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Clifford Chance advises Shinhan Alternative Investment on acquisition of Amazon logistics centre in Rheindahlen, Germany

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17 September 2019

Clifford Chance advises Shinhan Alternative Investment on acquisition of Amazon logistics centre in Rheindahlen, Germany

International law firm Clifford Chance has advised a fund managed by La Francaise Real Estate Partners International and by Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. on the acquisition of the Amazon logistics centre in Rheindahlen near Mönchengladbach, Germany, by the South Korean financial services provider Samsung Securities, from Germany-based logistics property developer Ixocon. The acquisition was executed in a share deal on an off-market basis.

The three-storey storage and office property with a total floor area of around 150,000 square meters has been completed in July and is leased to Amazon on a long-term basis. Rheindahlen is a centre of the logistics industry in Germany.

The international Clifford Chance team advising Shinhan acted on both the acquisition and the financing of the transaction. The team comprised partners Fabian Böhm, senior associate Anne Voigt, associates Tatjana Bougargour and Magda Pawela-Häusler (all Real Estate, Frankfurt), partner Stefan Bruder, senior associate Margret Bootz-Hagen, senior transaction lawyer Carina Soesanto (all Corporate, Frankfurt), partner Thorsten Sauerhering and counsel Dominik Engl (both Tax, Frankfurt) as well as partner Tobias Schulten, senior associate Melissa Staunton and legal support assistant Cornelia Lambert (all Project Finance, Frankfurt). A Luxembourg-based team comprised partner Christian Kremer, senior associate Frédérique Davister and associate Raphael Theiss (all Corporate), partner Steve Jacoby, counsel Stefanie Ferring, associates Sherazade Ould-Hocine and Donald Sefer (all Finance) as well as partners Geoffrey Scardoni, counsel Maxime Budzin and associate Caroline Poiret (all Tax).

Clifford Chance berät Shinhan Alternative Investment bei Erwerb von Amazon-Logistikzentrum in Rheindahlen/Mönchengladbach

Die internationale Anwaltssozietät Clifford Chance hat einen von La Francaise Real Estate Partners International und Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. gemanagten Fonds beim Erwerb des Amazon Logistikzentrums im nordrhein-westfälischen Rheindahlen bei Mönchengladbach durch den südkoreanischen Finanzdienstleister Samsung Securities rechtlich beraten. Der Erwerb erfolgte als Off-Market Share Deal. Verkäufer ist der Logistikimmobilien-Entwickler Ixocon.

Die im Juli fertig gestellte dreigeschossige Lager- und Büroimmobilie mit einer Gesamtfläche von rund 150.000 Quadratmetern ist langfristig an Amazon vermietet. Rheindahlen ist ein Zentrum der Logistikbranche in Deutschland.

Das beratende internationale Clifford Chance-Team für Shinhan beriet sowohl zum Erwerb als auch zur Finanzierung der Transaktion und umfasste Partner Dr. Fabian Böhm, Senior Associate Anne Voigt, Associates Tatjana Bougargour und Dr. Magda Pawela-Häusler (alle Real Estate, Frankfurt), Partner Stefan Bruder, Senior Associate Dr. Margret Bootz-Hagen und Senior Transaction Lawyer Carina Soesanto (alle Corporate, Frankfurt), Partner Thorsten Sauerhering und Counsel Dr. Dominik Engl (beide Tax, Frankfurt) sowie Partner Tobias Schulten, Senior Associate Melissa Staunton und Legal Support Assistant Cornelia Lambert (alle Project Finance, Frankfurt). Ein Luxemburger Team umfasste außerdem Partner Christian Kremer, Senior Associate Frédérique Davister und Associate Raphael Theiss (alle Corporate), Partner Steve Jacoby, Counsel Stefanie Ferring, Associates Sherazade Ould-Hocine und Donald Sefer (alle Finance) sowie Partner Geoffrey Scardoni, Counsel Maxime Budzin und Associate Caroline Poiret (alle Tax).