In addition to advising banks on the provision of new money real estate facilities, Norton Rose Fulbright is also called upon by real estate investors and developers for its expertise in acquisition and development finance. The practice is also adept at overseeing special situations, including the restructuring of credit lines in the event of insolvency. Practice head Bernhard Fiedler acts for a host of banks, advising them on debt-based financing structures for borrowers in the real estate field, while Veit Sahlfeld supports developers in the retail and hospitality sectors on acquisition, development and mezzanine facilities.
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Key clients
- Ambridge
- Amundi
- Bayerische Landesbank
- BayernInvest
- BF.capital
- BNP Paribas/BNP Paribas REIM
- European Investment Bank
- European Science Park Group
- Hamburg Commercial Bank
- HanseMerkur
- Kriton Real Estate
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
Work highlights
Advised a banking syndicate led by Standard Chartered on the restructuring of the financing of up to €390m for the acquisition of Trianon in Frankfurt.
Advised HanseMerkur and its Luxembourg debt funds as lenders on real estate financing in the office, retail and living sectors.
Advised Postbank in connection with real estate financing transactions for several real estate properties in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Spain and Belgium.
Practice head
Bernhard Fiedler
Other key lawyers
Veit Sahlfeld