Overview
Hannes Dietmaier specialises in the structuring of and advice on complex real estate transactions. He also advises on all aspects of asset management, in particular on long-term commercial leases. His client base includes private equity firms, national and international financial investors, developers, banks and insurance companies
Citations & Rankings
- 'Hannes Dietmaier is a commercially minded lawyer who knows exactly how we operate and what our must-haves and boundaries as a client are.'
Chambers Germany 2025, Real Estate - 'Hannes Dietmaier has a quick understanding of the problem from a real estate perspective and very good negotiation experience.'
Legal 500 Germany 2024, Real Estate - He has recently been recognised by Chambers Germany 2025 in the category 'Up and Coming' lawyers for real estate law.
- For several years, he has been listed in the category “ones to watch” by the Best Lawyer Handelsblatt ranking.
Work Highlights
- AG Real Estate and Cardif Lux Vie: advising on the divestment of a portfolio of nursing homes in Germany.
- Blackstone: advising on the acquisition and sale of numerous logistics assets and portfolios.
- BNP Paribas REIM: advising on the acquisition of the office buildings “HanseAtrium" in Hamburg and "Signaris" in Frankfurt.
- CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT): advising the first and largest commercial REIT listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading on the acquisition of the office building “Main Airport Center” in 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 a residential portfolio in Berlin with almost 1,200 apartments from Vonovia for €360m, the quarter "Bricks" in Berlin, the office buildings “Pontishaus” in Munich and the "Telekom Hauptstadtrepräsentanz" in Berlin as well as the mixed-use property "Residenz am deutschen Theater" in Berlin and an innovative, state-of-the-art residential project development at Südkreuz Berlin and further acquisitions.
- Cerberus: advising on the acquisition of a 49-property portfolio (Rebound portfolio) from FMSW and the negotiations for a long-term lease agreement plan for Woolworth.
- Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust (FLT), a Singapore REIT: advising on the acquisition of logistics and light industrial portfolios in Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
- GARBE: advising on the acquisition of the seed portfolio for over €1bn for its newly launched pan-European logistics fund.
- A Korean investor consortium led by Hanwha: advising on the sale of the Frankfurt highrise building “Gallileo” by way of a share deal.
- Quantum: advising on the acquisition of several residential and logistics properties.
- Tishman Speyer: advising on the letting of the highrise buildings "OMNITURM" and “Taunusturm” in Frankfurt and further leases inter alia in Hamburg.