Ashurst advised Capital Four on a growth financing for the Limehome group and on an equity co-investment. The parties have agreed not to disclose details of the transaction.
Capital Four is an industry-leading credit asset management boutique, headquartered in Copenhagen with offices in New York, Stockholm and Frankfurt. The team of 120+ professionals manage €15+bn on behalf of a global client base.
Limehome employs 160+ staff, and is represented with over 3,000 apartments under contract at more than 100 locations across Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Hungary.
The Ashurst team was led by partner Dr Matthias Weissinger (Global Loans, Munich). Counsel Dr Valentin Pfisterer (Corporate Transactions, Frankfurt) acted as lead counsel on the equity co-investment. They were assisted by associate Lorenz Schwojer and senior transaction lawyer Ena Selimbegovic (both Global Loans, Munich), associate Jeffrey Miller (Corporate Transactions, Frankfurt) as well as transaction lawyer Ouafaa Elouariachi (Global Loans, Frankfurt). Advice on tax law aspects was provided by partner Dr Anders Kraft (Frankfurt). At the Madrid office, partner Jose Christian Bertram, associates Maria Arroyos, Teresa Bernad and Juan Aznar as well as junior associate Ignacio Piñeiro (all Global Loans) were involved.
Ashurst’s German banking and finance practice advises both banks and alternative lenders, private equity investors and companies on domestic and cross-border acquisition, real estate, asset and infrastructure / project finance as well as on financial restructuring and corporate lending. In the venture capital and high growth space, Ashurst’s German corporate transactions practice advises investors, founders and high growth companies covering the entire value chain of equity investments, financing rounds, M&A transactions and dual track exits with a focus on the finance, technology, services and renewable energy sectors.
