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Within Mid-sized deals, GSK Stockmann + Kollegen is a third tier firm,

GSK Stockmann + Kollegen’s ‘efficient’ team provides ‘real value for money’ and has significant expertise in real estate transactions, and notably also attracts work via its Singapore office. Recent highlights include advising Aesica Pharmaceuticals on three factory acquisitions, and DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Luxembourg on purchasing LBBW Luxemburg’s retail banking division. Peter Ladwig is recommended along with Gregor Seikel, who ‘always keeps an eye on strategic and commercial aspects’.

Within Investment funds , GSK Stockmann + Kollegen is a third tier firm,

GSK Stockmann + Kollegen focuses on real estate funds, and regularly advises real estate capital investment companies on matters such as the formation or winding up of open-ended real estate funds. Clients appreciate the good advice and ‘excellent co-operation’ from Robert Kramer.

Within Public sector , tier 4

GSK Stockmann + Kollegen is a good choice for environmental and planning law advice. The team recently advised Center Parcs Europe on developing a new holiday resort, and the Berlin office acted for a City of Berlin owned subsidiary regarding public procurement law, including representation before public review bodies. The ‘proactive and target-focused’ Mark Butt has ‘extremely high knowledge of public processes’.

Within Construction, GSK Stockmann + Kollegen is a second tier firm,

GSK Stockmann + Kollegen is ‘very good across the board’, and has in-depth real estate and renewables expertise. Highlights were advising aiP (alpha invest Projekt) on the conversion of a former power plant in the centre of Munich, and winning a tender to provide legal advice to Hochtief and its subsidiaries. Oliver Moufang, Dirk Oldigs and Holger Lampe are particularly well regarded, and Thomas Haller is also recommended for his ‘entrepreneurial thinking’.

Within Real estate, GSK Stockmann + Kollegen is a third tier firm,

GSK Stockmann + Kollegen gained visibility in the market and, in doing so, strengthened its Hamburg office and real estate finance expertise by recruiting Michael Jani from Latham & Watkins LLP. This broad practice ably covers all areas of real estate and is ‘very well connected in the funds industry’. It is on Hochtief’s legal panel, provides comprehensive advice to LBBW Immobilien on inner city joint venture development projects, and acts for Allianz on real estate transactions under the Allianz Sales Programme. Andreas May, Lorenz Claussen and Stefan Koser are highly recommended.