Real estate finance

Greenberg Traurig Germany

Client Satisfaction

Greenberg Traurig Germany comprehensively advises on acquisition and development financing as well as financial restructuring, covering all real estate sectors, including office, retail and industrial. The team is instructed by both borrowers and lenders, which the team assists with bond agreements, refinancing, mezzanine structures and overall loan financing and also benefit from the firm's international network in cross-border transactions. Both Anika Mitzkait and practice head Claudia Hard boast similar competencies; Hard also has expertise in bond financing and distressed investments, while Mitzkait is well versed in real estate law.

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Testimonials

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'Very good transaction-related cooperation and competent advice in combination with solution orientation.'
'Claudia Hard, as the responsible partner, is available and easy to contact at short notice at any time. Very pleasant cooperation.'
'The team led by Claudia Hard uniquely combines banking and financial law with in-depth real estate law know-how. Paired with the solution-oriented approach, clients receive pragmatic and solution-oriented advice.'
'In my opinion, Claudia Hard and Anika Mitzkait are the key members of the team. They both demonstrate client orientation and commitment and their work is characterized by solution-oriented advice, not just pointing out the clients' problems.'
'The real estate financing team acts quickly, reliably and seems to be very well coordinated. The technical skills are above average and always practice-oriented. Due to the size and internationality of the law firm, cross-practice is also available at short notice.'
'Claudia Hard: Assertive, very intelligent and open negotiating partner who always has the client's interests in mind and always argues objectively and well-founded. Personal collaboration is always very pleasant, even in very complex and time-critical transactions.'
'Experienced lawyers, quick processing, concise work, legally correct.'
'Very innovative and competent lawyers for all real estate issues.'

Key clients

LINUS Digital Finance
pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
Heimstaden
Dream Industrial REIT
Peakside
Aventos
KKR/Velero
BF.capital
Berlin Hyp AG
Tristan Capital Partners
Pinebridge Benson Elliot
Hanse Merkur
FAP
EDGE Technologies
Activum

Work highlights

Advising Peakside on the financing of the acquisition and development of the 'Hessischer Hof' in Frankfurt am Main by Hamburg Commercial Bank, a luxury hotel that was closed during the Covid-19 pandemic and is to be renovated and repositioned in the upper luxury segment.

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