The international law firm Sidley Austin LLP advised GEWOFAG
Gemeinnutzige Wohnungsfursorge Aktiengesellschaft Munich on the
refinancing of the acquisition costs for the purchase of shares in
Heimag Munchen Gemeinnutzige Heimstatten-Aktiengesellschaft. The
purpose of the restructuring was to design the refinancing (with the
participation of Heimag and co-shareholder GWG Gesellschaft fur
Wohnungs- und Gewerbebau Baden-Wurttemberg AG in Stuttgart) to avoid
the fiscal limitation for building societies by means of EK02-taxation
so that a refinancing in the international capital markets would be
possible.
The Sidley team was led by Werner Geisselmeier (Tax), Dr. Georg
Rutzel (Corporate and antitrust law) and Dr. Jens Rinze (Finance).
Since its opening in 2006, the Frankfurt office of Sidley has
advised clients in the field of banking and capital markets law as
well as corporate finance, focusing on the financing of acquisitions,
IPOs, securitization and structured finance. Lawyers in the Frankfurt
office are also experienced in structuring REITs and other innovative
investment vehicles, and advise international and national clients on
all matters relating to corporate law, M&A and private equity
transactions, including public takeovers as well as matters relating
to tax structure.
Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world´s largest full-service law
firms, with more than 1800 lawyers practicing in 16 U.S. and
international cities including Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva,
Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. Every year
since 2003, Sidley has been named to Legal Business´ Global Elite,
their designation for "the 15 finest law firms in the world." BTI, a
Boston-based consulting and research firm, has named Sidley to their
Client Service Hall of Fame as one of only two law firms to rank in
the Client Service Top 10 for seven years in a row.
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