Real Estate M&A

LEGO Group decided in August 2005 to move their Swiss production facilities to Hungary and the Czech Republic and for this reason intended to sell various commercially utilized buildings in Baar ZG. The portfolio comprised a multitentant structure, a vacancy rate of appr. 30% as well as a land reserve with development potential.

UBS's responsibilities encompassed the implementation of a comprehensive sell side due diligence, the coordination of external experts, the challenging structuring of the sales transaction and the marketing of the portfolio to national and international investors.

Real Estate M&A was able to realize LEGO's demanding sales price expectations by setting up an innovative transaction structure and managing to convincingly present to investors the hidden potential behind this investment opportunity. The sale was successfully completed with the transfer of ownership in March 2006.