The financing team at Hogan Lovells International LLP impresses with expertise in leveraged infrastructure financing and also supports various investment funds and banks in acquisition and corporate financing, particularly across the energy and real estate sectors. The team fields Carla Luh, who specialises in cross-border financing in the aforementioned sectors and jointly heads the practice with Katlen Blöcker; the latter comprehensively advises on financing. Other core areas include sustainable financing in the context of green corporate transformations and sustainable infrastructure projects. The team expanded its private equity client roster thanks to the arrival of Thomas Freund (formerly Eversheds Sutherland) in April 2024.
Testimonials
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'The team around Dr. Carla Luh is characterized by high expertise, rapid implementation of transactions and pragmatic solutions when problems arise during a transaction. The working atmosphere is very pleasant.'
'Outstanding expertise, flexible deployment and effective handling of problems. The willingness and ability to find solutions and offer compromises is particularly noticeable.'
- 'Carla Luh: Excellent contacts in the financial world.'
- 'Carla Luh is very goal- and solution-oriented.'
Key clients
- AkquiVest GmbH
- Aurelius Wachstumskapital SE & Co. KG
- Commerzbank AG
- Egeria
- Equitix Investment Management Limited
- Mediobanca S.p.A. und Natixis S.A. (ENI)
- Statkraft
- UniInstitutional Private Debt SCS SICAV-SIF
- NordLB
- F1 Europe GP LLV (Vantage Data Centers)
- Federated Hermes Private Credit
- Enpal B.V.
- Tilta Fintech GmbH
- Taulia
- Fresenius Kabi AG
- Syserso Networks GmbH
Work highlights
- Advising the banks Mediobanca SpA and Natixis SA on the financing package for the investment of Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) in the Italian energy company ENI Plenitude.
- Advising Norddeutsche Landesbank on the sale of a large portfolio of aircraft loans valued at €1.67 billion.
- Advising Vantage Data Centers in connection with a €2.5 billion investment partnership and the restructuring of certain facilities granted by KfW.