Gleiss Lutz supports companies, private equity firms and banks in leveraged buyouts and corporate financing, including recent instructions in connection with cash pool agreements and promissory notes, as well as refinancing and issues in the restructuring context. The advisory offering also extends to all related ESG topics as well as issues at the capital markets interface. Practice head Kai Arne Birke divides his time between the Frankfurt and London location and acts at this interface. Key contacts include Eva Reudelhuber, who is well versed in corporate financing as well as acquisition financing, and leveraged buyout expert Frank Schlobach.
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Kernmandanten

  • Bayerische Landesbank
  • BC Partner
  • BNP Paribas S.A.
  • Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
  • Deutsche Private Equity
  • H.I.G. Europe
  • Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
  • Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale

Highlight-Mandate

  • Advising KSBG Kommunale Beteiligungsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG on the changes to the financing agreements in connection with the sale of its stake in the Essen-based power generator STEAG GmbH to Asterion Industrial Partners with a transaction volume of around €2.6 billion.
  • Advising a banking consortium led by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg on the financing of the acquisition of a 24.95% stake in the transmission system operator TransnetBW by the so-called Südwest Consortium.
  • Advising IONOS Group SE on a syndicated loan agreement for an €800 million term facility. The loan is provided by an international consortium consisting of nine banks and serves to partially refinance the shareholder loan issued by United Internet AG to IONOS Holding SE.

Anwält*innen

Hall of fame

Die Anwält*innen an der Spitze ihres Berufsstands, die aufgrund ihres langjährigen Engagements in marktführender Arbeit von Wettbewerbern und Mandanten gleichermaßen geschätzt und anerkannt werden.

Eva Reudelhuber

Führende Partner*innen

Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.

Frank Schlobach

Praxisleitung

Kai Arne Birke

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Eva Reudelhuber; Frank Schlobach ; Helge Kortz; Burkhard Jäkel