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Nikolaus Vaerst, LL.M. (LSE)
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Nikolaus Vaerst, LL.M. (LSE)

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Nikolaus is a member of the Real Estate practice area and primarily advises national and international clients from the property industry. In addition to advising on real estate transactions, he specialises in commercial tenancy law, both in the context of M&A transactions and in asset management for institutional investors. Nikolaus Vaerst has in-depth industry experience in the life sciences & healthcare sector. He also regularly advises on sustainability issues in the property industry. 

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Real estate & construction

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Real estate

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Since 2024 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2018 – 2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 – 2018 Research Assistant, TaylorWessing
2017 Second state examination, Hamburg
2014 – 2017 Legal clerkship, Hamburg and Berlin
2013 – 2014 Master of Laws, London School of Economics and Political Science
2013 First state examination
2013 Interdisciplinary Certificate, Banking and Banking Law
2007 – 2013 Legal studies, Universities of Kiel and Münster

Career

Since 2024 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2018 – 2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 – 2018 Research Assistant, TaylorWessing

Education

2017 Second state examination, Hamburg
2014 – 2017 Legal clerkship, Hamburg and Berlin
2013 – 2014 Master of Laws, London School of Economics and Political Science
2013 First state examination
2013 Interdisciplinary Certificate, Banking and Banking Law
2007 – 2013 Legal studies, Universities of Kiel and Münster

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Taylor Wessing advises GARBE on sale of eight logistics centers to Union Investment

International law firm Taylor Wessing, led by Hamburg partner Anja Fenge and Hamburg partner Bernhard Kloft, provided comprehensive legal advice to GARBE Industrial Real Estate on the sale of eight logistics centers to Union Investment. The portfolio consists of six development projects and two existing buildings with a total area of 218,144 square meters. The purchases are being made for two new pan-European logistics special funds launched by Union Investment together with GARBE Industrial Real Estate.

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