Ashurst LLP's real estate practice has recently been focusing on asset management and real estate finance issues, including the refinancing of projects, as well as insolvency and restructuring-related situations and sustainability measures. Practice head Liane Muschter, who also advises regulated funds on portfolio transactions and project developments, is one of the key contacts for financing structures. Nicolas Deuerling (real estate and property law; asset deals and share deals) joined Gowling WLG at the end of 2024.
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Testimonials
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'Very efficient, thorough and fast working methods. High level of partner involvement.'
'Liane Muschter is tireless and always completely on top of things. Very good negotiation skills.'
'Very strong in advising alternative financiers, even in complex financing structures and restructuring situations; very good networking across practices and offices.'
'Liane Muschter is an absolute legal expert in the commercial real estate sector and handles discussions in great detail.'
'In addition to legal expertise, the Ashurst team has great commercial understanding.'
'Strong representation of the client in negotiations and absolutely reliable.'
Key clients
- 1&1 Mobilfunk GmbH
- Abrdn Investments Deutschland AG
- EQT Exeter
- HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH
- LIP Invest GmbH
- Montea NV
- Panattoni Germany Properties GmbH
- PATRIZIA AG
- Patron Capital
- P3 Logistic Parks
- Samsung SRA Asset Management
Work highlights
Advising Samsung SRA Asset Management on the refinancing of the Commerzbank Tower.
Advising Montea NV on the acquisition of buildings as a fictitious component on third-party land (owned by HPA) in the port area of Hamburg by way of a share deal from Tristan Capital.
Advising HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH on the acquisition of a new logistics building near Hamburg from the real estate developer Panattoni for an open special fund of an institutional investor.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Liane Muschter
Other key lawyers
Christopher Jeschor; Achim Weimer