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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
Deutschland > Kapitalmarkt > DCM
(Hall of Fame)Bei Latham & Watkins LLP geht die Beratung im High-Yield-Bereich, und dies vor allem im Real Estate-Sektor in der DACH-Region, als besondere Stärke hervor. Das ist zum einen dem integrierten Corporate Finance-Ansatz und zum anderen den etablierten Beratungskompetenzen nach deutschem, englischem und US-Recht geschuldet. Abgefragt wird diese Expertise zudem beim Aufbau von High-Yield-Produkten im europäischen Markt sowie im Rahmen innovativer Finanzierungslösungen, darunter nachhaltige Finanzierungen wie Green Bonds und Sustainability-linked Bonds. Unter der Führung von Rüdiger Malaun
agiert das Team vorwiegend für Corporates und Sponsoren, wenngleich der Mandantenstamm auch Banken umfasst. Unterstützt wird Malaun unter anderem von Alexander Lentz, der den High-Yield- und Leveraged Finance-Bereich ebenso umfassend abdeckt.
Germany > Capital markets > Debt capital markets
(Hall of Fame)High-yield advice represents a particular strength of Latham & Watkins LLP‘s practice, especially in the real estate sector the DACH region. This partly due to its integrated corporate finance approach as well as its extensive expertise under German, English and US law. This skill set is also called upon for the set up of high-yield products in the European market as well as in the context of innovative financing solutions, including sustainable financing such as green bonds and sustainability-linked bonds. Led by Rüdiger Malaun
, the team primarily acts for corporates and sponsors, although its client base also includes banks. Malaun is supported by, among others, Alexander Lentz, who also comprehensively covers the high-yield and leveraged finance areas.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Germany > Capital markets > Debt capital markets
- Debt capital markets Germany > Capital markets
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Information technology > Data protection
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Tax
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
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
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Industry focus > Energy
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Tax
- Compliance > Compliance
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Compliance > Internal investigations
- Employment
- Private equity > Transactions