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Dr. Sebastian Sedlak

Partner
Rechtsanwalt

CMS Hasche Sigle
Neue Mainzer Straße 2–4
60311 Frankfurt
Germany
Languages German, English

With a focus on private debt, Dr Sebastian Sedlak specialises in the structuring, launch and marketing of investment funds and other investment products in Germany and abroad. He also advises institutional investors on their fund investments and has wide-ranging expertise in general investment law as well as in investment law for insurance companies.

Sebastian joined CMS in 2013 and was named partner in 2024.

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Education

  • 2017: PhD at the University of Mainz, thesis on insolvency law topic
  • 2011 - 2013: Research assistant with the investment law practice of an international commercial law firm
  • 2011: Second state examination in law
  • 2009 - 2011: Trainee lawyer in Frankfurt Higher Regional Court district including placements with the insolvency law practices of international commercial law firms
  • 2009: Research assistant with the corporate practice of an international commercial law firm
  • 2008: First state examination in law
  • 2004 - 2008: Law studies at the Unviersity of Frankfurt
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06/12/2023
CMS Germany enters 2024 with four new partners
Berlin – Commercial law firm CMS Germany has appointed four new partners with effect from the start of 2024. These appointments expand the partnership in the Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A and Private...
23/12/2020
CMS advises DIC Asset on acquisition of logistics specialist RLI Investors
Frankfurt am Main – DIC Asset AG has acquired 100% of the shares in RLI Investors GmbH and a minority stake of 25% in Realogis Holding GmbH. This will enable it to expand the logistics asset class within...
23/12/2020
CMS advises DIC Asset on acquisition of LOOK21 building in Stuttgart
Frankfurt am Main – DIC Asset AG has acquired section B of the LOOK 21 property in the centre of Stuttgart for around EUR 122 million on behalf of a special AIF, with effect from the start of the new...
23/12/2020
CMS advises DIC Asset on acquisition of municipal building at Kleyerstraße...
Frankfurt/Main – DIC Asset AG is acquiring the property located at Kleyerstraße 86 in Frankfurt am Main at the start of the new year in a share deal on behalf of several institutional investors. Shares...
04/12/2019
CMS advises listed real estate company DIC Asset on acquisition of landmark...
Frankfurt/Main – DIC Asset AG has acquired the Stadthaus building in Cologne for around EUR 500 million via its subsidiary GEG German Estate Group AG, a company in its Institutional Business division...
27/09/2019
CMS advises Commerz Real on the largest German real estate transaction...
Frankfurt/Main – Commerz Real AG has acquired the Millennium portfolio from Generali Lebens­ver­sicher­ung AG for its open-ended real estate fund Hausinvest. The portfolio comprises 49 office, residential...
19/06/2019
CMS advices investment firm Peakside on blockchain-based real estate fund
Munich – Peakside Capital Advisors AG launched a real estate fund via the funds-as-a-ser­vice blockchain platform ScalingFunds, operated by Brickblock Digital Services GmbH. The Luxembourg domiciled...
15/01/2019
CMS acts as transaction counsel on sale of Aachen police HQ to investor...
Co­logne/Düs­sel­dorf – As the developer of the project, HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions has sold the new police headquarters in Aachen to a group of institutional investors. Construction was handled by HOCHTIEF...
03/09/2018
When good intentions fail to deliver
28/08/2018
When good intentions fail to deliver
Reaching investors made more difficult in Germany as a result of the European Commission’s draft Regulation on facilitating cross-border distribution of investment fundsThe European Commission wants...
04/10/2017
CMS advises Seafort on acquisition of J&S Automotive
Stuttgart – Private equity firm Seafort Advisors has acquired a majority shareholding in J&S GmbH Automotive Technology from the Brockhaus Private Equity III fund. Seafort Advisors was the successful...
03/04/2017
CMS advises Uni­ver­sal-In­vest­ment on acquisition of retail portfolio worth...
Hamburg – Uni­ver­sal-In­vest­ment has acquired a retail portfolio of around 90 properties valued at EUR 687 million for the Bayerische Ver­sor­gung­skam­mer pension scheme. The portfolio was assembled for...