We advise across the entire real estate sector, including real estate sales and acquisitions by way of asset and share-deals, joint ventures and real estate development. Our work also covers all aspects of asset management and commercial leases as well as of private and public construction law.
The investments of our clients include residential, office, logistic and retail properties and portfolios as well as operator-run properties such as hotels and care homes. Due to our longstanding focus on the real estate industry and our in-depth understanding of the business we are able to assist our clients with tailored legal advice and profound market knowledge.
- Real estate sales and acquisitions (Asset- und Share-Deals)
- Sale und Leaseback
- Legal due diligence
- Commercial leases
- Residential leases
- German leasehold
- Joint venture agreements
- Real estate developments
- Forward Deals
- Construction law
- Planning law
- Environmental law
- Monument protection law
- Energy contracting
- Operator, manager and franchise agreements
- Asset, property and facility management
- Real estate finance
We are experienced in advising business enterprises and their investors, shareholders and directors across the range of legal corporate matters, from the incorporation of a business and drafting investment agreements to shareholders’ meetings, corporate housekeeping and corporate governance advice.
Our work also involves capital measures, mergers, spin-offs and other restructuring measures.
We represent business enterprises, directors and board members in connection with service agreements and equity participations, as well as regarding the legal requirements for the operative business (compliance).
In addition to our general corporate practice, we have extensive experience and expertise handling M&A work and setting up joint ventures.
- General corporate matters
- Incorporation of businesses
- Shareholders’ and investment agreements
- Capital increases and other capital measures
- Mergers, spin-offs und other corporate restructurings
- Shareholder meetings and general assemblies
- Service agreements with directors and board members
- Equity programmes for managers and employees
We represent German and international business enterprises and investors with corporate transactions by way of asset and share deals, in the structuring of joint ventures as well as with the closing of cooperation agreements.
Our broad expertise and experience includes the full spectrum of transaction work, the performance of legal due diligence, the drafting and negotiation of complex contracts and assistance with closing and post-closing restructuring measures.
- Asset- and share deals
- Legal due diligence
- Structured bidding processes
- Joint venture agreements
- Mergers, spin-offs and other corporate restructurings
- Corporate real estate
Our expertise spans all areas of the energy industry including project development, construction, operation and repowering of energy facilities as well as the full range of transactional services for the acquisition or sale of energy plants by way of asset or share deals, with a specific focus on wind farm and solar park projects.
We cover the full spectrum of energy work (EEG and EnWG), including corporate law, public law, environmental law and real estate while keeping an eye on all relevant contracts with regard to the planning, construction, maintenance and management of energy facilities.
We advise project developers, investors and energy supply companies on the procedures for the approval of their projects and regarding the admissibility check.
We are experienced in advising on power purchase contracts and the direct marketing of electricity produced by renewable energy facilities. This includes advice on issues and contracts for grid connection and grid access as well as smart metering.
- Sale and purchase of energy facilities (share and asset deal)
- Supply, construction and operation management contracts
- Contracts for the direct marketing of electricity
- Statutory remuneration according to the EEG
- Repowering
- Power purchase contracts
- Planning, environmental law and permits
- Grid connection and grid access contracts
- Grid use fees
- Establishing project companies
- Corporate law structuring
- Joint venture agreements
- Energy efficiency
- Smart metering
- District heating