Peakside Capital to be acquired by DWS Group

Niederer Kraft Frey acted as Swiss legal advisor to the shareholders of Peakside Capital Advisors in connection with DWS Group’s acquisition of the European real estate asset manager.

Peakside Capital manages real estate investments with a value of more than EUR 1.7 billion across Germany and Central and Eastern Europe. The company has offices in Zug, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Munich and Luxembourg.

The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026. Following completion, the current owners and members of the senior management team will remain with the business and support its continued development within DWS.

The NKF team was led by Corporate/M&A partners Manuel Werder and Andreas Casutt, working with senior associate Florian Louis Steiner (Banking & Finance), associates Naomi Loretz and Alexandra Neuenschwander and junior associates Julius Agosti and Nora Arpagaus (all Corporate/M&A). Greenberg Traurig acted as lead counsel to the shareholders.