Ashurst advised Warburg - Henderson Kapitalanlagegesellschaft für Immobilien mbH (Warburg - Henderson), represented by HIH Hamburgische Immobilien Handlung GmbH (HIH), on the acquisition of the office building Valentinshof in Hamburg, Germany. Warburg - Henderson acquired the property for its special fund Warburg - Henderson Deutschland Top 5. The property was sold by Tishman Speyer.

Valentinshof has a total rentable space of 18,000 square metres, including approximately 1,500 square metres of retail space. Among the anchor tenants are Regus, the supplier of IT security solutions Gate Protect AG Germany as well as insurance broker and system house for risk solutions, Funk Gruppe.

The Frankfurt-based Ashurst team was led by real estate partner Dr Liane Muschter. She was assisted by senior associate Dr Hendrik Theismann and associate Hannes Riedel (both real estate). Partner Heiko Penndorf and senior associate Felix Krüger advised on tax aspects.

Ashurst regularly advises Warburg - Henderson on real estate acquisitions in Germany. Recently, the firm advised its longstanding client on the acquisition of office and commercial building Schillerhaus in Frankfurt, Germany. The property was also acquired for the Deutschland Top 5 fund.