Gleiss Lutz, Capital Markets | Chambers Germany Profile

About

Provided by Gleiss Lutz

Gleiss Lutz’s capital markets team advises issuers, shareholders and leading domestic as well as foreign investment banks on the issuance and placement of all types of securities, as well as stock exchange listings and the resulting reporting and disclosure obligations. We have extensive experience in structuring domestic and cross-border equity and debt offerings, as well as the issuance of certificates, bonds and hybrid financial instruments. Our specialist legal expertise is complemented by our broad understanding of the capital markets sector. Clients also benefit from our full service approach, drawing on the wealth of experience of lawyers from across the firm, especially our corporate, IP, employment, public law and tax practices.

We work closely together with leading capital markets specialists from local law firms worldwide – allowing us to meet clients’ needs for due diligences and capital markets advice in foreign jurisdictions.

This allows us to provide seamless client service – including on cross-border matters and Rule 144A compliant placements.

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Capital Markets: Debt - Germany

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What the Team is Known For

Gleiss Lutz possesses a dedicated DCM and ECM department across its offices. The ECM team predominantly advises issuers and supervisory boards on IPOs, enjoying longstanding client relationships with an array of German corporates. Additionally, the law firm handles capital increases, rights offerings and delistings. The DCM team is highly active on cross-border high-yield bond issuances and Schuldschein transactions as well as debt and capital measures in restructuring mandates. Gleiss Lutz also assists with convertible bond transactions.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

Gleiss Lutz verfügt über eine eigene DCM- und ECM-Abteilung an allen Standorten. Das ECM-Team berät überwiegend Emittenten und Aufsichtsräte bei Börsengängen und verfügt über langjährige Mandatsbeziehungen zu einer Reihe von deutschen Unternehmen. Darüber hinaus betreut die Kanzlei Kapitalerhöhungen, Bezugsrechtsangebote und Delistings. Das DCM-Team ist sehr aktiv bei grenzüberschreitenden Emissionen von Hochzinsanleihen und Schuldscheintransaktionen sowie bei Fremd- und Kapitalmaßnahmen in Restrukturierungsmandaten. Gleiss Lutz begleitet auch Transaktionen mit Wandelanleihen.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Gleiss Lutz

Gleiss Lutz assisted Northern Data with securing both a EUR575 million debt financing facility and issuing an approximately EUR53 million convertible bond.
Gleiss Lutz unterstützte Northern Data sowohl bei der Sicherung einer Fremdfinanzierung in Höhe von 575 Mio. EUR als auch bei der Begebung einer Wandelanleihe in Höhe von rund 53 Mio. EUR.