Chambers Review
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Banking & Finance - Germany
What the Team is Known For
Taylor Wessing is appreciated for its expertise in a variety of banking and finance mandates, including syndicated loans and direct lending. The team regularly advises German banks and international private equity firms on acquisition and project finance as well as refinancings. With a broad bench, the law firm is well placed to cater to a large client base and to advise on cross-border mandates in cooperation with its global offices.
Strengths
The team at Taylor Wessing are very hands-on and business-driven.
Taylor Wessing have very strong commercial awareness.
Taylor Wessing are very responsive, especially when it comes to legal necessities in other jurisdictions.
Taylor Wessing provides very fast penetration of complex issues. The lawyers are available at all times, and time limits are always adhered to.
Work Highlights
Taylor Wessing advised FLABEG Group in connection with a new corporate financing.
Notable practitioners
Experienced practitioner Clemens Niedner frequently advises borrowers and lenders on syndicated financing and refinancings. He regularly acts for national and international banks as well as corporates from the real estate and energy sectors.
Clemens Niedner is a fine lawyer. He has a lot of experience and understands us as a client very well.
Sabine Schomaker predominantly advises well-known German banks as lenders on medium-sized corporate finance transactions, covering both syndicated and bilateral structures. She also assists private equity firms and their portfolio companies with refinancings.
Sabine Schomaker is very pragmatic, handles difficult clients well, which is great, and can moderate different points of view.
Ulf Gosejacob frequently acts for private equity firms as borrowers on LBO and investment financing. He possesses further experience advising banks as lenders as well as assisting state-owned and private companies as borrowers on acquisition finance and refinancing deals.