Simmons & Simmons
Client SatisfactionSimmons & Simmons' restructuring team acts integrated into the financial markets and derivatives practice and is particularly well versed in financial restructuring, including distressed investments. Lenders, creditors, debtors, governing bodies and investors regularly instruct the team on corporate restructurings, insolvency application filings and out-of-insolvency reorganisation measures; a recent industry focus was on the real estate, mechanical engineering, media and telecoms sectors. Christopher Kranz (finance, restructuring, insolvency and corporate law) heads the team.
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Testimonials
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- 'Christopher Kranz always has the best interests of his clients in mind, even in difficult situations. He is committed and solution-oriented, even in tense situations - a real turnaround expert.'
- 'Very reliable team for complex restructurings, high level of competence for cross-border issues, innovative implementation of StaRUG procedures.'
- 'Christopher Kranz is an excellent lawyer, very experienced internationally, extremely reliable, serious.'
- 'Simon Kirschner: Excellent expertise, good transaction lawyer.'
- 'Simmons & Simmons has built up a small but very fine restructuring practice in Frankfurt that combines the advantages of personal support with those of a large international law firm.'
- 'Christopher Kranz will help shape the industry in the coming years. One of the most capable consultants of his generation.'
- 'Simon Kirschner is a very good insolvency lawyer and a very pleasant person.'
- 'Christopher Kranz is a pragmatic lawyer with a special feel for each mandate and the players involved. I recommend him without reservation.'
Key clients
- Noventiq Holdings plc
- Situs Deutschland GmbH
- DRC Savills
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Versicherungskammer Bayern (VKB)
Work highlights
- Advising DRC Savills on the restructuring of a real estate investment arising from the insolvency of the Fakt Group in Germany, including standstill and waiver documentation and ongoing advice.
- Advising Noventiq Holdings PLC on the corporate restructuring of Softline AG by means of a StaRUG procedure.
- Advising Situs Deutschland GmbH in its role as facility agent in the restructuring of a real estate project by means of a UK Restructuring Plan under Part 26A Companies Act 2006.