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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 Tax, Handelsblatt 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.
Germany
Germany (Admitted 1/22/2003 - Member # A368A0)
Steuerberaterkammer (Admitted 2005 - Member# A30788)
English
German
June 28, 2023
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2024 Guides
June 22, 2023
King & Spalding’s German Transactional Tax Practice Again Recognized in JUVE Handbook Tax
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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September 7, 2023
Private Funds Bulletin – September 2023
September 5, 2023
EU regulatory challenges complicating the development of international green hydrogen projects
June 21, 2023
Europe's Definition of Green Hydrogen (RFNBO) Adopted into EU Law
June 28, 2023
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2024 Guides
June 22, 2023
King & Spalding’s German Transactional Tax Practice Again Recognized in JUVE Handbook Tax
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
September 7, 2023
Private Funds Bulletin – September 2023
September 5, 2023
EU regulatory challenges complicating the development of international green hydrogen projects
June 21, 2023
Europe's Definition of Green Hydrogen (RFNBO) Adopted into EU Law
June 28, 2023
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2024 Guides
June 22, 2023
King & Spalding’s German Transactional Tax Practice Again Recognized in JUVE Handbook Tax
Germany
Germany (Admitted 1/22/2003 - Member # A368A0)
Steuerberaterkammer (Admitted 2005 - Member# A30788)
English
German