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:

• BlackRock: advising on the acquisition of a 50.1% stake in Mainova WebHouse, that focuses on designing, building, and operating sustainable data centers in and around Frankfurt.
• 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).
• CloudHQ: advising in connection with the development of data centres in Frankfurt and Europe.
• DigitalBridge: advising on the recent acquisition of Yondr Group, a global developer and operator of data centers.
• 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.
• Tishman Speyer: advising on the letting of the highrise buildings “TaunusTurm” and "OMNITURM" in Frankfurt.

Falk joined Linklaters in 2019, and was promoted to Managing Associate in 2024. He is based in Munich.

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 completed his part-time doctorate from 2020 to 2023 at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg.

He speaks German and English.

• Dissertation topic: „Rechtmäßiges Alternativverhalten im Organhaftungsrecht“ Published in: Abhandlungen zum Deutschen und Europäischen Gesellschafts- und Kapitalmarktrecht (AGK), Band 230, publisher: Duncker & Humblot

• 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)