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Moritz Heidbuechel is a counsel in King & Spalding’s Frankfurt office and a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Funds practice. Moritz advises German and international clients on all stages of the real estate life cycle. He has comprehensive experience in advising on complex investment and transaction structures, including asset deals, share deals and joint ventures. Moritz also advises on real estate financings.

With more than 15 years of experience, Moritz advises German and international clients, including German investment fund management companies focused on real assets as well as international investment fund managers (AIFM), German and international asset managers, German and international institutional real estate investors as well as sovereign wealth funds in respect of domestic and cross-border acquisitions and disposals of individual real properties and property portfolios. Moritz’ experience comprises transactions involving office, commercial and residential real estate, as well hotels, logistics properties, healthcare and life sciences assets, and data centers.

Having studied and worked in China for many years, he frequently advises on real estate and corporate M&A transactions involving Asia, with a focus on the automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical sectors.

Prior to joining King & Spalding, Moritz worked as counsel in the global transactions practice group at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Munich and Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He also worked as a registered foreign lawyer for a German-headquartered law firm in Beijing, China.

Moritz is a member of the King & Spalding LGBTQ+ affinity group. He speaks German, English and Mandarin Chinese (Putonghua).

The German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche has recognized Moritz a Top Lawyer for Real Estate 2023.

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Credentials

Second State Exam, Bavaria Ministry of Justice

First State Exam, University of Bayreuth

Frankfurt

Alumnus of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

English

French

German

Mandarin Chinese

Top Lawyer for Real Estate 2023


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Top Lawyer for Real Estate 2023


WirtschaftsWoche

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Advised Madison International Realty on the acquisition together with Oxford Properties and the disposal to Norges Bank Investment Management of a shareholding in the Sony Center in Berlin, Germany.

Advised an international real estate investor on the EUR 260,000,000 acquisition financing of a large office property in Berlin, Germany.

Advised an international real estate investor on the acquisition and refinancing of a residential real estate portfolio of more than 3,000 units, located mostly in Western Germany, as well as post-acquisition asset management matters.

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Advised Madison International Realty on the acquisition together with Oxford Properties and the disposal to Norges Bank Investment Management of a shareholding in the Sony Center in Berlin, Germany.

Advised an international real estate investor on the EUR 260,000,000 acquisition financing of a large office property in Berlin, Germany.

Advised an international real estate investor on the acquisition and refinancing of a residential real estate portfolio of more than 3,000 units, located mostly in Western Germany, as well as post-acquisition asset management matters.

Advised a German investor on the EUR 174,000,000 refinancing of a residential real estate portfolio in Munich, Germany.

Advised an Asian sovereign wealth fund on the sale of the O2 office tower, Munich’s tallest property.

Advised P3 Logistic Parks on the acquisition of the German "Matrix" retail logistics portfolio, encompassing 33 real estate properties with more than 650,000 m² of space.

Advised a Berlin-based real estate developer on its joint ventures with international real estate investors for the development of office and mixed-use real estate properties in Berlin, Germany.

Advised Icade on the acquisition of eight German nursing homes comprising a total of approx. 900 beds and approx. 140 apartments and one nursing home in France.

Advised an Asian sovereign wealth fund on several joint ventures for the investment into German and European real estate.

Advised a listed international real estate investor on the disposal of a portfolio of approx. 30 retail properties located throughout Germany.

Advised IVG Immobilien on setting-up and refinancing OFFICEFIRST and subsequently selling OFFICEFIRST to Blackstone in a transaction involving 97 German office properties valued at around EUR 3,300,000,000.

Matters

Advised Madison International Realty on the acquisition together with Oxford Properties and the disposal to Norges Bank Investment Management of a shareholding in the Sony Center in Berlin, Germany.

Advised an international real estate investor on the EUR 260,000,000 acquisition financing of a large office property in Berlin, Germany.

Advised an international real estate investor on the acquisition and refinancing of a residential real estate portfolio of more than 3,000 units, located mostly in Western Germany, as well as post-acquisition asset management matters.

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Matters

Advised Madison International Realty on the acquisition together with Oxford Properties and the disposal to Norges Bank Investment Management of a shareholding in the Sony Center in Berlin, Germany.

Advised an international real estate investor on the EUR 260,000,000 acquisition financing of a large office property in Berlin, Germany.

Advised an international real estate investor on the acquisition and refinancing of a residential real estate portfolio of more than 3,000 units, located mostly in Western Germany, as well as post-acquisition asset management matters.

Advised a German investor on the EUR 174,000,000 refinancing of a residential real estate portfolio in Munich, Germany.

Advised an Asian sovereign wealth fund on the sale of the O2 office tower, Munich’s tallest property.

Advised P3 Logistic Parks on the acquisition of the German "Matrix" retail logistics portfolio, encompassing 33 real estate properties with more than 650,000 m² of space.

Advised a Berlin-based real estate developer on its joint ventures with international real estate investors for the development of office and mixed-use real estate properties in Berlin, Germany.

Advised Icade on the acquisition of eight German nursing homes comprising a total of approx. 900 beds and approx. 140 apartments and one nursing home in France.

Advised an Asian sovereign wealth fund on several joint ventures for the investment into German and European real estate.

Advised a listed international real estate investor on the disposal of a portfolio of approx. 30 retail properties located throughout Germany.

Advised IVG Immobilien on setting-up and refinancing OFFICEFIRST and subsequently selling OFFICEFIRST to Blackstone in a transaction involving 97 German office properties valued at around EUR 3,300,000,000.

Credentials

Second State Exam, Bavaria Ministry of Justice

First State Exam, University of Bayreuth

Frankfurt

Alumnus of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

English

French

German

Mandarin Chinese

Top Lawyer for Real Estate 2023


WirtschaftsWoche

Close

Recognition

Top Lawyer for Real Estate 2023


WirtschaftsWoche