Dr. Etienne Richthammer

Etienne focuses on real estate law and regularly advises national and international clients on all legal aspects of national and international real estate transactions, financing, asset management issues, lease agreements, construction agreements, property development, and insolvency issues.

He has extensive experience in the acquisition of commercial, industrial, and residential properties, including by way of sale-and-leaseback transactions.

Experience

Representative matters

Sale of MKV, a mixed-use retail/logistics asset in Munich, Germany, to an affiliate of MCAP Global Finance, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of New York based investment adviser Marathon Asset Management.

Advised a US Bank on the intended acquisition of a € three-digit million NPL-Portfolio, incl. due diligence.

Advised a Danish fund the subsequent sale of various commercial properties to various buyers. Volume three-digit million amount.

Advised a US Bank on the intended acquisition of a € three-digit million NPL-Portfolio, incl. due diligence.

Advised a Danish fund the subsequent sale of various commercial properties to various buyers. Volume three-digit million amount.

Real estate advice on the acquisition within the travel industry.

Acquisition and restructuring of a manufacturer of conference equipment on behalf of a fund manager.

Security review under a shari’ah compliant loan agreement for a UK subsidiary of a German bank.

Advised GCG Renewable Energy on the acquisition of a photovoltaic facility in northern Italy (output ca. 4.5 MWp).

Advised an international investor on a heritable building right contract for a property in Germany as well as the sale of the property.

Ongoing asset management advice and sale of retail properties through share deal and asset deal for a three-digit million fund of an international investor.

Advised an international investor on the sale of retail properties through share deal.

Advised an international investor on several asset sales in Germany.

Advised an investment firm on the acquisition of a portfolio of several properties in Germany.

Advised a European investor on the sale of an 41.000 m² fulfillment center to a logistic fund.

Advised a European investor on the sale of a 13.866 m² industrial property in Germany managed by one of its funds.

Advised on the sale of a mixed-use commercial property in Germany with 13.866 m² to a national investor on behalf of a fund, managed by an UK investor.

Ongoing asset management for a fund managed by an European investor.

Advised a European investor on the sale of three retail properties to a German Fund.

Negotiation of changes in a loan contract in connection with the financing of a real estate portfolio of a European investor.

Advised a European investor on the sale of a retail center in Germany to major German food retailer EDEKA, the largest German supermarket corporation.

Advised a European investor on the sale of a logistic property to UBS German Logistics Property Fund.

Advised a European investor on the sale of a retail property from one of its funds.

Advised a fashion company on the planned construction of a new retail property in Berlin.

Advised a fashion company in connection with construction work on its real estate.

Advised a U.S. investor on the acquisition of a major portfolio of non-performing loans with a nominal amount of approx. € 850 million secured by 250 commercial properties.

Post-acquisition restructuring of 10 NPL-Portfolios for an US investor.

Advised on a joint venture including negotiation between the shareholders.

Advised an US bank on the lease of office space.

Advising W.P. Carey Asset Management on its EUR 600m+ portfolio

Advised a leading global net-lease REIT on a sale-lease-back transaction in Germany.

Sale of the 57,0000 m² big German shopping centre Pösna Park by Presidential D S.à.r.l. D & Co. KG to CCPEPF, a fund managed by Catalyst Capital