Torsten Volkholz advises German and global sponsors, borrowers, and lenders on domestic and cross-border finance, real estate, and restructuring matters.
He maintains long-standing relationships with clients on all sides of real estate transactions, advising on:
- Real estate finance
- Acquisition finance
- Restructuring finance
- Asset-based and general corporate lending
He also advises creditors and investors of distressed companies on corporate and real estate portfolio restructurings.
Drawing on his legal training in England, the US, and Germany, and his previous work in a commercial bank and as an assistant lecturer at the University of Kiel and at Bucerius Law School, he provides clients with a comprehensive perspective on their matters.
Torsten also advises clients on a range of matters related to the law pertaining to German foundations.
Latest Insights
- legal updatesEversheds Sutherland advised BNP Paribas and BayernLB on SEFE refinancing
- legal updatesEversheds Sutherland advised Clarion Partners Europe on the acquisition of a high-quality logistics property near Hanover for around €35 million
- legal updatesTermination due to LTV breach: do negotiations pay off?
- advising BNP Paribas and Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB) on the refinancing of SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (SEFE), marking a further step in the company’s transition to market-based financing. We advised BNP Paribas as documentation agent in relation to a new five-year EUR 2.0 billion revolving credit facility and BayernLB as facility agent on the amendment and restatement of an existing EUR 1.8 billion term loan facility
- Advent International – Financing of the acquisition of Douglas Holding AG (a landmark cross-border financing transaction).*
- Angelo, Gordon – Financing in the acquisition of residential and other real estate portfolios.*
- Apollo:
- €1 billion investment in Deutsche Wohnen SE*
- €1 billion investment in Vonovia’s Northern Portfolio*
- €1 billion investment in Vonovia’s Southern Portfolio*
- Banco Santander – Refinancing of a German tourism and hotel group.*
- Bavaria Yachtbau – Representation in restructuring proceedings.*
- Brookfield – Preferred equity investment in a residential development project in Cologne.*
- Clarion Partners Europe on the acquisition and financing of a modern, high-quality logistics property in Sarstedt, Hanover
- Conergy – Working capital and capital expenditure credit facility.*
- Deutsche Bank – Restructuring of publicly listed German companies.*
- GE Capital – Advisory on multiple financing and refinancing transactions.*
- Goldman Sachs – Advisory on various acquisitions.*
- Henderson Global Investors – Numerous financings of German real estate portfolios.*
- H.I.G. European Capital Partners – Acquisition of a majority stake in Losberger GmbH.*
- HPS Investment Partners, LLC – Provision of a US$1 billion senior secured credit facility to Bombardier, recognized by Private Debt Investor (PDI) as one of the top 10 private debt transactions of 2022.*
- Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund / Redos Real Estate – Acquisition and financing of various real estate portfolios.*
- Deutsche Pfandbriefbank – Financing of a real estate portfolio.*
- Royal Bank of Scotland – Advisory on multiple restructurings.*
- UniCredit Bank – Several real estate restructurings.*
- Wilmington Trust – PrimaCom restructuring, and acting as agent and security agent in the restructuring and insolvency of Praktiker/Max Bahr.*
*Advised in previous firm.
- Dr. jur., University of Kiel, 2007
- Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Hamburg, 2005
- LLM, Tulane University Law School, 2001
- First German State Exam, University of Kiel, 2000
- Rechtsanwalt (Germany)