His practice area covers traditional real estate related financing instruments like loans secured on real estate.
In addition, Stefan’s expertise includes innovative financing elements, in particular real estate project/development finance, real estate structured finance and MBS (Mortgage-Backed Securities) originations and securitisations.
A further focus of Stefan’s practice are cross-border restructurings and (in-and-out-of insolvency) work-outs of German real estate financings.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg on the EUR 1.1bn financing of the Potsdamer Platz building ensemble in Berlin.
A consortium of three globally operating investment banks as mandated lead arrangers on the ca. EUR 3bn acquisition financing of a large office portfolio for a global private equity investor.
A consortium of three globally operating investment banks as mandated lead arrangers on the ca. EUR 2.1bn acquisition financing of a large office portfolio for a global private equity investor.
Vonovia SE, Germany’s largest residential housing company and DAX listed entity, in connection with several secured financings with Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG, Commerzbank AG, Berlin Hyp AG, Berliner Sparkasse, Bayerische Landesbank, UniCredit Bank AG, Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe and Norddeutsche Landesbank in an aggregate amount of more than EUR 3.6bn.
Speaking Engagements
Qualifications
Admissions
Rechtsassessor, in Frankfurt a.M., Germany, 2001
Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt in Frankfurt a.M., Germany, 2001
Admitted as Examiner for the Second State-Exam in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 2016
Admitted as German deputy notary, in Frankfurt a.M., Germany, 2023
Academic
LL.M., Banking & Finance, Queen Mary University of London, UK, 2003
Second German Law Degree, 2001
First German Law Degree, University of Tübingen, 1999
Languages