Ashurst 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.
Testimonials
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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.'
Key clients
- Berlin Hyp
- BNP Paribas
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.