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Frankfurt

Ashurst Frankfurt opened in November 1997 and strengthens the firm's position as one of the leading law firms in Europe focussing on corporate and international finance. The German practice comprises around 70 partners, associates, tax consultants and solicitors. Peter Junghänel is the managing partner of the offices in Frankfurt and Munich.

The lawyers of the Frankfurt office advise on:

Corporate

Public and private M&A; private equity, particularly LBOs and MBOs; equity capital markets, in particular IPOs and rights offerings, and advising stock exchange listed companies; corporate governance and compliance; restructuring and special situations.

The German practice also hosts a China Desk to provide the full legal service required by the growing needs of our clients based in Germany and China.

International finance

Acquisition finance, structured finance, particularly derivatives, EMTN and CP programmes, bonds, banking regulatory advice, CDOs/CBOs/CLOs, funds, real estate finance, project finance, corporate lending and restructuring.

Ashurst sponsors the Institute for Law and Finance at Frankfurt's Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University (LL.M. Finance programme and ILF Spring School).

Real estate

Property law and WEG, property transactions, open-ended and closed-ended funds, commercial landlord and tenant law, sale and leasbacks.

Energy, Transport, Infrastructure (ETI)

Energy law including regulatory, energy and renewables M&A, PPP projects including German motorway constructions/extentions (advice in all relevant areas of the law, inter alia construction, operation & maintenance, real estate, environmental, procurement and state aid), regional rail franchise tenders and rolling stock procurement processes.

Commercial

Employment law, intellectual property and copyright (IP), media and film law, IT law, competition and antitrust law, sport media entertainment. 

Tax

Acquisition structures, financial and real estate products, investment fund concepts.