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Axel Schilder is the Managing Partner of King & Spalding's Frankfurt office and leads the firm's German tax practice. With more than 25 years of experience, his practice focuses on real estate transactions, including financing structures and fund structuring. He also advises closed-end and open-end German and international private equity and real estate funds on tax matters, including cross-border matters, and advises companies as well as high-net-worth individuals and family offices on tax optimization. Axel also represents clients in proceedings before German tax authorities and courts.

Axel has extensive experience representing financial institutions as well as investment funds, including family offices with their particularities with respect to both tax and non-tax issues and requirements.

With more than 25 years of experience as lawyer and tax advisor as well as tax officer with the German tax authorities, Axel not only has extensive experience in legal counselling, but also has in-depth knowledge of the internal processes of tax administration and issues related to the practical implementation of tax compliance structures.

Axel has been recognized by JUVE TaxHandelsblatt and Best Lawyers among Germany's best tax lawyers.

Axel has been a member of the advisory board at the Academy of the Real Estate Industry (ADI) for many years, where he also regularly lectures on real estate tax law.

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Credentials

Germany

Germany (Admitted 1/22/2003 - Member # A368A0)

Steuerberaterkammer (Admitted 2005 - Member# A30788)

English

German

Recommended Lawyer for Transactional Tax


JUVE Tax Handbook, 2022

Recognized as one of Germany's Best Tax Lawyers


Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers, 2017-2022

Recognized as one of Germany's Best Real Estate Lawyers


Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers, 2021-22

"top-class industry knowledge ... very good structuring advice"


Legal 500 Deutschland, 2018

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Recognition

Recommended Lawyer for Transactional Tax


JUVE Tax Handbook, 2022

Recognized as one of Germany's Best Tax Lawyers


Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers, 2017-2022

Recognized as one of Germany's Best Real Estate Lawyers


Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers, 2021-22

"top-class industry knowledge ... very good structuring advice"


Legal 500 Deutschland, 2018

News

In the News · Source: JUVE Steuermarkt

April 19, 2023
Axel Schilder comments on the current transaction market in Germany

In the News · Source: Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel

April 12, 2023
Axel Schilder discusses diversity & lawyer-well-being at Juracon panel

In the News · Source: Immobilien Zeitung, Institutional Money, Deal Magazine and Property Magazine

March 23, 2023
King & Spalding Frankfurt collaborates with x-project on ESG compliance report for funds and other real estate holders

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Matters

Advised on the sale of the luxury hotel Europäischer Hof to a new investor.

Represent Barings Real Estate Advisers in the sale including tax structuring of “The Westlight” in Berlin.

Represent BEOS AG in the disposal of a EUR 520 million fund portfolio. The transaction was carried out by way of a unit deal (i.e. transferring the fund shares of former investors to new investors).

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Advised on the sale of the luxury hotel Europäischer Hof to a new investor.

Represent Barings Real Estate Advisers in the sale including tax structuring of “The Westlight” in Berlin.

Represent BEOS AG in the disposal of a EUR 520 million fund portfolio. The transaction was carried out by way of a unit deal (i.e. transferring the fund shares of former investors to new investors).

Represent Tishman Speyer Investment Management GmbH in the EUR 200 million acquisition including the set-up of the fund and tax structuring of the office tower "Bürohaus an der Alten Oper" in Frankfurt.

Represent Hannover Leasing in the sale including tax advice of the mixed-used real property “Colosseo” in Frankfurt to Patrizia.

Represent Tishman Speyer in the acquisition of the Berlin trophy office building “Pressehaus am Alexander Platz”.

Represent Barings Real Estate Advisers in the acquisition of the Berliner Volksbank headquarter at Budapester Strasse 35 from a real estate fund.

Represent AEW Europe and Thor Equities JV in the EUR 200 million acquisition of 100 New Oxford Street, London including advice on fund structuring and regulatory law.

Represent TRIUVA in the sale of the real estate property Frankfurt Central to a commercial real estate mandate managed by Aberdeen Asset Management Deutschland AG.

