Matthias Gehrke Real Estate Lawyer of the Year Germany

Firm Profile

Gehrke Zumbroich & Partner, newly established in 2011,

businesses, is a small and

independent integrated, multidisciplinary law firm. Our teams of lawyers, tax advisers and chartered accountants in Bonn and Berlin offer custom-made, individual advice on highest level.

Our clients entrepreneurs, comprise companies, freelancers and self-

employed persons. We act for companies of various forms and sizes: start-ups, craft

small and medium-sized companies as well as listed companies.

Our expertise especially comprises corporate and real estate law, with a specific focus on transactions. In the last years Gehrke Zumbroich & Partner demonstrated its expertise in various real estate and corporate transactions and bidding processes with volumes of up to € 450 mio.

About Matthias Gehrke

Corporate / M&A Matthias is founding member and managing partner of Gehrke Zum- broich & Partner and heads the Berlin office of Gehrke Zumbroich & Partner. He studied law in Bonn, Bochum and

Los Angeles and advises his domestic and foreign clients in German, English and French.

With more than 15 years of experience, Matthias advises in all aspects of corporate and real estate law, with a specific focus on

merger & acquisitions. He was responsible for various real estate and corporate transactions. Most recently he managed the structural optimization of the real estate portfolio of GSG Asset GmbH & Co. Verwaltungs KG (ORCO-GSG), Berlin. With approx. 815,000 sqm ORCO-GSG is a leading provider of office and commercial space in Berlin. The transaction, which involved the transfer of real estate with a value of more than EUR 400 Mio.,

required a

comprehensive amendment of a EUR 269,6 mio. loan agreement and the negotiation of an agreement with the Investitionsbank Berlin and the State of Berlin.

Areas of Expertise • Corporate Law.

• Real Estate.

• National and international Mergers & Acquisition.

• Strategic Restructuring.

• Private Equity and Venture Capital Transactions.

• Capital Markets Law. • Trade and Distribution Law.

Contact

Gehrke Zumbroich & Partner Matthias Gehrke Bregenzer Straße 3 D-10707 Berlin Germany

Phone: +49-30-8872950-0 Fax: +49-30-8872950-66 Email: gehrke@gzp-legal.de Website : www.gzp-legal.de

Our teams of lawyers, tax advisers and chartered

accountants in Bonn and Berlin offer custom-made, individual advice on highest level.

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Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2013

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