Taylor Wessing regularly advises banks on financing, including the appointment to creditors’ committees, and supports companies across various industries in the context of restructuring, distressed M&A, financial restructuring and StaRUG-related proceedings. Hendrik Boss‘ restructuring expertise is frequently drawn on in the financial restructuring of national and international companies as well as in creditor committees, while Martin Heidrich focuses on reorganisation, protective shield and self-administration proceedings as well as distressed transactions; the duo jointly heads the practice.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Reliable, friendly, committed.'
  • 'The work is very solution-oriented. In the restructuring area there is a high level of industry know-how and a high level of responsiveness. In the litigation area, there is a high level of expertise in disputes relating to insolvency. Customers are realistically informed about the risks.'
  • 'Martin Heidrich: Reliable, committed, has strategic understanding. The issues are accurately anticipated and brought to a strategic solution; Topics are conveyed well.'
  • 'Daniel Kunz is structured, fast, and a very smart advisor!'
  • 'Hendrik Boss: Very tough negotiation, assertive.'
  • 'Christian Saueressig: Excellent litigator who realistically informs the customer about the risks before the process begins. Hendrik Boss: Fighter in restructuring mandates with very good economic understanding and ability to find solutions. Michael Malitz: A very competent litigator who safely guides insolvency administrators through complex disputes. Julia Siedhoff: A younger colleague from the restructuring team from Munich who does a very good job with a lot of commitment and empathy.'
  • 'Extraordinarily reliable, pragmatic, commercial, self-responsible and independent, creative, large network of consultants/law firms/administrators/courts in the small and mid-market, great depth of added value, also cross-border, in-house.'
  • 'Pragmatic team, alongside specialist expertise. Thorough and meticulous work and client support over a long period of time for a very complex and difficult process. Good communication and availability at a time when others would have shown signs of fatigue. We recommend Hendrik Boss and Christian Saueressig and a number of junior colleagues who kept the details together in the background. Very pleasant cooperation!'

Key clients

  • RiverRock
  • Kleingläubiger der Abellio-Gruppe
  • Köver
  • Ludwig Pfeiffer Hoch- und Tiefbau

Work highlights

  • Advising on the first StaRUG procedure in Schleswig-Holstein together with PUKE DRESEN MAL; Due to the impending insolvency of a small group of medical care centers (MVZ), an external medical investor was prepared to take the MVZ into his group - but without the high looming liabilities.
  • Advising on the self-administration of the insolvent Hamburg lidar sensor developer Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH on the sale of its business operations by way of an asset deal.
  • Advising the insolvency administrator of the companies in the Frankfurt-Hahn Group on the sale of the airport to the Trier real estate developer TRIWO AG.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Martin Heidrich, Hendrik Boss

Other key lawyers

Daniel Kunz, Michael Malitz, Christian Saueressig, Julia Siedhoff