kompetent und pragmatisch, mit einem starken Fokus auf Risikominimierung und einem ausgeprägten kaufmännischen Verständnis.

    Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany

Notable Practitioners

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  • Torsten Volkholz
    Torsten Volkholz

    Torsten Volkholz

    Torsten Volkholz is a respected lawyer who is frequently mandated by equity and portfolio investors on acquisition financing and refinancing matters concerning single-asset and portfolio purchases.

    Torsten Volkholz ist ein angesehener Rechtsanwalt, der häufig von Eigenkapital- und Portfolioinvestoren in Fragen der Akquisitionsfinanzierung und Refinanzierung im Zusammenhang mit Einzelimmobilien- und Portfoliokäufen mandatiert wird.

    • Torsten Volkholz is a really good lawyer.

      Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany

    • If you have a real estate debt problem in Germany, speak to Torsten Volkholz.

      Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany

    • Torsten Volkholz stands out in the market. He knows what he's doing.

      Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany
    • Torsten Volkholz ist ein wirklich guter Anwalt.
      Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany

    • Wenn Sie in Deutschland ein Problem mit Immobilienschulden haben, sprechen Sie mit Torsten Volkholz.

      Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany
    • Torsten Volkholz sticht im Markt hervor. Er weiß, was er tut.
      Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany
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  • Peter Junghänel
    Peter Junghänel

    Peter Junghänel

    Peter Junghänel assists with a range of real estate transactions, project development advice and leasing matters. He demonstrates particular expertise in assisting with acquisition mandates across logistics portfolios. He operates from the Frankfurt office of Eversheds Sutherland.

    Peter Junghänel berät bei einer Vielzahl von Immobilientransaktionen, Projektentwicklungen und Angelegenheiten der Vermietung. Er verfügt über besondere Expertise in der Begleitung vom Immobilienerwerb im Logistikbereich. Er ist im Frankfurter Büro von Eversheds Sutherland tätig.

    • Peter Junghänel is a trusted adviser.

      Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany

    • Peter Junghänel has outstanding business acumen and excellent negotiation skills with a keen eye for the big picture.

      Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany
    • Peter Junghänel verfügt über herausragendes unternehmerisches Geschick und exzellente Verhandlungsfähigkeiten sowie einen ausgeprägten Blick für das große Ganze.
      Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany
    • Peter Junghänel ist ein vertrauenswürdiger Berater.
      Real Estate: Finance respondentGermany
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