Greenberg Traurig Germany diverse real estate financing expertise focuses on senior, mezzanine and whole loan financing, bridge financing, development and acquisition financing, liquidity and underwriting facilities for real estate funds, refinancing and financial restructuring, as well as insolvency-related matters. Accordingly, the client roster is equally diverse and also benefits from cross-border competencies. Financial institutions, private equity, debt and pension funds, REITs, investment managers and insurance companies regularly instruct the team across the asset classes hotel, office, logistics, retail, residential and mixed use. Claudia Hard heads the team, which includes Anika Mitzkait. Both comprehensively advise on real estate financing.

Ashurst LLP supports national and international banks, debt funds, asset managers, insurance companies and project companies in refinancing, restructuring and insolvency-related issues as well as acquisition financing. The team is well versed in restructuring in connection with project developments and regularly advises across the residential, commercial, office, logistics and hotel asset classes. Here, practice head Filip Kurkowski frequently takes the lead; Kurkowski's focus corresponds with the team-wide competencies. He is supported by Derk Opitz, who covers asset and real estate financing, and counsel Alexander Vorndran (project financing).

Thanks to its international positioning, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner ‘s real estate finance practice routinely supports pan-European acquisition and project financing as well as refinancing across the asset classes logistics, hotel, office, commercial, residential and mixed-use. Among the client roster are banks, investment funds and property managers, which request the team's expertise in senior loans, whole loans, green loans and mezzanine financing as well as large-volume portfolio transactions. Clients also benefit from the close cooperation with the real estate, tax and restructuring experts. The practice is jointly led by Frank Schwem and Torsten Pokropp, who both have longstanding experience in the financing and restructuring area.

Norton Rose Fulbright's real estate finance practice acts integrated into the real estate practice headed by Maren Stölting and supports family offices, financial institutions, funds, asset managers and investment companies in financing in connection with real estate transactions and project developments. These frequently include cross-border aspects and are supported across all asset classes, with most recent instructions pertaining to office, retail, residential and logistics. The expertise in restructuring and distressed real estate complements this offering.

The real estate financing team at White & Case LLP regularly acts in cross-location and cross-practice cooperation thanks to the international network. Among the core topics is the expertise at the interface with venture capital law as well as financial restructuring, where the team also covers insolvency-related aspects of the restructured financing products. This offering is frequently requested by banks and real estate investors.

GSK Stockmann places a traditional industry focus on the real estate sector and is equally well versed in related financing support. The team regularly advises national and international banks as well as project developers on the financing of individual properties and real estate portfolios, on buybacks and on the restructuring of existing financing; the latter are usually a core focus of Stefan Koser, who jointly heads the practice with Alma Franke. Both routinely advise on the financing of large district and property developments – which is also a general strength of the team. Local partner Rebecca Comtesse also leads here, she complements this with investment law expertise.

In close cooperation with the real estate team, Hogan Lovells International LLP recently assisted with financing and refinancing across the retail, logistics and commercial sectors. The team is experienced in supporting national and cross-border restructuring procedures as well as project developments. Dirk Debald specialises in real estate law and heads the team, which advises institutional investors, family offices, debt funds as well as banks.

McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP focuses on financing support for borrowers and also acts on behalf of lenders, which the team advises on acquisition financing and subsequent development of real estate across various asset classes. Additionally, the team is experienced in financing restructurings thanks to the close cooperation with the insolvency and transaction tax teams. Oliver Lieth heads the team as well as the wider banking and finance practice, he is well versed in individual property and portfolio transactions.