Gleiss Lutz supports companies, private equity firms and banks in leveraged buyouts and corporate financing, including recent instructions in connection with cash pool agreements and promissory notes, as well as refinancing and issues in the restructuring context. The advisory offering also extends to all related ESG topics as well as issues at the capital markets interface. Practice head Kai Arne Birke divides his time between the Frankfurt and London location and acts at this interface. Key contacts include Eva Reudelhuber, who is well versed in corporate financing as well as acquisition financing, and leveraged buyout expert Frank Schlobach.
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Key clients
- Bayerische Landesbank
- BC Partner
Work highlights
Advising KSBG Kommunale Beteiligungsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG on the changes to the financing agreements in connection with the sale of its stake in the Essen-based power generator STEAG GmbH to Asterion Industrial Partners with a transaction volume of around €2.6 billion.
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Frank Schlobach
Practice head
Kai Arne Birke
Other key lawyers
Eva Reudelhuber; Frank Schlobach ; Helge Kortz; Burkhard Jäkel