Family Law
Germany
31 October 2024
Taylor Wessing advises banks as lenders, companies, real estate management companies and real estate funds as borrowers on the financing and refinancing of real estate transactions, including individual and portfolio financing, project developments and investments in real estate. Most recently, these mandates pertained to the asset classes logistics, commercial, hotel, office and residential, including sustainability-related matters. Head of the banking & finance practice Clemens Niedner (financing and restructuring) also leads the real estate financing team. Salary partner Jennifer Maiworm (national and cross-border acquisition and real estate financing as well as syndicated loan financing) moved to Jebens Mensching PartG mbB in February 2025.
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Testimonials
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- 'High availability and commitment, solution-oriented.'
- 'Jens Wiesner is always available and supports us in a pragmatic way.'
- 'Highly competent and assertive team that has mastered all facets and types of commercial real estate financing from years of practice.'
- 'One of the team's particular strengths lies in negotiations, where it offers tangible added value and, thanks to its excellent network in the real estate financing industry, is able to master the most difficult negotiation situations quickly, practically, with competent solutions and in a pleasant manner.'
- 'Peter Seemann: Extremely experienced, competent and as a partner not only very present and strong in negotiations, but also competent and talented in contract drafting. Not someone who only works on "standards", but someone who knows how to design and negotiate individually.'
- 'Jens Wiesner: Extremely fast, reliable and assertive. Knows how to shine, especially in international mandates, due to his excellent international experience. Even with extremely complex contract structures and many parties involved, he remains in control of the mandate at all times and keeps an overview for his clients. My favorite for international business.'
Key clients
- Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB)
- Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale (Helaba)
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)
- NATIXIS Pfandbriefbank (NATIXIS)
- Sparkasse Bremen
- DZ Hyp
- Ziegert Group
- Tishman Speyer
- Quest Investment Partners
- Aukera Real Estate
Work highlights
Advising Helaba on the €270 million financing of the Le Coeur real estate development project in Düsseldorf.
Advising Hamburg Commercial Bank on the financing of a commercial and industrial property for Hines in the double-digit million range.
Advising Hamburg Commercial Bank on the €100 million refinancing of a real estate portfolio of alstria office REIT-AG.
Lawyers
Practice head
Clemens Niedner
Other key lawyers
Peter Seemann; Jens Wiesner