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Franziska Buchholz LL.M.

Senior Associate
About
Franziska advises borrowers and lenders on all kinds of debt financings, with a focus on the real estate and infrastructure sector. She has a strong track record on cross-border transactions, including project financings, asset backed-financings, syndicated lending, corporate and acquisition finance, green and sustainable loans as well as associated restructuring work.
Professional QualificationsRechtsanwältin admitted with the Rechtsanwaltskammer Munich

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising banking consortium on EUR135 million project financing for renewable energy portfolio in Spain from ENCAVIS.*
  • Advising SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe GmbH) on closing of EUR1.8 billion financing.*
  • Advising Rock Rail and Infracapital on investment in new Leipzig S-Bahn fleet.*
  • Advising banking consortium on the conclusion of a syndicated loan agreement for enercity AG.*
  • Advising KfW IPEX-Bank on refinancing of the acquisition of a solar plants portfolio for Obton.*
  • Advising Generali Real Estate on acquisition of the office and commercial property k26 in Frankfurt.*

*Denotes experience from previous firm 

Languages
  • German
  • English
Education
  • Higher Reginal Court Frankfurt am Main, Second State Examination, 2022
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Master of Laws, 2019
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, First State Examination, 2018

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper in 2026, Franziska worked for a leading international law firm in Frankfurt and Munich.