Baker McKenzie focuses on (individual and portfolio) real estate transactions, including sale and leaseback transactions, and related financing, where practice head Florian Thamm regularly takes the lead. He is also experienced in restructuring real estate portfolios. The team is frequently instructed by financial services providers, insurance companies, debt funds, private equity firms and real estate developers across the asset classes logistics, office, commercial, hotel and retail. The advice on the retail and office sectors also includes tenancy law issues, here, Daniel Bork, is a key contact; he made partner in July 2022 and focuses on transactions, project developments and construction-related matters.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Very trusting cooperation with Daniel Bork in the area of real estate law. He is always very constructive, super fast, feedback and answers arrive in a very short period of time (always exceed expectations).'
- 'Florian Thamm is very effective and technically excellent.'
Key clients
- Intel
- Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen
- Berlin Hyp AG
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
- Norddeutsche Landesbank - Deutsche Hypo
- Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Peakside Capital
- Alzayani Investments
- ARVOS Group
- Iberdrola
- Worldline
- Senwes
- Netflix
- Spotify
Work highlights
- Advising Intel in connection with the planned construction of a semiconductor factory in Magdeburg.
- Advising Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen on the €505 million refinancing of a diversified logistics portfolio with 45 properties for VIB Vermögens AG, a subsidiary of DIC Asset AG.
- Advising Peakside Capital on the acquisition of the Grandhotel Hessischer Hof in Frankfurt am Main from the Prinz von Hessen Group.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Florian Thamm