About
Florian Nicolas is an associate of our Global Transactions group, with a specific focus on the real estate sector.
He advises domestic and international investors, real estate developers, financial institutions and public-sector clients on all aspects of real estate transactions, project development and real estate finance.
Prior to joining the firm, he was as a judge at the Regional Court of Mannheim and worked in other international law firms, predominantly in the Frankfurt area as well as in Washington D.C.
He speaks German, English and Spanish.
Additional Information
- RTL on its acquisition of Sky Deutschland.
- DSV on its €14.3bn acquisition of Schenker, the logistics division of Deutsche Bahn and one of the world's leading logistics service providers, from Deutsche Bahn.
- Odevo AB on its market entry in Germany by takeover of Erste Hausverwaltung.
- Vonovia SE on the sale of a minority stake in the “Norddeutschland" portfolio for €1bn and in the "Südewo"-Portfolio for €1bn and on the establishment of the future joint ventures with Apollo.
- Advising a leading US investment bank on the formation of a joint venture with a German asset manager to invest in the German residential real estate market and on the acquisition and financing of the seed portfolio.
- SFC Energy AG on the acquisition of assets from the small stationary hydrogen fuel cell business from Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S.
- Bucherer on its sale to the leading Swiss luxury watch manufacturer.
- Advising an international consortium of lenders providing debt financing for the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in the ‘Gode Wind 3’ offshore wind farm, which has been sold by Ørsted to funds managed by Glennmont Partners.
- ADF Asset Management on the sale of H&M logistics centre in Hamburg to a Canadian investor.
- TPG on the sale of a&o Hotels and Hostels, the largest privately-owned hostel platform in Europe.
- Cinven on the acquisition and carve-out of MBCC Admixtures, a leading global manufacturer of concrete admixtures and sustainable solutions for the construction industry.

Florian Nicolas Schröder
Associate
Hamburg Office
Hohe Bleichen 7
20354 Hamburg