A pan-European and transatlantic team at global law firm Greenberg Traurig assisted global real assets investment manager CBRE Investment Management (CBREIM) throughout the year on closing in stages on some 49 premium logistics assets across Europe and the United States. They form part of the 57-asset acquisition by affiliates of CBREIM from Hillwood Investment Properties that was announced at the beginning of the year and comprises of 24 logistics assets across Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
The legal team of Greenberg Traurig comprised of some 35 attorneys on each side of the Atlantic, including in Europe attorneys from Berlin, Warsaw, and London. In Europe, this landmark deal is one of the largest real estate transactions executed in 2022. The transaction was led in Europe by a multijurisdictional shareholder team from Greenberg Traurig. Spearheaded by the co-chair of the firm’s Global Real Estate Practice Christian Schede (Berlin), the team was led in Poland by Karol Brzoskowski and Agnieszka Stankiewicz (Warsaw), in the United Kingdom by Sarah Louise Atkinson, and Danielle L. Martin (London), and for Germany and Luxembourg by Henning Sieber (Berlin).
Background:
CBRE Investment Management is a global real assets investment management firm with USD 143.9 billion in assets under management. It operates in more than 30 offices and 20 countries around the world and is a longstanding client of Greenberg Traurig. This transatlantic deal represents a milestone deal for Greenberg Traurig’s global Real Estate practice.
The legal team of Greenberg Traurig comprised of some 35 attorneys on each side of the Atlantic, including in Europe attorneys from Berlin, Warsaw, and London. In Europe, this landmark deal is one of the largest real estate transactions executed in 2022. The transaction was led in Europe by a multijurisdictional shareholder team from Greenberg Traurig. Spearheaded by the co-chair of the firm’s Global Real Estate Practice Christian Schede (Berlin), the team was led in Poland by Karol Brzoskowski and Agnieszka Stankiewicz (Warsaw), in the United Kingdom by Sarah Louise Atkinson, and Danielle L. Martin (London), and for Germany and Luxembourg by Henning Sieber (Berlin).
Background:
CBRE Investment Management is a global real assets investment management firm with USD 143.9 billion in assets under management. It operates in more than 30 offices and 20 countries around the world and is a longstanding client of Greenberg Traurig. This transatlantic deal represents a milestone deal for Greenberg Traurig’s global Real Estate practice.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2500 attorneys in 43 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm reported gross revenue of over $2 Billion for FY 2021 and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law 100, Am Law Global 100, and NLJ 250. On the debut 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, it is a Top 15 firm. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program certifies that the firm’s U.S. offices are 100% powered by renewable energy. The firm is often recognized for its focus on philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.