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Rüdiger Malaun
Work Department
Partner
Position
Dr. Rüdiger Malaun, a highly regarded German capital markets lawyer and former Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice, advises clients on strategic financing transactions, with a particular focus on high-yield bond offerings and other debt instruments. He draws on more than 20 years of experience, handling a remarkable volume of the largest and most sophisticated offerings in Europe, among them more than 60 high-yield bond transactions.
Dr. Malaun has earned widespread recognition for his work. JUVE notes he is the “clear leader on high-yield bonds” who “plays in a league of his own” and Chambers interviewees describe him as “the biggest name for high-yield work in Germany” and “highly skilled, very effective and technically brilliant.”
Dr. Malaun advises corporates, sponsors, and investment banks on:
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- Complex high-yield bond transactions (both under US and German law), including related liability management transactions
- Equity and equity-linked financings
- Large corporate bonds
- Commitment papers for bridge-to-bond financing transactions
- P2P financing transactions
- ‘Cross-over’ bonds (e.g. in the real estate sector in the DACH Region)
- High yield bond advise in restructuring context
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Capital markets > Debt capital markets
(Hall of Fame)Latham & Watkins LLP regularly applies its expertise in German and US law in high-yield bonds matters – particularly in the real estate sector; this is considered a particular strength of the team and frequently leads to instructions relating to the set-up of high-yield products. Here, the group primarily acts on the issuer side, but is also instructed by banks. Recent market conditions further contributed to an increasing number of restructuring-related instructions, while sustainable financing, including green bonds and sustainability-linked bonds, also frequently increase the workload. Dedicated to this range of topics, both Alexander Lentz and practice head Rüdiger Malaun focus on high-yield bonds, but are also adept at assisting with investment-grade bonds. Jan Penselin (high-yield, cross-over bonds, liability management transactions) made partner in January 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Germany > Capital markets > Debt capital markets
- Debt capital markets Germany > Capital markets
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust
- Information technology > Data protection
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Tax
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Capital markets > Debt capital markets
- Banking and finance > Financial services: regulatory
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Industry focus > Energy
- Tax
- Compliance > Compliance
- Compliance > Internal investigations
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Employment
- Private equity > Transactions