Real estate


Real-estate consulting for insolvencies and critical situations.

FalkenSteg’s Real Estate team has developed into one of the leading transaction consultants for properties in critical situations. The unique market position of our Real Estate team is underscored by our clear focus on business crises and our interdisciplinary approach to consulting, involving collaboration with our M&A, debt-advisory and restructuring business segments. We are able to reliably generate sales solutions through pragmatic and determined action, which is closely based on the proven methods used in structured M&A processes. Depending on the target market, we can also offer specialised advisory services to assist with producing property valuations, providing restructuring services and planning the implementation of trust models.

Comprehensive expertise in commercial real estate.

Each year, our real-estate experts work on commercial property transactions spanning nearly 300,000 square metres in area, with the average property measuring around 15,000 square metres per transaction. Our transaction expertise focuses on the following real-estate categories:

  • Residential
  • Offices
  • Retail sector
  • Logistics
  • Light industrial
  • Hotels
  • Social and care facilities

What makes FalkenSteg's real-estate experts special.

Our approach

Our clients benefit from access to a network of investment companies and financial investors specialising in real estate, with a proven track record from working on a variety of Transactions.

In close coordination with our Distressed M&A team, we can carry out both comprehensive and specialised marketing processes for businesses with or without the inclusion of commercial property. In particular, private-equity investors sometimes prefer to purchase a business without corporate real estate in what is known as an asset-light transaction. Implementing the relevant marketing processes at the same time creates opportunities for parties on both the buy and sell sides to take action, increasing the probability of a value-maximising bidding contest.

Upstream from property transactions, we will gladly support you with valuations and strategic issues, for instance with alternative management approaches.

For insolvency administrators

  • Prompt and professional property preparation and placement on the market while taking the specific features of insolvency law into account

For banks

  • Property valuation based on widely used methods
  • Development of a creative and convincing sale plan
  • Support in the event of a forced sale

For owners

  • Restructuring services (including sale and leaseback, asset-based lending)
  • Development of refinancing concepts
  • Advice regarding project development

Real estate services

Contact partners

Christian Alpers

Partner
  • T: +49 211 54 76 63 17
  • M: +49 151 42 23 31 87
  • christian.alpers@falkensteg.com