Dr. Falk Mahdi

Falk is specialised in German real estate law and transactions, working for national and international investors and experienced with long-term commercial lease agreements.

Work highlights

His recent experience includes:

• AvisonYoung acting on behalf of the Canadian pension fund PSS/TPP Investments: advising on the acquisition of a mixed used property located in Leinfelden-Echterdingen near Stuttgart by way of a share deal.
• CBRE Investment Management:

• advising on the acquisition of a portfolio of 1,350 residential units in Germany from Vonovia for €560m, on the acquisition of the quarter "Bricks Berlin" in the Schöneberg district of Berlin, the prime location office buildings "Pontishaus" in Munich and "Telekom Hauptstadtrepräsentanz" in Berlin, the mixed-use property "Residenz am deutschen Theater" in Berlin and other acquisitions.
• ongoing advice on the asset management of the commercial properties "Hanseviertel" in Hamburg (retail, hospitality, office) and "stilwerk" in Berlin (retail, office).

• David Lloyd Leisure: advising on the acquisition of the Meridian Spa & Fitness Group.
• GARBE: advising on the acquisition of the seed portfolio for over €1bn for its newly launched pan-European logistics fund.
• Huazhu Group: advising on the acquisition of Steigenberger/Deutsche Hospitality Group with more than 170 hotels and five brands.
• a consortium (among others Universal-Investment and E.ON): advising on the acquisition and the financing of the office building “Heinrich Campus” in Düsseldorf.
• Mediclin: advising as trustee on the agreement with PATRIZIA Frankfurt Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft for the OIK fund MediClin's early renewal of leases for 20 clinics and on an addendum for a further clinic for more than €387m.
• Quantum: advising on the acquisition of a residential property in Wiesbaden from European Value Partners Arles.
• Tishman Speyer: advising on the letting of the high-rise buildings “TaunusTurm” and "OMNITURM" in Frankfurt.
• Vantage Data Centres/Digital Colony Partners: advising on the acquisition of "Etix Everywhere", a European company offering a global network of colocation data centres.

Falk studied law at the Universities of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany) and Dublin (Ireland). During his legal training he, inter alia, completed stages at the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) in Nürnberg. He is also a trained business mediator.

Falk speaks German and English.

• Termination despite COVID 19 termination restriction in the event of failure to replenish the rental security "drawn" by the landlord? On the scope of art. 240 § 2 EGBGB in commercial tenancy law" (Kündigung trotz COVID-19-Kündigungsbeschränkung bei unterbliebenem Wiederauffüllen der vom Vermieter „gezogenen“ Mietsicherheit? Zur Reichweite von Art. 240 § 2 EGBGB im Gewerberaummietrecht) (together with Max Rosner), NZM 2020, issue 9, p. 416

• Several Publications in the Immobilienzeitung (IZ)