Insights

Newsletter

June 1, 2021
ESG Spezial - June 2021

Article

March 31, 2021
Immobilienkapitalmarkt 2021

Article

September 22, 2017
Immobilienkapitalmarkt 2017

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News

In the News · Source: JUVE Steuermarkt

April 19, 2023
Axel Schilder comments on the current transaction market in Germany

In the News · Source: Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel

April 12, 2023
Axel Schilder discusses diversity & lawyer-well-being at Juracon panel

In the News · Source: Immobilien Zeitung, Institutional Money, Deal Magazine and Property Magazine

March 23, 2023
King & Spalding Frankfurt collaborates with x-project on ESG compliance report for funds and other real estate holders

View all

Matters

Advised on the sale of the luxury hotel Europäischer Hof to a new investor.

Represent Barings Real Estate Advisers in the sale including tax structuring of “The Westlight” in Berlin.

Represent BEOS AG in the disposal of a EUR 520 million fund portfolio. The transaction was carried out by way of a unit deal (i.e. transferring the fund shares of former investors to new investors).

See more
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Matters

Advised on the sale of the luxury hotel Europäischer Hof to a new investor.

Represent Barings Real Estate Advisers in the sale including tax structuring of “The Westlight” in Berlin.

Represent BEOS AG in the disposal of a EUR 520 million fund portfolio. The transaction was carried out by way of a unit deal (i.e. transferring the fund shares of former investors to new investors).

Represent Tishman Speyer Investment Management GmbH in the EUR 200 million acquisition including the set-up of the fund and tax structuring of the office tower "Bürohaus an der Alten Oper" in Frankfurt.

Represent Hannover Leasing in the sale including tax advice of the mixed-used real property “Colosseo” in Frankfurt to Patrizia.

Represent Tishman Speyer in the acquisition of the Berlin trophy office building “Pressehaus am Alexander Platz”.

Represent Barings Real Estate Advisers in the acquisition of the Berliner Volksbank headquarter at Budapester Strasse 35 from a real estate fund.

Represent AEW Europe and Thor Equities JV in the EUR 200 million acquisition of 100 New Oxford Street, London including advice on fund structuring and regulatory law.

Represent TRIUVA in the sale of the real estate property Frankfurt Central to a commercial real estate mandate managed by Aberdeen Asset Management Deutschland AG.

Insights

Newsletter

June 1, 2021
ESG Spezial - June 2021

Article

March 31, 2021
Immobilienkapitalmarkt 2021

Article

September 22, 2017
Immobilienkapitalmarkt 2017

View all

News

In the News · Source: JUVE Steuermarkt

April 19, 2023
Axel Schilder comments on the current transaction market in Germany

In the News · Source: Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel

April 12, 2023
Axel Schilder discusses diversity & lawyer-well-being at Juracon panel

In the News · Source: Immobilien Zeitung, Institutional Money, Deal Magazine and Property Magazine

March 23, 2023
King & Spalding Frankfurt collaborates with x-project on ESG compliance report for funds and other real estate holders

View all

Credentials

Germany

Germany (Admitted 1/22/2003 - Member # A368A0)

Steuerberaterkammer (Admitted 2005 - Member# A30788)

English

German

Recommended Lawyer for Transactional Tax


JUVE Tax Handbook, 2022

Recognized as one of Germany's Best Tax Lawyers


Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers, 2017-2022

Recognized as one of Germany's Best Real Estate Lawyers


Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers, 2021-22

"top-class industry knowledge ... very good structuring advice"


Legal 500 Deutschland, 2018

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Recognition

Recommended Lawyer for Transactional Tax


JUVE Tax Handbook, 2022

Recognized as one of Germany's Best Tax Lawyers


Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers, 2017-2022

Recognized as one of Germany's Best Real Estate Lawyers


Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers, 2021-22

"top-class industry knowledge ... very good structuring advice"


Legal 500 Deutschland, 2018