Question juridique clé
Whether the share acquisitions constituted an economic transfer of real estate under § 206 StG
Solution extraite
Yes. The acquisition of a majority stake in the real-estate company C Cie. SA through coordinated buyers amounted to an economic transfer of the underlying land.
Motifs extraits
A and B, together with a third company, acquired the majority of shares in an immobiliengesellschaft. The court found coordinated action by D and E across the buying entities, so the change in economic control over the property was sufficient for transfer tax.