Austria: Schoenherr advises Macquarie Asset Management on cross-border acquisition of MILESTONE student accommodation platform

The firm acted alongside a multijurisdictional team from Greenberg Traurig, led out of London by Andrew Sterling, as well as local Portuguese counsel, advising Macquarie Asset Management on the acquisition.

Macquarie Asset Management is a global asset manager, integrated across public and private markets.

MILESTONE was founded in Vienna by Value One and has since established itself as one of the leading operators in the field of student accommodation in Europe. Currently, Milestone operates 17 properties across eleven cities in six countries.

The Schoenherr team was led by Michael Lagler (partner) and Markus Buchleitner (attorney at law), and further consisted of Constantin Klausegger (attorney at law), Gabriel Ebner (attorney at law), Alexander Pabst (attorney at law), Antonia Hirsch (associate), Teresa Waidmann (partner), Hanna Kirschner (associate), Franziska Waltersdorfer (associate), Nina Zafoschnig (counsel) and Maximilian Klein (associate).