A&O advises Apollo on its acquisition of a stake in CPI Property Group

The transaction took the form of a capital increase, via the issuance by CPIPG of new ordinary shares to Apollo funds for an amount of EUR300 million.

CPIPG is a Luxembourg-headquartered real estate player, listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and leading long-term owner of income-generating real estate in the Czech Republic, Berlin and the Central & Eastern European region.

Allen & Overy’s cross-border team was led by private equity partners Jacques Graas (Luxembourg) and Peter Banks (London), with the support of teams from across our wider network, including:

• From our office in Luxembourg: partners Pierre Schleimer and Jean Schaffner; counsel Andreas Hommel, Franz Kerger and Sophie Balliet; senior associates Pol Theisen and Lukas Vondrich; and associates Sybille Vieille-Cessay, Samara Hiscock, Benjamin Dahan and Jacques Hoffmann.
• From our office in London: partner David Oppenheimer; senior associate James Funder; and associates Sylvie-Anne Bond, Marc Van Heerden and Puja Bhagat.
• From our office in Germany: partner Christian Hilmes; senior associate Marcus Gruehn; and senior transaction coordinator Oliver Ahnseel.
• From our office in Poland: partner Michal Matera; counsel Piotr Przybylski; and associates Krystyna Fatyga and Mateusz Rydzewski.
• From our office in the Czech Republic: partner Petr Vybiral; counsel Petra Mysakova; senior associate Jana Trhlikova; and associates Martin Bytcanek, Tomas Kafka, Lucie Cerna and David Bujgl.