Real Estate: Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
Band 3
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Provided by CMS
The Real Estate & Public practice is the biggest of its kind in Germany. It provides advice to the entire real estate and construction sector while also handling all issues involving the public sector. In doing so, the practice brings together all the relevant areas of law in a unique way.
In line with client requirements, the practice is divided into three sections:
- Public - Advice involving the public sector
- Construction - The entire project development value chain, including planning and construction
- Real Estate - Comprehensive legal advice in connection with real estate as an asset class
Please visit our website for more details about our work in this category:
https://cms.law/en/deu/global-reach/europe/germany/expertise/real-estate-public
Chambers Review
CMS is a law firm with a strong presence throughout Germany and other European jurisdictions, assisting key clients both domestically and internationally. It is recommended for mid-sized and big-ticket portfolio transactions concerning retail, office, hospitality and logistics targets, and is notably active in the housing sector. The team also assists institutional investors with asset management and related property investment regulatory matters. Its financing expertise encompasses acquisition finance, portfolio financing and alternative lending, regularly acting for both borrowers and lenders.
Work Highlights
- CMS advised PIMCO on the acquisition of a climate-neutral logistics portfolio from DHL, consisting of five warehouses in three European countries, by way of a forward sale-leaseback transaction.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"CMS partners have excellent negotiation skills and excellent market knowledge."
"The service level is very professional and it is tailor-made for our needs."
"They are very customer-oriented and the relevant partner is always available."
"CMS partners have excellent negotiation skills and excellent market knowledge."
"The service level is very professional and it is tailor-made for our needs."
"They are very customer-oriented and the relevant partner is always available."
Notable Practitioners
Markus Pfaff handles the full spectrum of acquisition finance matters involving both single assets and portfolio deals. He is acknowledged as a driving force in the CMS real estate finance team.
"Markus Pfaff is pragmatic in his approach and is an easy person to work with, which is appreciated in deals with lots of moving parts."
"He is brilliant to work with. The depth of his legal skills speaks for itself."
Sebastian Orthmann is active on an array of cross-border real estate transactions, in addition to advising on real estate joint ventures and project developments.
"Sebastian Orthmann has impressive knowledge. He is very fast and always responds promptly."
"He is very professional, provides clear recommendations and possesses strong negotiation skills."
Volker Zerr regularly advises on office and commercial property transactions, as well as project development and real estate M&A.
"We have been working with Dr Volker Zerr in a very cooperative and goal-oriented manner."