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Banking & Finance - Germany

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What the Team is Known For

The banking and finance team at Freshfields is renowned for its standing among high-profile lenders, corporate borrowers and sponsors. The team excels in all types of lending transactions, regularly playing starring roles in cross-border acquisitions and corporate and leveraged finance deals, as well as novel financing structures. Further prowess in handling restructuring, project and asset finance mandates complements the law firm's holistic offering. The regulatory team maintains its reputation as a market-leading one, routinely handling large mandates concerning bank M&A, fintech and reorganisations in the financial services sector. The team also represents clients in contentious matters at national and EU levels, including in BaFin enforcement proceedings and before the EGC.

Work Highlights

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  • Freshfields advised Siemens Energy on the conclusion of a guarantee package with a consortium of banks and the German government.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Frank Laudenklos
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Frank Laudenklos
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Excellent practitioner Frank Laudenklos is revered for his prowess in handling large-scale syndicated, project and debut financing mandates. Prominent banks as well as companies from the telecommunications, healthcare and life sciences sectors frequently seek his advice.

Frank Laudenklos is one of the leading partners in banking and corporate finance when it comes to complex German corporate transactions.

Frank Laudenklos possesses very quick comprehension and high diplomatic skills.

Frank Laudenklos is an incredibly commercial communicator and can really guide you through a crisis.

Gunnar Schuster
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Gunnar Schuster
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Leading practitioner Gunnar Schuster is highly regarded for the breadth of his expertise in all regulatory banking and finance issues. Well-known German and global banks seek his advice on their M&A transactions, business expansions, intragroup restructurings and licensing procedures, often involving cross-border elements. He additionally covers contentious matters, advising banks on supervisory proceedings as well as connected litigation at national and EU levels.

Alexander Glos
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Alexander Glos
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Alexander Glos is highly active on an impressively broad range of regulatory mandates involving banks and other financial services providers, including acquisitions, internal and upstream mergers as well as governance issues connected to dividend payments. He offers further strength in litigation connected to the Single Resolution Board and supervisory enforcement proceedings.

Alexander Glos is a trusted adviser.

Mario Hüther
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Mario Hüther
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Mario Hüther is widely appreciated for his strength in the banking and finance world, often advising on syndicated financings and revolving credit facilities. He is visible on the financing of projects and large public takeovers. His experience also includes asset-backed financing deals and big-ticket ESG-linked facilities.

Mario Hüther has a very good commercial understanding.

Mario Hüther is a very focused and great adviser.

Michael Josenhans
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Michael Josenhans
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Michael Josenhans has a versatile practice, advising both traditional and direct lenders while also handling investment-grade as well as leveraged finance deals. His broad expertise covers LBOs, corporate refinancings and mandates with hybrid loan structures.

Michael Josenhans is technically very good. He also thinks commercially and always brings a high level of commitment to the client. He is very trustworthy.

Feedback from Michael Josenhans is always very prompt and of the appropriate quality, but also has the necessary portion of pragmatism.

Michael Josenhans provides us with very good advice on our transactions, especially on more complex or unusual issues or those with international elements.

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Banking & Finance

Frank Laudenklos
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Frank Laudenklos
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Mario Hüther
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Mario Hüther
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Michael Josenhans
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Michael Josenhans
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Banking & Finance: Regulatory

Gunnar Schuster
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Gunnar Schuster
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Alexander Glos
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Alexander Glos
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