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Johannes Bescher, LL.M., Maître en droit

Counsel
Rechtsanwalt

CMS Hasche Sigle
Lennéstraße 7
10785 Berlin
Germany
Languages German, English, French

Johannes Bescher mainly advises investors, financial institutions and project developers from Germany and abroad on all aspects of real estate law, in particular on German and cross-border real estate transactions as well as on commercial tenancy law and legal asset management. Johannes Bescher has a special focus on advising hotel investors and operators.

Johannes Bescher has been a lawyer at CMS since 2015 and has been based in Berlin since 2017. He has been a counsel since 2020. In 2014/2015 Johannes Bescher worked for the Shanghai office of CMS for four months. In 2019/2020, he spent a four-month secondment at CMS' Paris office. Johannes Bescher regularly gives lectures to French students of the IRE BS Real Estate Academy / ESSEC Business School on the legal framework of real estate transactions in Germany.

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Memberships & Roles

  • Chinesisch-Deutscher Anwaltverein e.V. (CDAV)
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Publications

  • Yes we can! – Zu den Anforderungen an eine konkrete bauablaufbezogene Darstellung, BauR 3/2018, 422 ff., co-author: Andreas J. Roquette
  • Regulatory Requirements for China Outbound Investments, EuropeContact 1/2015, p. 17, co-author: Dr Christoph Schroeder
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Lectures list

  • Since 2019, regular lectures at the IRE BS Real Estate Academy / ESSEC Business School on real estate transactions in Germany to French students
  • Lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR) on real estate law and legal due diligence, 2018 to 2020
  • Moderation of the CMS PropTech event 2019 in Berlin
  • Moderation of the international panel "PropTech & Innovation, Smart Contracts, Blockchain and the Future of Deal Making", EXPO REAL 2018, Munich
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Education

  • 2013/2014: Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the China-EU School of Law in Beijing
  • 2013: Second State Examination
  • 2011 - 2013: Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Berlin
  • 2010: First State Examination
  • 2008: Maîtrise en Droit
  • 2007: Licence en Droit
  • Law studies in Potsdam and Paris
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18/12/2023
CMS advises British service provider Serco on acquisition of social services...
Leipzig – Serco Group, which specialises in government services, has agreed to acquire European Homecare, a company focusing on social services, from the Korte Foundation. The Essen-based provider is...
14/08/2023
Penta Hotel in Berlin-Koepenick switches to Leonardo with CMS
Berlin – The Penta Hotel in Berlin's Koepenick district has changed hands. The hotel chain Leonardo has acquired the property from a closed real estate fund as part of an asset deal. Leonardo will also...
21/12/2022
CMS advises Bauwert AG shareholders on strategic partnership with WING...
Leipzig – The Berlin-based project developer Bauwert AG has entered into a strategic partnership with the Hungarian WING Group and the international investment and asset manager Griffin Capital Partners...
16/12/2022
CMS advises Valor on expansion of Berlin last-mile portfolio with EUR 50...
Berlin – Valor Real Estate Partners has acquired a 40,100 square metre industrial site in East Berlin from GEHE Pharma in a sale and leaseback transaction. The site is located on Marzahner Straße in...
08/12/2022
Further expansion with mega-deal: CMS advises Sunlight on acquisition of...
Berlin – Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems (Sunlight Group), a technology company headquartered in Athens, Greece, specializing in integrated and innovative industrial and off-road energy storage...
28/07/2022
International CMS team advises UK-German €2.8 billion interconnector project...
Hamburg/London – NeuConnect, together with a consortium of more than 20 national and international banks and financial institutions, has reached financial close for the NeuConnect interconnector project...
07/06/2022
CMS advises LFPI Hotels Deutschland on lease for Holiday Inn Dresden –...
Berlin – The LFPI Hotels Deutschland Group has signed a lease for the Holiday Inn hotel near the Zwinger Palace in downtown Dresden. In addition to all the staff, the company is also taking over the...
07/06/2022
CMS advises LFPI Hotels Deutschland on acquisition of ibis hotel in central...
Berlin – LFPI Hotels Deutschland has acquired the ibis Dortmund City. The hotel, which enjoys a central location, will be extensively refurbished and added to the existing LFPI portfolio. A CMS team...
18/06/2021
CMS advises frozen food specialist GETI WILBA on acquisition of apetito...
Berlin – GETI WILBA Holding, a company specialising in frozen products, has acquired the business operations of apetito convenience AG & Co. KG. The buyer is a portfolio company of equity fund CMP German...
28/10/2020
CMS advises Empira on acquisition of residential portfolio comprising more...
Leipzig – Investment manager Empira has acquired a portfolio consisting of 1,216 residential and commercial units in Berlin and Leipzig. The almost fully let portfolio comprises 74,857 square metres...
20/05/2020
CMS advises VR meine Raiffeisenbank eG on acquisition of Malerwinkel hotel...
Berlin – VR meine Raiffeisenbank eG has acquired the long-established Malerwinkel hotel and restaurant on Lake Chiemsee. The buyer is based in the Bavarian town of Altötting and will continue the business...
02/10/2019
CMS advises serviced apartment operator STAYERY on long-term strategic...
London – STAYERY, a German-based operator of serviced boutique apartments, has entered into a long-term strategic collaboration with a joint venture consisting of CBRE Europe Value Partners 2 (EVP2)...