Dr. Johannes Honzen - McDermott Will & Emery

Overview


Dr. Johannes Honzen advises national and international companies as well as private equity and other financial investors on real estate matters, in particular on real estate transactions and joint ventures, as well as on corporate law and M&A projects.

He has significant experience in complex single-asset and portfolio transactions by way of asset deals, share deals, or joint venture structures. In recent years, Johannes Honzen has been involved in a large number of major real estate transactions in various asset classes and, in this context, has primarily advised large international real estate funds as well as national companies on all aspects of real estate and corporate law, including project developments.

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Results


Johannes advised:

  • DEMIRE on the sale of an office property to a company of the Merckle group
  • The seller on the sale of the living property Fürstenhöfe in Düsseldorf to CT Real Estate Partners Germany
  • Blackstone on acquisitions and sales of major single assets and real estate portfolios in various asset classes as well as asset management matters, in particular, on the acquisition of the Oberbaum City and the Leibniz-Kolonnaden in Berlin and the Arabella Bogen in Munich as well as on the sale of the Munich project MediaWorks and the ABC Bogen in Hamburg*
  • KKR on the acquisition of a majority stake in Velero together with a residential portfolio*
  • Cara Investment on the sale of the BHF Tower in Frankfurt*
  • A leading international real estate investor on the acquisition of a logistic portfolio*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

Recognitions


  • Legal 500 Germany/EMEA 2023: Recommended lawyer for Real Estate Law
  • The Best Lawyers in Germany, “Ones to Watch” in Private Equity Law, Real Estate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2022 to 2024

Community


  • Frankfurt Bar Association

Credentials


Education
University of St. Gallen (HSG), Executive Diploma HSG in Law and Management, 2019
Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt, Second State Exam, 2014
University of Bayreuth, Dr. jur., 2012
University of Bayreuth, First State Exam, 2009
University of Bayreuth, Commercial Lawyer (Wirtschaftsjurist (Univ. Bayreuth)), 2009

Admissions
Germany

Languages
English
German