Europe - Germany • Restructuring and insolvency
DLA Piper
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DLA Piper boasts experience in the operational and financial restructuring of companies in the automotive, retail, real estate, finance and hospitality sectors and also advises various investors and creditors on pre-insolvency and in-court restructurings. The team is also experienced in distressed transactions, where Dietmar Schulz is a key contact; Schulz has additional expertise in non-performing loans, loan refinancing, bank resolution and reorganisation. He acts as co-chair of the global restructuring group and is supported by Florian Bruder, who frequently advises on cross-border restructuring matters. Mike Danielewsky and Christian Lonquich joined Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in the summer of 2022.
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Testimonials
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- 'Dietmar Schulz is the outstanding restructuring lawyer in the DACH region. He offers an excellent partner-led service, combines technical knowledge with commercial competence and ensures that his advice fully meets the client's needs.'
- 'The restructuring team is a hidden champion. In insolvency law, they can easily keep up with teams twice their size.'
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Key clients
- VARTA AG
- Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
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Work highlights
- Comprehensive advice to VARTA AG on financial and operational restructuring. In a first step, a capital increase was carried out by issuing €2.22 million new shares from authorized capital, which were subscribed to by the majority shareholder and generated gross proceeds of around €51 million.
- Advising the IHG Group in connection with the insolvency plan proceedings of the Success Hotel Group and structuring the continuation of the hotels.
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