Taylor Wessing focuses on real estate transactions, which include the asset categories care homes, healthcare, logistics, residential, office and hospitality, as well as on project developments, such as district developments and infrastructure projects. Asset management constitutes another core area and covers related tenancy and investment law issues; the team also advises on ESG-related matters, which is another key strength. Practice head Johannes Callet focuses on individual and portfolio transactions and is regularly instructed by real estate funds, project developers and French investors. The real estate tax capacities were strengthened in March 2023 with the addition of Julian Ludwig, previously at PwC Legal (PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft). In early 2023, Sarah Anderson (transactions, commercial tenancy agreements with a focus on hotel and hospitality) and Renke Waller (transactions, tenancies and real estate financing) were appointed to salary partners, and Joachim Mandl (social housing and healthcare properties) was appointed to equity partner.
Testimonials
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- 'The team is not only highly professional, but also thinks pragmatically and deal-oriented when it comes to solutions. This is an unbeatable advantage for the team, because at the end of the day almost every negotiation is a deal and thinking in terms of positions doesn't help - and the Taylor Wessing team has understood this very well and practices it in an exemplary manner.'
- 'Johannes Callet has excellent expertise in real estate and corporate law. He is also strong in litigation. Practical advice at any time.'
- 'Anja Fenge and Alexander Peinze are two excellent lawyers who lead negotiations to success with professional know-how, empathy and good management. The detailed work on contracts is also excellent.'
- 'Outstanding expertise and practical advice at eye level.'
- 'Practical, pragmatic, solution-oriented, great at personal level, innovative approaches to complex issues.'
- 'We work with Johannes Callet. He summarizes even complex problems in a simple manner.'
Key clients
- Adina Apartment Hotels
- alstria office REIT AG
- Green Mountain Data Centers (Azrieli)
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
- BNP Paribas
- CEE Group
- Encavis Asset Management AG
- Harder & Partner
- Hertz Flavors GmbH & Co. KG
- Art-Invest
- European Healthcare Investors
- ECE Group
- Erhard & Stern Real Estate GmbH
- GARBE Gruppe
- Lifento
- Otto Wulff Projektentwicklung GmbH / Rheinmetall Immobilien GmbH / Kolbenhöfe GmbH & Co. KG
- Premier Inn
- Pensionskasse der Wacker Chemie VVaG
- Intecplan integrierte technischen Planung GmbH
- Trammell Crow Company
Work highlights
- Advising Norwegian data center company Green Mountain, owned by Azrieli Group Ltd. is, in the agreement with KMW to build a new 54 MW data center location in Mainz.
- Advising Lifento on a total of five transactions, including the acquisition of a healthcare property in Schotten, Germany, including advising on the operator's ESG obligations under the lease and including a CAPEX plan for energy efficiency.
- Ongoing advice to the British hotel chain Premier Inn on its expansion in Germany, including the acquisition of a hotel project in Berlin-Köpenick and the leasing of land for a new Premier Inn hotel in Wiesbaden.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Johannes Callet