Cüneyt Andac

• Advised a fully licensed AIF capital management company on the launch of its first open-ended mutual fund with five different share classes for real estate investments in Germany, in connection with the preparation of the entire fund documentation as well as the approval and distribution permit procedure with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin); the fund is intended to qualify as one of the first financial products on the German market as an ESG strategy product according to Art. 8 (1) of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
• Advised the fully licensed AIF capital management company HANNOVER LEASING Investment GmbH on an ongoing basis, in particular on the launch of three closed-ended investment limited partnerships (Investmentkommanditgesellschaft) and two open-ended investment funds of the contractual type (Sondervermoegen) each in the special funds sector for real estate investments in Germany; in addition to providing comprehensive advice on the preparation of all fund documentation, Cueneyt also advised on all distribution issues, including EU passporting
• Advised a registered AIF capital management company on the launch of two private equity funds in the legal form of closed-ended special investment limited partnerships (Investmentkommanditgesellschaft) and on the establishment of a joint venture with a German family office, each as German investment vehicles with target volumes of up to EUR 100 million for indirect real estate investments in the USA
• Advised AEW on the acquisition of the external Capital Investment Company Hypoport Invest including regulatory due diligence and coordination of the transaction with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
• Advised Tishman Speyer on the setup of a closed-ended alternative investment fund in the legal form of a German special investment limited partnership in connection with the acquisition of the office tower "Bürohaus an der Alten Oper" in Frankfurt including the coordination of the fund setup with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
• Advised BEOS on the setup of its first closed-ended alternative investment fund in the legal form of a German special investment limited partnership for various institutional investors
• Advised various German capital investment companies (alternative investment fund managers) in connection with the liquidation of open-ended real estate investment funds
• Advised Tishman Speyer on the acquisition of the landmark building Pressehaus am Alexanderplatz in Berlin
• Advised Hannover Leasing on the sale of the mixed-used property Colosseo in Frankfurt
• Advised AEW Europe and Thor Equities JV on the setup of a closed-ended alternative investment fund in the legal form of a German special investment limited partnership in connection with the acquisition of the property 100 New Oxford Street, London, including the coordination of the fund set-up with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
• Advised Patrizia Frankfurt Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (formerly TRIUVA) on the sale of the property Frankfurt Central in Frankfurt
• Advised Orion Capital Managers on the acquisition of a commercial real estate portfolio including 19 properties across 12 cities in Germany (Odin Portfolio) valued at EUR 620 million
• Advised Deka Immobilien on German regulatory issues in connection with the acquisition of the Marriott New York East Side by a joint venture of Deka Immobilien and Ashkenzay Acquisition Corporation
• Represent the lead lender in connection with the EUR 300 million plus acquisition financing of the mixeduse property portfolio known as Palais Quartier in Frankfurt consisting of the MyZeil shopping center, the Jumeirah Hotel, the Nextower, the Thurn & Taxis Palais and a parking garage
• Represent the agent and lenders in connection with restructuring of EUR 700 million distressed commercial real estate portfolio (Germany) (Numisma portfolio), including a restructuring opinion and a complex Dutch and offshore ownership structure
• Advised IVG Institutional Funds GmbH (now operating under the name PATRIZIA Frankfurt Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH) on the acquisition of the headquarter of Metro Group located in Düsseldorf
• Advised Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors GmbH on the acquisition of a commercial property located in Berlin
• Advised Arsago Real Estate Management GmbH on the acquisition of various residential real estate portfolio
• Advised Aurec Capital on the acquisition of the property “Bockenheimer Warte” located in Frankfurt

Cüneyt Andac is a counsel in King & Spalding's Frankfurt office and a member of the firm's Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group. With 11 years of experience, Cüneyt's practice focuses on providing tailored advice to the real estate fund industry. In particular, his practice focuses on the structuring of open-ended and closed-ended real estate investment funds in both the special and public fund sectors, international and German real estate transactions, and regulatory law. In addition to regulatory and real estate law, his practice also includes all aspects of corporate law, financing law and insolvency law issues relating to his clients' activities. Another current focus of Cüneyt's practice includes all real estate fund-related ESG issues.

Cüneyt primarily represents AIF capital investment companies focused on real assets, international real estate investment fund managers, open-ended and closed-ended real estate investment funds, international and German asset managers, institutional real estate investors, custodians and banks.

Legal 500 Deutschland recommends Cüneyt as lawyer for Investment Funds.

In 2015, Cüneyt completed a secondment to DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale in Frankfurt am Main, where he worked primarily on financings, restructurings and defaults issues relating to real estate transactions with a further focus on investment law issues.