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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.

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 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.

Christian Halàsz

Dr. Christian Halàsz is a restructuring partner in the Frankfurt office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on complex cross-border and domestic restructurings. He advises clients on strategic and legal issues related to distressed debt and special situations and has many years of experience across multiple sectors, including automotive, telecommunications, packaging, paper, transport, real estate, chemicals and energy. He represents hedge funds, high-yield investors, institutional lenders, creditor committees, private equity funds and domestic and international companies. Christian has been involved in some of the most contentious landmark restructuring situations in the last decade, such as the three biggest Icelandic banks (Glithnir, Kaupthing and Landsbanki), Galapagos and Adler.

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.

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.

Friedrich Schlott

Friedrich Schlott is a restructuring partner in the Frankfurt office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Friedrich has longstanding experience in restructuring, insolvency-related corporate law and insolvency law. He focuses on both in-court and out-of-court restructurings and advises companies, directors and stakeholders across the capital structure on all types of insolvency and restructuring-related (cross-border) aspects of debt and equity transactions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Philip Goj is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises clients on the preparation and implementation of M&A transactions as well as public takeovers. He also advises clients on structural measures and on questions of corporate and capital markets law.

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.

Sebastian Pitz is a corporate partner in the Frankfurt office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises leading global private equity, energy and infrastructure funds as well as other financial institutions on private M&A transactions, growth, minority and co-investments, public takeovers, joint ventures, disposals and other complex transactions.

Tim Nobereit is a tax partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Tim is qualified as German tax lawyer and tax advisor (Steuerberater) and has particular experience in providing tax advice in connection with M&A and private equity transactions, reorganizations of corporate groups, financing transactions and internal investigations.

Dr. Tobias Larisch is a corporate partner in the Frankfurt office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises private equity funds, infrastructure investors and global companies on cross-border M&A transactions, take privates, structured minority investments, carve-outs and joint ventures. He has broad experience advising on investments in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

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.