Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance advises BlackRock on acquisition of office block Hanse Atrium in Hamburg
4 February 2019
- Kristina Jaeger , Simon Schulz , Jörg Rhiel , Moritz Petersen , Nadine Stark , Marco Simonis , Alexandra Margarete Uhl , Katia Gauzès , Frédérique Davister
- Frankfurt , Luxembourg
Clifford Chance advises BlackRock on acquisition of office block Hanse Atrium in Hamburg
Clifford Chance has advised asset manager BlackRock on the acquisition of the office complex Hanse Atrium in Hamburg. The complex was purchased by BlackRock Eurozone Core Property Fund. The eight-storey building in the southern part of the Hamburg City area has been awarded a gold certificate by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) and has an area of around 15,700 m². It is almost entirely leased to leading financial and industrial enterprises.
The property was sold by the special fund Next Estate Income Fund (NEIF) which is managed by BNP Paribas REIM Luxembourg. NEIF, which invests only in properties with sustainability certificates, acquired Hanse Atrium in 2012.
The Clifford Chance German team advising BlackRock comprised partner Kristina Jaeger, associates Isabel Freudenberg and Simon Schulz as well as transaction lawyer Elmostafa Habib (all Real Estate), partner Jörg Rhiel, senior associate Moritz Petersen and associate Nadine Fell (all Corporate/M&A) as well as partner Marco Simonis (Tax/Funds) and counsel Alexandra Uhl (Funds, all Frankfurt). The team at the Luxembourg office comprised partner Katia Gauzès, senior associate Frédérique Davister and trainee lawyer Raphael Theiss (all Corporate/M&A).
Clifford Chance berät BlackRock beim Erwerb des Hamburger Bürogebäudes Hanse Atrium
Die internationale Anwaltssozietät Clifford Chance hat den Vermögensverwalter BlackRock beim Erwerb des Hamburger Bürogebäudes Hanse Atrium beraten. Der Erwerb erfolgte durch den BlackRock Eurozone Core Property Fund. Das nachhaltige, mit DGNB-Gold zertifizierte, achtgeschossige Gebäude in der Hamburger City Süd verfügt über eine Fläche von rund 15.700 Quadratmetern. Es ist fast vollständig an führende Finanz- und Industrieunternehmen vermietet.
Verkäufer der Immobilie ist der von BNP Paribas REIM Luxemburg verwaltete Spezialfonds Next Estate Income Fund (NEIF). Der Fonds, der ausschließlich in nachhaltig zertifizierte Objekte investiert, erwarb das Hanse Atrium im Jahr 2012.
Das beratende Clifford Chance-Team für BlackRock bestand aus Partnerin Dr. Kristina Jaeger, den Associates Isabel Freudenberg und Simon Schulz sowie Transaction Lawyer Elmostafa Habib (alle Real Estate), Partner Dr. Jörg Rhiel, Senior Associate Dr. Moritz Petersen und Associate Dr. Nadine Fell (alle Corporate/M&A) sowie Partner Marco Simonis (Steuerrecht/Funds) und Counsel Dr. Alexandra Uhl (Funds, alle Frankfurt). Aus dem Luxemburger Büro berieten Partnerin Katia Gauzès, Senior Associate Frédérique Davister und Trainee Lawyer Raphael Theiss (alle Corporate/M&A).
