Frankfurt
Advises on the tax aspects of complex private equity, M&A and real estate transactions in Germany and internationally.
Structures acquisitions, reorganizations and restructurings from a German and cross-border tax perspective.
Designs and implements tax-efficient fund and investment structures for sponsors and institutional investors.
Florian Schiefer advises private equity sponsors, real estate investors, fund sponsors, institutional investors, and domestic and international companies on complex German and cross-border tax matters arising in connection with transactions, investments, corporate reorganizations, and restructurings. His practice focuses on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border M&A and real estate transactions.
He advises clients throughout the entire transaction lifecycle, from tax due diligence, acquisition and financing structuring, and transaction documentation through to the implementation of acquisition structures and post-closing integration. A particular focus of his practice is the design of tax-efficient acquisition, holding, and investment structures for corporate groups, private equity sponsors, and real estate investors.
Florian also has extensive experience advising on the taxation of investment fund structures. He advises fund sponsors on the structuring and establishment of investment funds, as well as institutional and private investors on investments in domestic and international fund platforms. His practice covers, in particular, private equity, real estate, and other alternative investment funds, including the design of tax-efficient investment and holding structures.
Clients value Florian’s ability to combine technical tax expertise with a pragmatic understanding of the commercial objectives and execution challenges of complex transactions, enabling him to deliver practical and solution-oriented advice.
In addition to his legal practice, Florian regularly publishes on current developments in German and international tax law. He is a lecturer in International Taxation at the University of Bamberg and frequently speaks at conferences and seminars on tax-related topics.
Highly Regarded
ITR World Tax, 2022-2026
Recommended
The Legal 500 EMEA, Germany: Tax, 2023
Ones to Watch
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, Germany: Corporate and Tax Law, 2022-2023
Florian advised:
- SIGNA on the acquisition of GALERIA Kaufhof from Hudson‘s Bay Company and the subsequent integration with Karstadt
- Tether on the sale of a majority stake in Northern Data to RUM Group Inc.
- Attestor and Bentham Capital on the acquisition of multiple commercial real estate assets in Berlin and Hamburg.
- International Tax Review, World Tax, 2022-2026
- The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended, Germany: Tax, 2023
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, “Ones to Watch” in Germany: Corporate and Tax Law, 2022-2023
- International Fiscal Association (IFA)
- Expert Advisor on International Tax Law
- Certified Tax Advisor
- University of Bamberg, Dr. rer. pol. (PhD)
- University of Bamberg, Dipl.-Kfm.
- Germany
- German
- English
