Led by Hamburg partner Dirk Debald and counsel Claudia Wolf, global law firm Hogan Lovells has advised asset manager Cain International on the acquisition of an 86,000 sqm brownfield site in the Frankfurt Rhine-Neckar region, expanding its European logistics portfolio.
The site will be redeveloped on a speculative basis to encompass approximately 57,000 sqm of Grade-A logistics space built to a DGNB Platinum standard. Construction is scheduled to commence in mid-2026 with project completion targeted for 2027. This acquisition represents Cain’s tenth speculative logistics development in Europe and fourth in Germany, further enhancing its growing logistics portfolio valued at over €1.5 billion across core European markets.
The development will be delivered by NVELOP Real Estate, a specialist in logistics, industrial, and data centre properties.
Hogan Lovells provided legal counsel on the transaction and contractual negotiations, ensuring a smooth acquisition process.
Hogan Lovells team for Cain International
Dr. Dirk Debald (Partner), Claudia Wolf (Counsel), Florentine Gottwald, Annemarie Sophie Nowak (both Associates) (all Real Estate, Hamburg);
Bernhard Kuhn (Partner, Real Estate, Frankfurt);
Dr. Mathias Schönhaus (Partner), Annika Rech (Associate) (both Tax, Berlin/Dusseldorf).