senior partnerThe German based Eurohypo AG, Eschborn, is the leading specialist bank forcommercial real estate and public financing. The Bank is an important memberof the Commerzbank group with focused client groups and a diversified globalreach. Its most important value leverage is relationship banking. ThereforeEurohypo acts worldwide as a non-opportunistic provider. With this strategythe Bank fulfils customer wishes as a “house bank” for commercial real estatefinance. The conjunction of real estate financing and investment banking inthe commercial real estate business as well as in public finance and a broadinternational network stand behind Eurohypo’s strength.Bernd KnoblochDirk Wilhelm SchuhJoachim PlesserThis is why the Bank has an excellent position in the global market. In orderto arrive at the optimal tailor made solutions, all state-of-the-art advisory andfinancing instruments are utilised: For professional clients Eurohypo offersthe entire added value chain in complex real estate financing transactionsworldwide, covering traditional loans business as well as real estate investmentbanking –e.g. securitization (where Eurohypo is Europe’s leading bank), advisoryand mezzanine finance. Eurohypo’s size facilitates the underwriting of largevolumeloans enabling the bank being one of the lead managers for syndicatedloans in Europe.Henning RascheBernd Knobloch CEODirk Wilhelm Schuh Vice CEOJoachim Plesser Member of the Board of Managing DirectorsHenning Rasche Member of the Board of Managing DirectorsMartin Zielke Member of the Board of Managing DirectorsEUROHYPO AGHelfmann-Park 565760 EschbornGERMANYMartin ZielkeThe Bank is a real global player with presence in nearly every Europeancountry, the leader in European real estate investment banking and one of thetop-players in the USA. Eurohypo has also established its corporate financebusiness in the Asia/Pacific region as well as in Mexico. Overall, around threequarters of the new business was attributable to international activities in thereal estate segment. In Public Finance, almost 58% of new business stemfrom countries outside Germany. The pace of expansion is driven by the Bank’sbusiness partners; Eurohypo moves into markets alongside with clients as aglobal operator.In public sector financing, with tailor-made capital market products,structured loans and private placements, Eurohypo is an important partnerfor governments around the world. The Bank is also a major bond issuer andthe market leader in the Jumbo-Pfandbrief segment. It has a wide range ofrefinancing options with a worldwide access to the capital markets.Tel +49 (0)69 25 48-0Fax +49 (0)69 25 48-8 20 48info@eurohypo.comwww.eurohypo.com
senior partnerCorporate profileWe are one of the world’s leading international law firms. Many of our lawyers are recognisedas leaders in their field, providing the highest quality legal advice across multiple jurisdictions.With over 2,400 lawyers across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US, our advice isbased on extensive international experience and local market knowledge. Our teams are notlimited by geographical boundaries or individual specialisations, so that we are able to tailorour resources to meet our clients’ needs.Chris MorrisBenoit MarcilhacyMatthew CosansLeading PositionRanked by Chambers Europe 2007 as one of Europe’s number one real estate practices, ourEuropean real estate network provides an integrated service to clients working in all aspectsof commercial real estate across Europe, acting for those operating both within and outsidetheir own country. As well as mainstream real estate work, we advise on opportunities for taxefficiency; innovative financing methods; construction law; corporate investment structures,including REITs, LPs, unit trusts and open and closed-ended funds; planning and public lawissues; and the impact of environmental law.The firm’s real estate, tax, corporate and finance practices have a wealth of experience ofworking together to advise on the structuring, formation, marketing and operation of publiclyand privately-held onshore and offshore property ownership vehicles. We have first handexperience of advising in relation to REITs and similar tax-advantaged real estate investmentvehicles in numerous jurisdictions.Johannes ConradiChristian RuoffSue PorterExpertiseOur European real estate network has a leading reputation in advising on cross-bordertransactions, having advised on some of the largest deals to date.Chris Morris<strong>Global</strong> Head of <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong>, LondonTel: +44 20 7832 7494chris.morris@freshfields.comBenoit MarcilhacyPartner, <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong>, <strong>Paris</strong>Tel: +33 1 44 56 44 91benoit.marcilhacy@freshfields.comMatthew CosansPartner, Corporate, LondonTel: +44 20 7832 7073matthew.cosans@freshfields.comHeadline deals include:• HSBC on the £1.1bn sale and leaseback of its Canary Wharf headquarters in London toSpanish real estate company Metrovacesa;• RREEF and Italian group Borletti on the €1.075bn acquisition of France Printemps, a chainof department stores in France, from PPR;• Morgan Stanley <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> on the acquisition of a premium real estate portfolio (knownas the XXL portfolio) comprising 20 retail properties via limited auction procedure fromDieter Becken, a Hamburg based project developer;• Allco Finance Group, an Australian REIT, on the establishment of a European PropertyFund involving investments in Germany (including a portfolio of buildings leased toDeutsche Telekom with an approximate value of €333m), and discussions relating to otherinvestments in Europe, including the UK, as well as the appropriate forms of fund structure; and• New Star Asset Management in relation to their <strong>Global</strong> Property Fund including investmentsin the Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany and Japan.Johannes ConradiPartner, <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong>, HamburgTel: +49 40 36 90 61 67johannes.conradi@freshfields.comChristian RuoffPartner, Tax, HamburgTel: +49 40 36 90 61 72christian.ruoff@freshfields.comSue PorterPartner, Tax, LondonTel: +44 20 7832 7373susan.porter@freshfields.com