BLS advises the Comer Group on the acquisition of the Magna Racino in Ebreichsdorf

BLS represents Luke Comer, a successful Irish horse breeder and real estate investor, on the purchase of the horse racing site from the Lürßen Group

BLS advised the Comer Group, led by Irish real estate investor Luke Comer, on the purchase of the horse racing track site from the German Lürßen Group. The transaction of the more than 220 hectare site (in future “Comer City”) was recently completed successfully.

The luxurious Magna Racino horse racing resort was originally opened by Frank Stronach in 2004. In 2020, the site was sold to a subsidiary of the Vienna Holster Private Foundation of Bremen shipyard owner Peter Lürßen.

The Comer Group was founded by brothers Luke and Brian Comer. Luke Comer owns numerous racehorses and runs a successful horse breeding business in Ireland. With offices in London, Dublin and Berlin, the group specializes in commercial real estate throughout Europe.

A team of experts in corporate, contract and real estate law at BLS, led by partner Thomas Boller, advised the Comer Group on the transaction. Other members of the team included lawyer Anja Mitrowitz and lawyer Maximilian Krautzer.

The law firm BRANDI Rechtsanwälte advised on legal issues in Germany with a team led by partner Sven Hasenstab and associate Inka Casper.

BLS Rechtsanwälte/Attorneys at Law is a leading commercial law firm with over 50 years of experience. The Vienna-based law firm is specialized in all important areas of corporate law, such as mergers and acquisitions, real estate, insolvency and banking law as well as financing. More than 30 lawyers offer competent and solution-oriented legal advice in a wide range of further specialist areas. Clients include well-known national and international companies.