Dr. Jan Fürbaß

Lawyer | Salary Partner

Dr. Jan Fürbaß advises national and international clients on both domestic and cross-border financing, financial restructurings and complex real estate transactions in all asset classes. A focus of his work is advising banks, financial institutions, debt funds, alternative lenders, private equity funds, institutional and private investors and asset managers on national and international financial and credit transactions in the areas of real estate financing, asset finance and the realization of collateral. His range of advisory services includes all financing law issues (conception of the appropriate transaction/financing structure (senior/mezzanine structures, whole loan structures, bonds, convertible loans, etc.), legal implementation and negotiation of the financing documentation, coordination of the transaction, etc.). Based on his many years of (international) activity on both the lender and borrower/sponsor side, he has an extensive track record in real estate financing. In addition, Dr. Fürbaß advises on investment law issues relating to the German Investment Code (KAGB).

Clients particularly appreciate his ability to translate complex issues and questions from a wide range of fields into pragmatic and, above all, financially effective solutions.

Dr. Fürbaß was admitted to the bar in 2018 and began his career at the international law firm Hogan Lovells International LLP in Munich and New York in the Financing Department.

In 2018, Dr. Fürbaß successfully completed the Munich Commercial Mediator Training (MuCDR).

He received his doctorate in 2016 with a thesis on the topic The special investment fund – A plea for the creation of a genuine fund vehicle, which was awarded the top grade summa cum laude. He is also the author of various other publications, particularly in the field of investment law.

Law studies
in Erlangen-Nuremberg

Research assistant
for the Chair of German, European and International Private and Business Law, Prof. Dr. Robert Freitag

Tutor
at the Hemmer Law Tutoring Center, Erlangen

Doctorate
on an investment law topic at the Friedrich Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg

Admission to the bar
2018

Foreign language
English

Banking and finance law
Legal advice on all issues relating to loan agreement law and loan collateral law, legal support and coordination of real estate financing transactions (including the design of the transaction/financing structure), structured financing and bonds.

Real estate law
Legal support for real estate transactions (asset deals, share deals, forward deals), due diligence reviews, legal advice in the post-closing phase

Investment law
Investment law advice (KAGB) in the context of real estate transactions.

PUBLICATIONS

  • “Das fremdfinanzierte Immobilieninvestment – Gesetzliche Hürden der Fremdkapitalaufnahme von Immobilien-Fonds und Immobilien-Gesellschaften nach dem KAGB”, in BKR 2020 (Issue 6), pp. 277-285 (together with Robin Schulz).
  • Review: Thomas Emde / Frank Dornseifer / Alexandra Dreibus (eds.), Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch, 2nd Edition in WM 2020 (Issue 25), pp. 1179-1180.
  • “Die Abwicklung von Investmentsondervermögen nach dem KAGB”, in WM 2018 (Issue 49), pp. 2311-2316.
  • „Keine Schenkungsanfechtung bei Leistung auf eine nicht bestehende Schuld, aber irrtümlicher Annahme einer Leistungspflicht“, in Der Betrieb 2017 (Issue 29), p. 1641 (together with Attorney Dr. Maximilian Baier).
  • “Das Investmentsondervermögen – Ein Plädoyer für die Schaffung eines genuinen Fondsvehikels durch rechtliche Verselbstständigung”, published by Duncker & Humblot (Series: Untersuchungen über das Spar-, Giro- und Kreditwesen. Part B: Rechtswissenschaft (SGK B), Volume 204) 2016.
  • „Wann ist ein Fonds eine Investmentgesellschaft? Zivilrechtliche Fragen des Betriebs des materiellen Fondsgeschäfts im unzulässigen Rechtskleid“, in ZGR 2016, pp. 729–759 (together with Prof. Dr. Robert Freitag).

Lecturer
at the IREBS Real Estate Academy

Seminars
on legal support of financing transactions

WAGENSONNER Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 70
80335 München

Telefon
 +49 89 123 985 – 0

E-Mail
jan.fuerbass@wagensonner.com