Latham & Watkins LLP

Dr. Christian Jahn advises companies, private equity funds, debt funds, and banks on acquisition financings, corporate loans, and restructurings, including mid-cap and large-scale cross-border transactions.

He regularly advises German and international clients on:

• • Leveraged buyouts and other M&A transactions
  • Domestic and cross-border financings and restructurings
  • Syndicated corporate loans

Dr. Jahn brings a commercial pragmatism and complementary technical rigor to complex and cross-border matters. He leverages the firm’s global platform and efficiently manages teams in multiple jurisdictions to execute financings. Dr. Jahn has particular skill in handling China-related matters, as he studied Mandarin and Chinese law at Nanjing University.

Dr. Jahn frequently writes and speaks on finance and restructuring topics. He authored and co-edited the books “Acquisition Finance Agreements in Germany” (Beck 2017) and “Akquisitionsfinanzierungen” (Beck 2019). He has also published several articles on Chinese law and is a member of the German-Chinese Lawyers’ Association (DCJV).