Falling property prices, rising returns on alternative asset classes and a growing number of investors looking to withdraw their money are putting pressure on real estate funds. Many fund management companies are no longer able to comply with their internal or regulatory requirements.
We specialise in advising capital management companies, fund initiators and institutional investors on how to safeguard fund assets, balance conflicting investor interests and ensure compliance with the legal framework conditions.
Your challenges
Our solutions
- Advice on how to avoid suspending redemptions and liquidation and how to reconcile the interests of the various investor groups and the fund management company
- Negotiation and conclusion of standstill agreements with investors seeking redemption in order to avoid a wave of redemptions, as well as agreements with remaining investors to retain their investment
- Advice on the placement and re-placement of shares
- Drafting settlement agreements and providing support during liquidation
- Advising fund management companies facing pressure to sell, challenging market conditions, or situations where prices fall below fair market values, with particular consideration given to the fund management company’s due diligence obligations
- Managing the need for revaluation and realising appreciation potential
- Identifying potential for conversion or further development
- Handling cash flow issues due to the insolvency or imminent insolvency of tenants (e.g. in the care sector)
- Advice on refinancing issues from a regulatory and financial regulatory perspective