Dr Jochen Scheel
Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Dr Jochen Scheel
Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Contact details
Jochen, LL.M. (University of Michigan), is Head of the German Real Estate practice and Notar. He has advised various German, U.S., UK and Middle East investors on the sale, purchase and development of residential, retail, office, logistic and commercial real estate portfolios and works very closely with our leading experts from the financing, M&A, funds, tax and private equity practices.
Jochen joined Allen & Overy LLP from a leading international law firm, where he built up the real estate practice, heading it as a partner for nine years. He also teaches as a lecturer at the law faculties of Heidelberg and Münster universities.
Jochen is a member of our Alternative Investments Group.
Expertise
Practices
Alternative Investments
Real Estate Investments, Joint Ventures and Structures
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as Notar, Frankfurt am Main, 2010
Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, Germany, 1998
Academic
Dr iur, University of Regensburg, Germany, 1998
Second German Law Degree, Appellate Court of Nuremberg, Germany, 1996
LL.M., University of Michigan, USA, 1993/1994
First German Law Degree, University of Regensburg, Germany, 1992/1993
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.
IGIS Asset Management and Hana Financial Investment on the acquisition and the financing of the acquisition of the Trianon skyscraper in Frankfurt from US investor Colony North Star.
Nuveen on the acquisition of the Landmark building Cube in Berlin, an office complex that controls itself via Artificial Intelligence, from CA Immo.
Kühne+Nagel on the EUR200m sale of an international portfolio with properties in Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Australia and New Zealand.
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Expertise
Practices
Alternative Investments
Real Estate Investments, Joint Ventures and Structures
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as Notar, Frankfurt am Main, 2010
Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, Germany, 1998
Academic
Dr iur, University of Regensburg, Germany, 1998
Second German Law Degree, Appellate Court of Nuremberg, Germany, 1996
LL.M., University of Michigan, USA, 1993/1994
First German Law Degree, University of Regensburg, Germany, 1992/1993
