Full-Time
Associate Counsel
Unison Infrastructure
51-200 employees
Acquires ground leases for infrastructure assets
No salary listed
Frankfurt, Germany
Remote
Remote work option restricted to Frankfurt, Germany.
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- 5+ years of experience as a commercial real estate lawyer in law firm and in-house settings.
- Experience with ground lease aggregation, wireless telecom, or renewable energy projects is preferred.
- Qualified to practice law in an EU member state.
- Residence and work authorization within the EU, preferably Germany.
- Written and spoken fluency in English (required) and at least one other European language (preferred).
- Fluency with technology including Office 365, Teams, Sharepoint, and Salesforce.
- Managing a pipeline of deals across various European markets and facilitating dialogue between pricing, origination, legal, and the management team.
- Leading efforts to open new markets, including entity setup, compliance, KYC, and creating and validating real estate transaction structures consistent with company underwriting and risk profile.
- Overseeing local counsel in European markets with respect to their document negotiation and due diligence activities.
- Underwriting transactions and preparing recommendations to senior executives.
- Advising on various commercial and corporate matters.
- Experience with ground lease aggregation, wireless telecom, or renewable energy projects is preferred.
- Written and spoken fluency in English (required) and at least one other European language (preferred).
- Residence and work authorization within the EU, preferably Germany.
- Fluency with technology including Office 365, Teams, Sharepoint, and Salesforce.
Unison Infrastructure buys long-term ground leases under essential infrastructure such as cell towers, renewables, and fiber assets, and pays leaseholders a lump-sum, providing immediate capital. It underwrites and acquires these leases and pools many small acquisitions into a diversified portfolio to reduce risk tied to any single asset. The company focuses on ground-lease monetization across wireless, renewables, and fiber infrastructure and has grown through large-scale buyouts and a joint venture with Ardian that broadens its reach in Europe and renewables. Its goal is to convert non-core lease rights into readily available capital, expand its asset portfolio and geographic footprint, and deliver steady, long-term value for clients and investors.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Founded
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- TASC acquisition adds ~500 European telecom sites across five countries, expanding portfolio.
- Ardian partnership provides $150B+ global investment house backing for infrastructure expansion.
- Renewables segment launched 2021 captures emerging energy transition lease monetization market.
What critics are saying
- Corporate PPA renegotiations downward threaten renewables portfolio valuations and long-term returns.
- Ardian capital constraints or infrastructure allocation exit eliminates primary growth funding source.
- Corporates shifting to direct renewable ownership eliminates secondary lease market Unison entered.
What makes Unison Infrastructure unique
- Pioneered complex legal structures for lease monetization under co-founder James R. Holmes.
- Deployed $1.3B+ capital since 2003, acquiring 6,000+ wireless leases by 2016.
- Diversified across wireless, fiber, and renewables infrastructure across US and Europe.
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STAR Capital Partnership has completed the sale of TASC Infrastructure Property Company 1 to Unison Infrastructure, a telecommunications and renewables infrastructure investor. The deal includes the exit of founding shareholders Digital Infrastructure Holdings Europe and Raja Gedeon. STAR initially provided TIPCO with a secured credit facility in November 2018 through its STAR III Fund, converting the loan into equity in December 2021. The company manages rental income from telecom infrastructure including masts, ground leases and rooftop leases. Under STAR's ownership, the portfolio expanded from 35 sites to approximately 500 assets across Italy, Spain, Poland, the UK and Greece. The company will cease trading under the TASC name following the transaction.