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Ruth Rawas

Associate

Email

ruth.rawas@aoshearman.com

Phone

+49 69 2648 5616

Offices

Frankfurt

V-CARD
Ruth advises clients, including in particular investment fund managers, institutional investors and asset managers, on the structuring and setting-up of open-ended as well as closed-ended investment funds, as well as the investments and divestments of these fund vehicles and the (re-)financing of their assets.
Her particular focus is on regulated investors such as pension funds, pension schemes but also fund initiators as well as the asset class real estate and other alternative investments. She also regularly advises clients on (cross-border) fund distribution and sustainability related aspects.                                                                                                    

Experience

Representative matters

  • Client on the regulatory assessment of the sale and repayment of an existing bond and loan financing of a sub-portfolio of 24 residential properties in Japan.
  • A Dutch asset manager on the eligibility of a real estate investment fund with the real estate quota pursuant to the German Investment Ordinance.
  • Advising a fund on the transfer of its target investment to an Alternative Investment Vehicle (AIV).
  • Client (on behalf of a real estate special fund) on regulatory issues in connection with the planned refinancing of a commercial property located in the USA.
  • Client on the sale of a privatization portfolio in the Netherlands, which is held by a Luxembourg fund.
  • Client on ESG related disclosure obligations and, in particular, compliance of its portfolio management services with SFDR and Taxonomy Regulation.
  • Client on regulatory issues in connection with the planned lease and operation of a car park located in Ireland.
  • Client on the partial disposal of a real estate portfolio comprising of real properties located in Germany.
  • Client (on behalf of a real estate special fund) on regulatory issues in connection with the planned refinancing of a shopping center located in Taiwan.
  • Client (on behalf of a real estate special fund) on regulatory issues in connection with the planned refinancing of several properties in Singapore.
  • A French alternative investment fund manager on fund distribution related aspects in connection with the setting-up of a German branch.

Speaking Engagements

  • Guest Speaker, ESG – Status quo and regulatory updates, Private Capital Forum Frankfurt, February 2024

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as Rechtsanwältin, Germany, 2021

Academic

Second German Law Degree, Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2020

First German Law Degree, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2015

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.