Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Achim Herfs

Dr. Achim Herfs is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises listed companies on capital markets transactions, corporate restructurings and M&A transactions, as well as corporations and their bodies on general capital markets and stock corporation law, including the support of general meetings, and internal investigations. Furthermore, Achim Herfs advises issuers and banks on capital markets transactions, including IPOs, rights offerings, share placements without pre-emptive rights and block trades, as well as the issuance of convertible bonds and high yield bonds.

Alexander Längsfeld

Dr. Alexander Längsfeld is a finance partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises German and international clients in national and cross-border acquisition finance transactions and other general finance and restructuring matters. Alexander has a varied experience in banking, securitization and structured finance, as well as in capital markets law.

Anna Schwander

Dr. Anna Schwander is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She advises clients on all aspects of corporate law and focuses in particular on capital markets transactions and general capital market advice as well as foreign trade law. Anna advises issuers and financial sponsors on capital markets transactions including IPOs, right offerings, private placements and block trades, as well as the issuance of high yield bonds and convertible bonds. She also advises corporations and their bodies on general capital market and stock corporation law. Furthermore, Anna is a member of our International Trade and National Security practice group and advises companies and financial investors on cross border transactions as well as public takeovers with regard to foreign trade law.

Attila Oldag

Attila Oldag is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. With his many years of in-depth experience, Attila focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A as well as private equity transactions. In addition, Attila regularly advises on joint venture transactions, corporate reorganizations and selected capital markets issues. He advises German and foreign corporations as well as financial sponsors.

Benjamin Leyendecker

Ben Leyendecker is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He focuses on M&A and private equity transactions and has wide ranging experience in sponsored and strategic taking private transactions and corporate reorganizations.

Bernd Meyer-Löwy

Dr. Bernd Meyer-Löwy is a restructuring partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Bernd has a wide range of cross-border restructuring and insolvency experience. He has acted for financial creditors, investors, turnaround advisors, debtors and insolvency practitioners in multi-jurisdictional restructurings and insolvency proceedings. He is qualified as a “special attorney for insolvency law” (Fachanwalt für Insolvenzrecht).

Christoph Jerger

Dr. Christoph Jerger is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises financial sponsors and corporate clients on national and cross-border M&A projects. Christoph also advises corporates and investors in corporate law and capital markets law.

Cristina Weidner

Dr. Cristina Weidner is a restructuring partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Cristina advises on financial and corporate restructurings, acting for sponsors, creditors and investors in turnaround situations. One focus is the advice to German companies on their financial restructurings by use of international restructuring tools, often in complex constellations with multi-layered financing structures. Cristina also advises (secured) creditors on the financial restructuring of their borrowers. She acts regularly for creditors in the context of distressed M&A transactions and German insolvency proceedings.

David Huthmacher

Dr. David Huthmacher is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He focuses on all aspects of German business and corporate law and advises corporate clients, private equity and venture capital funds and other financial investors on national and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions as well as public takeovers and corporate reorganizations.

Fabrice Hipp

Fabrice Hipp is a finance partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises German and international clients in national and cross-border acquisition finance transactions and other general finance and restructuring matters.

Greta-Josefin Harnisch

Greta-Josefin Harnisch is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She focuses on all aspects of German corporate and capital markets law and advises corporate clients, private equity and venture capital funds and other financial investors on national and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions as well as capital markets transactions including public takeovers.

Hendrik Braun

Dr. Hendrik Braun is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He focuses on private equity transactions and M&A and advises on all aspects of business and corporate law. Hendrik has many years of experience advising private equity investors on domestic as well as cross-border M&A, public takeovers and corporate reorganizations.

Jörg Weber

Dr. Jörg Weber is a finance partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises German and international clients in national and cross-border banking and finance law transactions. Jörg’s work particularly focuses on syndicated loans, acquisition finance and financial restructurings.

Leo Plank

Leo Plank is a restructuring partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Leo advises Kirkland clients in complex, high-stakes financial restructuring and bankruptcy matters. He represents a range of clients, including high-yield and distressed debt investors as well as companies involved in LBO financing and multinational restructurings. He and his team have a reputation for collaborating closely with one another to craft creative solutions, drive consensus among all the stakeholders of a matter, and achieve favorable outcomes – even in the most challenging of circumstances.

Michael Ehret

Dr. Michael Ehret is a tax partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Michael is qualified as German tax lawyer and tax advisor (Steuerberater) and has specialized tax experience in advising mergers & acquisitions and (re-)financing transactions, in particular as regards domestic and international M&A, private equity, acquisition financing, capital markets transactions, tax restructurings and fund investments.

Philip Goj

Dr. Philip Goj is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises financial sponsors and corporate clients on the preparation and implementation of M&A projects as well as public takeovers. In the field of corporate and capital markets law, he focuses on shareholders‘ meetings, capital measures and other structural measures as well as on matters relating to corporate governance, securities trading law and groups of companies.

Sacha Lürken

Sacha Lürken is a restructuring partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Sacha advises financial investors and corporates in domestic and cross-border transactions on investments and divestments in all instruments of the capital structure, distressed M&A and corporate and financial restructurings. He is also an experienced corporate litigation lawyer, including advice on D&O liability and national and international arbitration.

Sebastian Häfele

Dr. Sebastian Häfele is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises on all aspects of German corporate and capital markets law, in particular capital markets transactions, public takeovers, corporate reorganizations as well as national and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

Siegfried Büttner

Siegfried M. Büttner is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. His practice focuses on corporate and capital markets law and includes, in particular, capital markets transactions. He advises issuers, financial investors and underwriters on a broad range of public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities, including initial public offerings (IPOs), rights offerings, accelerated primary and secondary offerings of equity securities, and the issuance of convertible and general corporate bonds. He also advises on public takeovers and general capital market matters.

Wolfgang Nardi

Wolfgang Nardi is a debt finance partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises national and international clients in acquisition and corporate finance transactions, restructuring and general finance matters. His particular focus lies on advising investors on the financing aspects of private equity transactions and financial restructuring in a private equity environment and in finding solutions for the non-consensual refinancing or restructuring of syndicated debt to German debtors.