Experience
He advises clients on international and German real estate transactions and related matters, including financing, structuring and regulatory issues. His clients include project developers, investment companies, open-ended and closed-ended real estate investment funds, and institutional investors.
Sven's experience includes advising:
- IVG Institutional Funds GmbH on the sale of an office building located in Frankfurt
- Aurec Capital on the acquisition of the property “Bockenheimer Warte” located in Frankfurt via acquisition of two Luxembourg entities
- IVG Institutional Funds GmbH on the acquisition of the headquarter of Metro Group located in Düsseldorf
- Orion Capital Partners on the acquisition of a commercial real estate portfolio from Suisse Credit
- Barings on the acquisition of a commercial property located in Berlin (via share deal)
- Tishman Speyer on the acquisition of the property “Pressehaus am Alex” from Bertelsmann AG
- AEW Europe S.A. on the acquisition of a commercial property located in Munich
- Patrizia on the sale of a trophy property located in Düsseldorf Germany
- Munich Residential GmbH on the sale of a mixed use property located in the centre of Munich
- Kintyre Investment GmbH on various strategic joint ventures
- Catella Real Estate AG on the acquisition of various project developments via forward deals
- Arsago Real Estate GmbH on various acquisitions of a German residential real estate portfolios via share deals
- Trockland Management GmbH on the disposal of several residential properties located in Berlin
* To some extent prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills
Accolades
A well-known practitioner, Sven is recommended in German leading directory Juve-Handbuch, Legal 500 Deutschland and ranked in Band 5 by Chambers Europe 2019 for Real Estate in Germany.
Sven Wortberg is described as having "impeccable technical skills" and being "very pleasant to work with". - Juve 2018/2019
Sven Wortberg is described as "reliable and congenial". - Juve 2017/2018
Background
Prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills in 2018, Sven was a partner in another international business law firm in Frankfurt.
