About

Maximilian Merkel is a Capital Markets advisor at Cushman & Wakefield, based in Frankfurt, Germany. He is focusing on the Living and Healthcare sectors and supporting clients in navigating complex real estate investment decisions across these specialised asset classes. His focus on the German market is complemented by a wider European understanding and cross-border capital flows that influence asset pricing and demand in his target sectors.

Maximilian Merkel is responsible for advising on the purchase and sale of all living investments such as PRS, PBSA and senior living as well as all healthcare investments including care properties, (rehabilitation) clinics, social properties and medical properties.

Maximilian brings focused expertise to two of the most structurally significant and growing sectors in European real estate. His work centres on investment advisory within the Living and Healthcare space, areas that have attracted sustained institutional and cross-border capital interest in recent years.

He advises clients on capital deployment, asset transactions, and investment structuring, drawing on a clear understanding of the specific regulatory, demographic, and operational factors that shape these markets. He has a profound expertise in managing structured processes to ensure the maximization of the purchase price and transaction security. His transactions are characterized by revision safety and transparency which he has shown in many large-scale portfolios. The range of services includes the purchase and sale advice for individual property and portfolio transactions, business plan consulting, the development of sales strategies and transaction management. In addition, he has many years of experience in underwriting and shows a unique track record in the buy-side and sell-side advice.

Maximilian joined Cushman & Wakefield in 2019. Prior to that, he completed his academic career with a M.Sc. double-degree in real estate from IREBS Regensburg and the University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

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Expertise and network for your strategy

With an aggregate transaction volume of around 10 billion euros, Maximilian Merkel is a highly experienced transaction advisor in the living and healthcare sector. Drawing on many years of experience in the German and European residential and healthcare real estate markets, as well as an extensive national, pan-European, and global network, he possesses a comprehensive understanding of the key trends, opportunities, and risks shaping the living and healthcare sectors. He delivers agile, tailored solutions to support a wide range of investment objectives.

Areas of Specialization

Maximilian specializes in buy-side and sell-side advisory services for institutinoal investors, real estate companies, operators, developers, fund companies and sovereign and private equity funds. He structures investments and finds the right portfolio strategy and focuses on cross-border capital flows and investor relations.

Residential Investment

Maximilian advises on all transactions in the living sector inluding PRS, PBSA, co-living and micro-living and senior living.

Healthcare Advisory

His experience helps him understanding the complex asset class and offers tailored buy-side and sell-side advice for care properties, ambulatory medical care and stationary medical care.

Education

• M.Sc. double-degree in real estate from IREBS Regensburg and the University of Washington, Seattle, USA.