Home / Press / CMS advises Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale...

CMS advises Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale on financing the acquisition of a shopping centre by a real estate investment trust launched by American Realty Capital

26/11/2014

Frankfurt/Main - Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale (Helaba) has provided EUR 26.5 million of financing to a real estate investment trust launched by American Realty Capital for the acquisition of a shopping centre in Peißen near Halle an der Saale. The property has a retail area of approximately 54,000 square metres and is leased to Metro Group Asset Management Services GmbH. Via this transaction, American Realty Capital is expanding its shopping centre portfolio in Germany.

A team led by lead partner Dr Markus Pfaff together with lawyers from US partner firm Greenberg Traurig P.A. provided Helaba with cross-border advice on all legal aspects of the transaction. This is the second transaction this year in which CMS has acted as legal advisor to Helaba on a major real estate project.

CMS Hasche Sigle

Dr Markus Pfaff, Lead Partner
Sebastian Bergenthal
Dr Roman Gaitzsch
Patrick Schultz, all Banking & Finance

Press Contact
presse@cms-hs.com

alps
Press releases
Press Release HeLaBa, 27/11/2014
Download
PDF 84.2 kB

Related people

Portrait ofMarkus M. Pfaff
Dr. Markus M. Pfaff
Partner
Frankfurt
Sebastian Bergenthal, LL.M. (University of Stellenbosch)
Patrick Schultz, LL.M.
Dr. Roman Gaitzsch
Show more Show less