Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP focuses on national and international acquisition and corporate financing and also covers financing transactions at the interface with capital markets law. Practice head Johannes Kremer complements this with expertise in related regulatory issues. He is supported by counsel Jörg Hanke, who is well versed in real estate financing and restructuring-related topics. Among the clint roster are financial institutions, private equity houses as well as companies.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is very strong, versatile, responsive and practical.'
- 'Jörg Hanke is technically excellent and very responsive.'
- 'Great transaction management, deep knowledge of relevant legal concepts. Very solution-oriented and quick response times.'
- 'Jörg Hanke impresses with his very careful transaction management and solution-oriented approach to complex legal challenges.'
Key clients
- Gulf Energy Development
- Energy Infrastructure Partners
- SCP Group
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
- Standard Chartered Bank
- AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG
- Hillenbrand, Inc.
- Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C.
- ODIN AUTOMOTIVE S.À R.L (B-On)
Work highlights
- Advising Energy Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of a 49% stake in the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm from Iberdrola SA and the associated acquisition financing led by Goldman Sachs as arranger.
- Advising Energy Infrastructure Partners on the financing aspects of the acquisition of 19.85% of Fluxys Group.
- Advised Hillenbrand in connection with a €225 million guarantee facility.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Johannes Kremer