POELLATH advises Henderson Park on their majority stake in German real estate real estate developer GBI
Henderson Park Capital Park Partners UK LLP (“Henderson Park”), a leading global private real estate fund manager, has acquired a majority stake in the German real estate real estate developer GBI Holding AG (“GBI”). The closing of the transaction is subject to standard regulatory approvals. The closing of the transaction is planned before the end of this year. POELLATH provided Henderson Park with comprehensive legal and tax advice in connection with the acquisition.
Together with GBI, Henderson Park will support the continued growth of the company, focusing on sustainable and ESG-compliant real estate projects in subsidized and private housing, hotels and serviced apartments, student housing and senior living concepts under GBI’s established SMARTments brand.
London (UK)-based Henderson Park is a a leading global private real estate fund manager. The portfolio of the company includes several real estate development projects, as well as numerous properties in cities throughout Europe in the office, logistics, residential, student housing, hospitality and retail sectors.
GBI is a German real estate developer that specializes in subsidized and privately financed apartments, hotels, serviced apartments, student housing and assisted living concepts. The company operates serviced and student SMARTments serviced apartments and student housing and the company has developed an investment management division through its subsidiary GBI Capital.
POELLATH advised Henderson Park on all legal and tax aspects of the acquisition with the following cross-location team:
- Timo Winkelmann (partner, lead, real estate, Berlin)
- Dr. Tim Kaufhold (partner, lead, M&A/private equity, Munich)
- Dr. Hardy Fischer (partner, tax, Berlin)
- Dr. Jens Steinmüller (partner, supervisory law, Berlin)
- Dr. Katharina Gollan (associated partner, foundation law, Berlin)
- Dr. Jens Linde (associated partner, financing, Frankfurt)
- Dr. Andreas Reuther (associated partner, employment law, Munich)
- Daniel Wiedmann (associated partner, antitrust law, Frankfurt)
- Sebastian Garncarz (counsel, supervisory law, Berlin)
- Dr. David Hötzel (counsel, tax, Berlin)
- Dr. Moritz Klein (counsel, M&A/private equity, Munich)
- Dr. Matthias Werner (counsel, real estate, Berlin)
- Nemanja Burgić (senior associate, M&A/private equity, Munich)
- Christine Funk (senior associate, intellectual property, Frankfurt aM)
- Leonie Müller (senior associate, financing, Frankfurt)
- Matthias Oberbauer (senior associate, M&A/private equity, Munich)
- Lion Sander (senior associate, real estate, Berlin)
- Marina Hennings (associate, real estate, Berlin)
- Daniel Hoppen (associate, antitrust law, Frankfurt)
- Felix Klammt (associate, M&A/private equity, Munich)
- Dennis Ozar (associate, real estate, Berlin)
- Stefan Schmuck (associate, M&A/private Equity, Munich)
- Katharina Wilhelm (associate, real estate, Berlin)
