Overview
Dr. Florian Schiefer advises clients on international corporate and group tax law, international tax planning, transaction tax, real estate taxation, and investment taxation.
Prior to joining McDermott, Florian worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Business Taxation at the University of Bamberg and completed his doctorate in 2014. He then worked for several years as a chartered tax advisor for a reputable international law firm in Berlin and Frankfurt.
Florian is the author of numerous articles and publications on topics surrounding national and international tax law. He is a lecturer for international tax law at the University of Bamberg and a frequent speaker on tax issues.
Results
Florian advised:
- KKR and Mirastar, the European industrial and logistics platform of KKR Real Estate, on the acquisition of a logistics property in Hanover. The transaction is the first acquisition by KKR and Mirastar in this asset class in Germany and also the first German acquisition for KKR’s pan-European Core+ Real Estate strategy.
- SIGNA on the acquisition of GALERIA Kaufhof and the subsequent merger with Karstadt
- IMFARR on the acquisition of the Silver Tower in Frankfurt am Main and the HighlightTowers in Munich
- SIGNA on the successful IPO of SIGNA Sports United
- Borgers during the operative restructuring and refinancing
- Several private and institutional investors on the acquisition and the sale of various shopping centers and office properties
- SIGNA Retail group on the sale of the German sports retailer SportScheck to Frasers Group plc
Recognitions
- International Tax Review, World Tax, 2022-2025
- The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended, Germany: Tax, 2023
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, “Ones to Watch” in Germany: Corporate and Tax Law, 2022-2023
Community
- International Fiscal Association (IFA)
- Young IFA Network
