Real Estate: Finance

Ashurst capably advises clients throughout the entire life-cycle of a real estate deal. The team's broad-ranging transactional expertise encompasses acquisitions and disposals, as well as project development acquisitions and sale and leaseback transactions, with additional experience concerning large-scale rental contracts. The team also offers noteworthy expertise in financing, regularly assisting borrowers with acquisition finance, single-asset and portfolio financing, development financing and refinancing. Ashurst counts domestic and international investors, asset managers, project developers, financial institutions, insurance companies and private equity firms from across Europe and East Asia among its clientele.

"Ashurst has a very broad scope of clients. They just know the market so well and are so knowledgeable."

"With Ashurst, we feel we are in good hands and are able to consistently finalise deals quickly and efficiently."

"On the transaction and structuring side, they are very creative and strong when it comes to complex situations."

Ashurst advised ABG Capital on the acquisition and financing of the office property SKY Eschborn from project developer Cilon, on behalf of a club of institutional investors.

Derk Opitz is Ashurst's managing partner in Germany. He is well regarded for real estate financing and refinancing, predominantly acting on behalf of well-known lenders. "Derk is a pragmatic lawyer who is always looking to get the deal done."

Filip Kurkowski is best known for advising on the financing of multi-jurisdictional real estate transactions. He is well equipped to act for domestic lenders and borrowers, with additional experience advising East Asian clients. "Filip Kurkowski is a very strong expert in real estate. He always looks to solve issues and is a personable individual."

Liane Muschter acts for noted domestic and global investors on a range of acquisitions and disposals. She is head of Ashurst's German transactional real estate team. "Liane Muschter is always willing to find correct solutions for her clients. She fights for the important issues and separates the not-so-important issues."

Nicolas Deuerling advises on a variety of real estate transactions, acting for domestic and international clients alike, and regularly handling matters involving office buildings, logistics parks and commercial spaces. "Nicolas Deuerling has the requisite attention to detail but also the commercial awareness which allows him to overcome every situation with ease."