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Posted: June 16, 2017
DLA Piper advises Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH in acquisition of Tower Point in Boston
Boston, MA DLA Piper represented Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH, on behalf of the BVK-US-Value-Immobilienfonds, a Frankfurt, Germany-based investment fund, in the acquisition of Tower Point @ A St., a 157,000 s/f office and retail property in the Seaport District.
This was the first U.S. investment for the BVK fund. The fund was advised by Northwood Investors.
Tower Point is nearly fully leased, with tenants including Rethink Robotics, NPR, Healthways, Zerto and Owner IQ. The property is near Innovation Point, General Electric’s future headquarters.
The DLA Piper team that represented the purchaser included Thanos Matthai and Geoff Howell in Boston; John Cusack, Bob LeDuc and Rich Ashley in Chicago; and Fred Klein in Washington, D.C.
DLA Piper’s real estate group represents several prominent German investors who have been actively acquiring U.S. real estate assets. The real estate team advises on U.S. real estate and inbound tax law, and often works with its counterparts in Germany.
DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world. In certain jurisdictions, this information may be considered attorney advertising.
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