Roland has extensive experience in cross-border real estate transactions (share and asset deals) with a focus on the respective tax issues. In particular, Roland advises on

• acquisition structures,
• (post-acquisition) restructurings of both German and international real estate holding groups, e.g. conversions, split-offs, hive-downs,
• joint venture frameworks,
• strategies for debt-push-down,
• ongoing taxation of investments, trade tax optimization and exit scenarios,
• the German real estate transfer tax and
• listed real estate investment corporations.

Roland is regularly listed in the “Best Lawyers” ranking for real estate in Germany by Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers and as one of the world’s leading real estate lawyers by Who’s Who Legal. Furthermore, Chambers regularly lists him as a Leading Individual, and he is frequently named a recommended lawyer by the German legal publisher JUVE.