GvW advised a real estate fund managed by Invesco Real Estate (Invesco) on the acquisition of the InterCity Hotel Berlin Hauptbahnhof hotel property by way of an asset deal.
With a floor space of approximately 23,000 square metres, 412 guest rooms and ten conference rooms, the InterCity Hotel Berlin Hauptbahnhof is one of the largest hotels in Berlin. Opened in 2013 and certified with the German Sustainable Building Certificate in Platinum, the 4-star hotel is located directly at Berlin's main railway station.
With real estate assets under management of EUR 78.8 billion, 606 employees and 21 regional offices in the USA, Europe and Asia, Invesco is one of the leading independent investment companies. The group focuses on global direct investments and real estate equities in the real estate sector.
GvW advised Invesco on this transaction under the leadership of Dr. Christian Zerr (hospitality/real estate law, Munich) and Andrea Torka (real estate law/financing, Frankfurt) with a cross-location team consisting of Friederike Weigl (hospitality, Munich), Dr Bettina Schmitt-Rady, Katharina Lanio (both public construction law) and Alina Sturm (real estate law, Frankfurt).
GvW Graf von Westphalen advised the transmission system operator 50Hertz on the award of a major contract for the North Sea Connector 2 offshore grid connection project. The project involves the planning, construction, installation and commissioning of a converter system comprising an offshore converter platform in the North Sea and an onshore converter station in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The North Sea Connector 2 project is intended to connect offshore wind farms in the North Sea to the German electricity grid in future.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Primepulse and Vsquared Ventures on the Series C financing round of NEURA Robotics GmbH. The transaction ranks among the largest venture financing rounds in the European startup ecosystem to date.
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