Real Estate
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Latham & Watkins has an active real estate finance practice which handles financings, with particular expertise in mixed-use developments and retail sites. It is frequently mandated on cross-border deals and also advises investors on refinancings. The team is sought out by both lenders and borrowers for deals involving single assets and portfolios.
Work Highlights
- Latham & Watkins advised Apollo on its EUR1 billion investment in a portfolio of residential properties held by Vonovia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm is very strong in handling complicated topics."
"They are taking on impressive deals."
"The firm is very strong in handling complicated topics."
"They are taking on impressive deals."
Notable Practitioners
Carsten Loll is adept at both domestic and cross-border sales and acquisitions, as well as project development mandates.
"I like to work with Carsten Loll due to his solutions-oriented approach to matters."
Torsten Volkholz is a respected lawyer frequently mandated by equity and portfolio investors on acquisition financing and refinancing matters concerning single-asset and portfolio purchases. He is co-head of Latham & Watkins' real estate finance practice.
"Torsten Volkholz is very experienced and is a very deal-oriented negotiator."