Experience
Maximilian specialises on international and domestic portfolio real estate transactions, all aspects of asset management matters, in particular long term lease agreements, and corporate real estate. His expertise covers the entire life cycle of all real estate classes. His clients include institutional investors, private equity investment companies, open-ended real estate investment funds and project developers.
Maximilian's experience includes advising:
- CBRE Global Investors on the acquisition and asset management of several shopping centres such as "Hanseviertel" in Hamburg and “Stilwerk” in Berlin*
- Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust on the acquisition of a logistics portfolio in Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands*
- BASF Pensions- und Sterbekasse on the acquisition of several office and logistics properties*
- Tishman Speyer in connection with lease contracts for the OMNITURM and TaunusTurm*
- WeWork on lease agreements for their business line “co-working” in Munich and Frankfurt*
- Real I.S. on the acquisition of office buildings, in particular the Upper Westend Carree in Frankfurt*
- TDR / David Lloyd Leisure on their acquisition of the Meridian Spa & Fitness Group*
- Apollo Management International LLP in the bidding process for the acquisition of the Xella Group (construction materials)*
- Deka, Principle (formerly INTERNOS) and Triuva (formerly IVG) on their sale of a pan-European real estate portfolio consisting of 39 properties in nine jurisdictions to North Star Asset Management*
- Cerberus Capital Management on the acquisition of a controlling interest in Staples, Inc.'s European operations *
- Deutsche Bank London Branch on the financing of a real estate portfolio*
- TPP Investment AY Inc. on the acquisition of several commercial real estates, in particular in form of sale and lease backs*
- Porsche Automobil Holding SE on the acquisition of PTV Planung Transport Verkehr AG*
*prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills
Background
Before joining Herbert Smith Freehills in 2020 Maximilian gained extensive experience in the real estate team of another international law firm in Frankfurt.