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Latham & Watkins LLP offers a full-service approach and regularly advises companies, private equity funds and debt funds in addition to national and international financial institutions on private equity and M&A transactions as well as refinancing and restructuring. The team also assists with bond financing, investment grade and cross-over investment grade financing as well as private debt. Alexandra Hagelüken advises on German and English law and regularly covers cross-border matters; pertaining to the latter, the team frequently cooperates with the capital markets practice on debt capital instruments. Advising infrastructure players is among the core strengths, where Sibylle Münch is experienced in the fibre optic and energy sectors and most recently advised on various platform financings as well as investments in a European telecoms tower company. Key contact Cora Grannemann is well versed in leveraged buyouts and corporate lending matters. Kim Woggon (private equity, acquisitions and corporate finance) left the firm in April 2023.

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  • 'Friendly, personal, competent.'

  • 'Thomas Weitkamp, ​​Christian Jahn and Alexandra Hagelüken are reliable, commercial and communicate clearly.'

Key clients

  • 3i Group
  • Alcentra Limited
  • Allgeier SE
  • Allianz Global Investors
  • Apera Asset Management
  • Arcmont Asset Management Limited
  • Ardian
  • Banco Santander
  • Bank of Ireland
  • Bayerische Landesbank
  • Berenberg Bank
  • Blackrock
  • BNP Paribas
  • Bregal
  • Capvis Equity Partners
  • CAPZA
  • Chequers Capital
  • Commerzbank
  • Crescent Credit Europe
  • CVC Credit Partners Investment Management
  • Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank eG
  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • Deutsche Intensivpflege
  • DPE Deutsche Private Equity
  • DZ Bank
  • ELF
  • Equistone
  • EQT Partners
  • Ergon Capital Partners
  • Findos Investor
  • FSN Capital
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Hayfin Capital Management
  • Hg
  • HIG Whitehorse
  • IK Investment Partners
  • Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
  • Lindsay Goldberg
  • Nord/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
  • Oldenburgische Landesbank
  • One Equity Partners
  • Partners Group AG
  • Permira Debt Managers
  • Trilantic
  • Triton
  • UniCredit Bank AG
  • Waterland

Work highlights

  • Advising Cheplapharm on a bridge-to-bond financing and issuance of a high-yield bond to finance the acquisition of worldwide marketing rights (excluding South Korea) for a drug from Eli Lilly and Company.
  • Advising GIP and KKR in connection with a strategic co-control partnership with Vodafone to invest in Vantage Towers.
  • Advising SGB Smit in connection with the modification and extension of SGB Smit's existing loans as part of a UK restructuring plan.

Lawyers

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Alexandra Hagelüken
Hall of fameLatham & Watkins LLP
Alexandra Hagelüken advises creditors and borrowers on complex national and cross-border financings, drawing on more than two decades of experience with German and English law transactions. Ms. Hagelüken formerly served as Co-Vice Chair of the firm’s Global Finance Department. Ms. Hagelüken regularly advises on: Acquisition financing transactions Infrastructure financings Financial restructurings General corporate lending She excels at establishing long-term relationships with clients who value her pragmatic and unflappable approach. With a keen knowledge of both the products and the players in the German market, she has become a trusted advisor for clients pursuing landmark and innovative deals.
Leading associates
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Cora Grannemann
Latham & Watkins LLP
Cora Grannemann, a counsel in the Finance Department of Latham & Watkins' Frankfurt office, advises German and international clients on national and cross-border transactions, including leveraged buyouts, strategic acquisition, financial restructurings, and corporate lending within German and English law, helping clients to successfully address all aspects of their financing needs. She focuses on forward-looking leveraged buyouts and corporate finance transactions featuring complex and innovative structures, including bank/bond and covenant-lite. Ms. Grannemann also lectures on "Introduction to English Law" at the Goethe University in Frankfurt.
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Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Sibylle Münch
Latham & Watkins LLP
Sibylle Münch, a finance partner, advises German and international financial institutions, private equity funds, and companies in a wide range of industries on complex national and cross-border financings. Ms. Münch provides strategic advice to efficiently execute transactions, which are often pioneering and innovative in the market. Specifically, she works with clients on: Leveraged buyouts Strategic acquisitions Public-to-private transactions Unitranche financing (with senior/super senior structures) General corporate lending (including Schuldschein) Financing advise in relation to restructuring scenarios She draws on experience with all types of products and financings to provide a strategic view on the issues and advantages of each type of structure.

Other key lawyers

Alexandra Hagelüken, Sibylle Münch, Christian Jahn, Thomas Weitkamp, Cora Grannemann

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