Clifford Chance advises joint venture between HIH Invest and Partners Group on logistics transaction in Leipzig

Clifford Chance advises joint venture between HIH Invest and Partners Group on logistics transaction in Leipzig

Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised a joint venture between real estate investment manager HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH and leading global private markets firm Partners Group, on behalf of its clients, on the acquisition and financing of the "LogPark" logistics property in Leipzig. The transaction was announced in December 2023 and closed in March 2024.

"LogPark" is located in the immediate vicinity of Leipzig/Halle Airport. The property has a rental area of around 160,000 square meters. The main tenants are Amazon, Momox and the international event service provider Neumann & Müller. The joint venture plans to expand the LogPark by a further 30,000 square meters in the future.

The Hamburg-based investment manager for real estate and infrastructure is already involved in numerous logistics properties. Its joint venture partner, Partners Group, based in Baar (Switzerland), is a leading global private markets firm with over $147 billion in assets under management.

Clifford Chance's international and multidisciplinary team was led by partner Philipp Stoecker and included senior associates Dominik Rauchenberger, Stephanie Cohen and Tatjana Bougargour, associates Ahmad Zaheri and Lancelot Arenberg, transaction lawyer Sophie Töke and senior legal support assistant Sabrina Becker (all Real Estate, Frankfurt), partner Mathias Elspaß, associate Marie Karle (both Corporate, Düsseldorf), managing partner Katia Gauzes, counsel Dunja Pralong-Damjanovic, qualified lawyer Cristina Mudure, trainee lawyer Giulia Sentenac (all Corporate, Luxembourg), director Natalia van der Laat (Corporate, Madrid), partner Sebastian Ritz, senior associate Alexander Stemmler and associate Thilo Brune (all Tax, Pensions & Employment, Düsseldorf), partner Tobias Schulten, senior associate Yan Ma, associate Valentina Niegisch (all Global Financial Markets, Frankfurt), partner Stefanie Ferring, senior associate Sadan Ramovic and trainee lawyer Victor Hilbertz (all Global Financial Markets, Luxembourg).

Clifford Chance berät Joint Venture zwischen HIH Invest und Partners Group bei Logistik-Transaktion in Leipzig

Die globale Anwaltssozietät Clifford Chance hat ein Joint Venture zwischen der auf Immobilien-Investments spezialisierten HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH und der Partners Group, im Namen ihrer Kunden handelnd, bei dem Erwerb und der Finanzierung der Logistikimmobilie "LogPark" in Leipzig beraten. Die Transaktion war im Dezember 2023 angekündigt und im März 2024 abgeschlossen worden.

Der "LogPark" liegt in unmittelbarer Nähe zum Flughafen Leipzig/Halle. Die Immobilie verfügt über eine Mietfläche von rund 160.000 Quadratmetern. Hauptmieter sind Amazon, Momox und der internationale Veranstaltungsdienstleister Neumann & Müller. In Zukunft will das Joint Venture den LogPark um weitere 30.000 Quadratmeter ausbauen.

Der in Hamburg ansässige Asset Manager ist bereits in zahlreichen Logistikobjekten engagiert. Sein Joint-Venture-Partner, die Partners Group mit Sitz in Baar (Schweiz), gehört zu den größten globalen Managern von Privatmarktanlagen mit einem verwalteten Vermögen von über $147 Milliarden.

Das international und multidisziplinär aufgestellte Team von Clifford Chance wurde von Partner Dr. Philipp Stoecker geleitet und umfasste die Senior Associates Dr. Dominik Rauchenberger, Dr. Stephanie Cohen und Tatjana Bougargour, die Associates Ahmad Zaheri und Lancelot Arenberg, Transaction Lawyer Sophie Töke und Senior Legal Support Assistant Sabrina Becker (alle Real Estate, Frankfurt), Partner Dr. Mathias Elspaß, Associate Marie Karle (beide Corporate, Düsseldorf), Managing Partner Katia Gauzes, Counsel Dunja Pralong-Damjanovic, Qualified Lawyer Cristina Mudure, Trainee Lawyer Giulia Sentenac (alle Corporate, Luxemburg), Director Natalia van der Laat (Corporate, Madrid), Partner Dr. Sebastian Ritz, Senior Associate Alexander Stemmler und Associate Thilo Brune (alle Tax, Pensions & Employment, Düsseldorf), Partner Tobias Schulten, Senior Associate Yan Ma, Associate Valentina Niegisch (alle Global Financial Markets, Frankfurt), Partner Stefanie Ferring, Senior Associate Sadan Ramovic und Trainee Lawyer Victor Hilbertz (alle Global Financial Markets, Luxemburg).