Dr Christian Hilmes
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Christian Hilmes
Partner
Hamburg
Contact Details
Christian’s practice covers all conceivable aspects of real estate, from property purchase and project development, through leasing out commercial and residential property, property and asset management and use of real estate collateral, right up to sale transactions and restructurings. Christian’s practice is truly European, frequently dealing with portfolios of properties across up to 17 countries at a time.
Christian is also highly experienced in domestic and international real estate M&A transactions and has enjoyed particular success in the fields of retail and logistics projects. He represents real estate investors and project developers, as well as users and providers of real estate.
Christian is a member of our Alternative Investments Group.
Qualifications
Professional
Referendar, Germany, 2003
Assessor, Germany, 2007
Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, 2007
Academic
First German Law Degree, 2003
Dr iur, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2006
Second German Law Degree, 2007
Experience highlights
Viridium Group on the EUR2.7bn sale of Generali Lebensversicherung AG's "Millennium Portfolio" to Commerz Real. The portfolio comprises 26 office, 14 residential and 9 retail properties with a total rental space of over 352,000 square metres in premium locations in Germany's top cities.
American Tower on the EUR7.7bn acquisition of Telxius Towers, comprising approximately 31,000 existing communications sites in Germany, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Argentina, from Telefónica.
An investment company on the acquisition of a real estate portfolio consisting of 35 properties with mainly commercial use and office space in Germany, the Netherlands and France. Volume: EUR780m
Värde on the sale of a real estate portfolio to Gateway Real Estate AG. The portfolio comprises 21 commercial properties (offices, restaurants, hotels and retail spaces) which are located across Germany.
Related articles
News: 14 July 2022
A&O advises DigitalBridge to acquire majority stake in GD Towers in partnership with Brookfield
Allen & Overy has advised DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) which today announced that funds affiliated with its investment management arm (collectively, “DigitalBridge”) together with Brookfield…
News: 14 January 2022
Publications: 12 January 2022
Germany: future trends and challenges for the real estate market 2021/2022
Publications: 12 January 2022
German Federal Court of Justice ruling: no blanket rent cut for pandemic-related business closures
Qualifications
Professional
Referendar, Germany, 2003
Assessor, Germany, 2007
Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, 2007
Academic
First German Law Degree, 2003
Dr iur, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2006
Second German Law Degree, 2007
Published work
- Hilmes C., Krueger M.J. (2009) "Das Schattendasein des Dauernutzungsrechts", ZfIR (Zeitschrift fuer Immobilienrecht), Issue 5-6, page 184-194
- Hilmes C. (2006) "Die Europaeische Union als Partei voelkerrechtlicher Vertraege" (The European Union as party to international legal treaties), Dissertation (Nomos 2006)
