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.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- '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.'
- 'High technical expertise, accuracy, but also the flexibility to think outside-of-the-box.'
- 'Dietmar Schulz: High level of professional expertise and networking as well as reliability.'
- 'Dietmar Schulz: Technically flawless and pragmatic solutions.'
- 'Dietmar Schulz: Particularly outstanding and experienced. Extremely efficient and focused.'
- 'Florian Bruder is excellent.'
Key clients
- VARTA AG
- Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
- Swiss Merchant Group
- Hotel Königshof München GmbH & Co KG
- Einride AB
- Alchemy Copyrights LLC (Concord)
- InterContinental Hotels Management GmbH
- Phoenixus AG
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.
- Advising Phoenixus AG in Zug (CH) on liability issues for shareholders and managing directors in connection with the preparation of five Chapter 11 proceedings for the holding company (AG) and the US subsidiaries at the US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dietmar Schulz, Florian Bruder