Liane Muschter
Liane Muschter

Liane Muschter

Partner, Head of Real Estate Germany

Frankfurt

+49 69 97 11 26 08 | +49 174 99 19 490
Liane.Muschter@ashurstperkins.com

Introduction

Dr Liane Muschter is a partner in Frankfurt and heads the German, Real Estate division.

Liane advises national and international investors on real estate transactions (purchases and sales, asset and share deals), project developments and their financing. This also includes portfolio transactions (including pan-European portfolios), sale-and-lease-back and Islamic financing structures as well as joint venture structures.

Liane also has extensive experience in advising regulated vehicles (including special and mutual funds, investment companies, insurances) on an aspect of real estate and investment law in connection with their direct and indirect real estate investments. Further, she focuses on and is very experienced in supporting Asian investors within their inbound investments in Germany.

The real estate team led by Liane was awarded the JUVE Award as "Law Firm of the Year for Real Estate and Construction Law" in 2019 as well as "Top Lawyer 2024" for Real Estate by Wirtschaftswoche. In addition, Liane has been frequently named "Top Lawyer" for Real Estate and "National/Global Leader for Real Estate Law".

Before joining Ashurst Perkins Coie in 2006, Liane worked for other leading international law firms in Frankfurt and Hamburg from 2001 onwards.


Areas of focus

Sectors

Energy & Infrastructure Life Sciences & Healthcare

Services

Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Private Equity Investment Funds Restructuring & Special Situations Real Estate Projects, Energy, Environment & Resources Construction

Professional Experience
  • HIH Invest | Lead partner | 2026 | Advising on the acquisition and structuring of the newly developed quarter ‘Deiker Höfe’ in Düsseldorf as part of a club deal.
  • Abrdn Investment Deutschland AG | Lead partner | 2025 | Advising on the acquisition of a residential complex (project development) in Karlsruhe, Southern Germany, from BUWOG.
  • International Investor | Lead partner | 2024 - 2026 | Advising on the acquisition of various portfolios of residential property developments including subsequent letting on the basis of green leases.
  • HIH Invest | Lead partner | 2024/2025 | Advising on the launch of a new fund for institutional investors with the residential real estate company Vonovia and its acquisition of 14 development projects and new buildings with an investment volume of over €630 million from Vonovia and Quarterback.
  • HIH Invest | Lead partner | 2025/2026 | Advising on the acquisition, development and letting of various logistics developments, such as in the Herten in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as in Bensheim, together with Danish investor Nrep.
  • European Investor | Lead partner | 2025 | Advised on the acquisition of two logistics parks in Germany.
  • STRABAG Hold Estate | Lead partner | 2024/2025 | Advised on the acquisition of the office building "The Move Blue" in Frankfurt's Gateway Gardens from Siemens Real Estate by way of a sale-and-leaseback transaction.
  • Panattoni Germany | Lead partner | 2022/2023 | Advised on the sale of a logistics park near Hamburg to a joint venture of International Investor and Property Group.
  • Tritax EuroBox plc | Lead partner | 2018-2024 | Advised on the acquisition of various logistics properties in Germany.
  • Samsung SRA | Lead partner | 2016/2017 | Advised on the acquisition of the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt/Main by way of a sale-and-leaseback transaction.

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