Alexander is a Corporate and M&A partner, leads Real Estate, Construction & Engineering and has a focus on Banking and Finance.
With more than 25 years of experience in real estate, construction, and M&A Alexander provides comprehensive advice on all types of property transactions. He focuses on project development and real estate investment. This includes the drafting and negotiation of property purchase, development, and financing agreements. He also advises on the conclusion and drafting of lease agreements in the commercial and retail sector.
His clients include national and international real estate funds, developers, hotel and student home operators as well as commercial and industrial enterprises. He also supports clients in a wide range of banking and financial law issues.
In addition, Alexander regularly assists industrial and commercial clients as well as private equity funds in complex M&A transactions, particularly in cross border matters. He is experienced in advising on all questions of takeovers, private equity, venture capital, corporate finance, leasing finance, project finance and mezzanine finance structures.
A large part of Alexander’s role is helping businesses in the consumer and retail sector with all trade and distribution matters including franchising, distribution-, licensing- and business partnership agreements.
Alexander has been a partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Austria since 1993 and is regularily recommended by Legal 500 EMEA.
"Alexander is a name to note for real estate-related M&A" Legal 500 Editorial commentary.
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Alexander’s recent experience includes:
- advising a world leading E-commerce company on the development and lease for seven newly built warehouses and delivery centers in Austria
- assisting a US headquartered IT company on the purchase of 100,000 sqm commercial land for the development of data centers
- advising several Korean trusts on the acquisition and financing of office buildings including Porr Tower (EUR 60 mio.) and Office Provider (EUR 68 mio.) in Vienna
- advising Stonehill on the development and sale of a 23.000 sqm student home and a hotel project in Vienna (EUR 130 mio.)
- advising Esterhazy Group on the development and sale of a real estate project consisting of 60 residential apartments, hotel and office building
- advising a leading packaging company on the issuance of five ESG bonds/promissory bills with a total volume of EUR 200 mio. and a EUR 1 bn revolving credit facility
- representing one of the top 5 Austrian banks, BAWAG PSK Bank, since 2002
- advising Spar, one of Austria´s largest food retailer on different lease-, sublease and building lease agreements as well as franchising agreements
- acting for Legero United on the purchase of a 26,000 sqm plot of land and the development of the new head office and factory outlet (EUR 30 mio.)
- advising Omicron electronics on the acquisition of b2 electronic, a manufacturer of cable power testing equipment
- helping private clients to negotiate the purchase of private business jets and yachts including financing and tax issues
- presentations at client events and conferences
(Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Legal Day)
- Legal 500 EMEA, Leading Firm, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, 2025
- Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended Lawyer, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, 2020-2024
- Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended Lawyer, Real Estate 2013-2020
- advisory board member of an Austrian shoe manufacturer
- appointed legal advisor to the Swiss Embassy in Austria
- member of the Vienna BAR, the Swiss and German Chamber of Commerce, APIL and PEOPIL
- Diploma in Law at the University in Vienna, 1987
- Bar exam and appointment to the Vienna Bar, 1993