Derk Opitz
Ashurst LLPAshurst LLP focuses on advising banks, debt funds and private equity houses on mezzanine financing structures, practice head Filip Kurkowski regularly takes the lead here; his team also comprehensively covers the entire spectrum of traditional financing instruments, including mortgage financing, as well as structured financing, such as senior structures and bonds. The latter areas are among the competencies of Derk Opitz, who has additional expertise in interfacing project financing matters; this expertise was recently increasingly called upon in connection with project developments. The practice covers all asset classes, including office, residential and commercial properties.
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'Filip Kurkowski: approachable, likeable, perceptive, pragmatic, solution-oriented.'
'Filip Kurkowski is a very reliable, knowledgeable and committed partner. We have worked with him regularly over the past few years and will continue to do so.'
'Filip Kurkowski is an extremely good lawyer for real estate financing law, especially for alternative financiers. He gets the best out of complicated negotiations for his clients.'
- 'The team's skills are very important for us to be successful as an alternative financier. This includes both the speed of execution and the enforcement of our interests.'
'Filip Kurkowski is personally available and approachable at any time. He regularly finds an ideal balance between our legal needs and economic interests.'
Key clients
- Berlin Hyp
- BNP Paribas
- Barings
- Flins Capital
- ING Bank
- Prime Capital
- Societé Générale
Work highlights
- Advising Socíété Générale in connection with the granting of a loan totaling approximately €61 million to finance the acquisition of commercial real estate at various locations in Germany.
- Advising a fund managed by Prime Capital AG on the purchase financing of a property in Frankfurt am Main, which is to be realigned as part of a project development, as well as on the subsequent extension. Prime Capital acted as arranger of various tranches with a total volume of €130 million.
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Filip Kurkowski