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Burc Hesse

Germany 2026

Latham & Watkins

Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Equity: High End

Germany

16 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Burc Hesse is Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Germany. He advises financial investors, focusing in particular on complex cross-border leveraged buyouts. He counsels private equity investors and their portfolio companies, both on the buy-side and the sell-side, on M&A transactions, including:

- Cross-border and domestic transactions

- LBOs/MBOs/MBIs

- Minority investments

- Co-investments

- Share and asset deals

Burc draws on more than 20 years of experience with private equity, through all phases of economic cycles.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Private Equity: High End - Germany

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Prominent international private equity funds regularly mandate Burc Hesse for his prowess in handling mid-cap acquisitions and sales across key industries. He is particularly known for his experience regarding the financing and tax structuring of acquisitions as well as strategic partnerships and joint venture set-ups.

Indviduelles Editorial

Renommierte internationale Private-Equity-Fonds beauftragen Burc Hesse regelmäßig aufgrund seiner Expertise im Bereich der Akquisition und des Verkaufs mittelständischer Unternehmen in Schlüsselbranchen. Er ist insbesondere für seine Erfahrung in der Finanzierung und steuerlichen Strukturierung von Akquisitionen sowie strategischen Partnerschaften und Gemeinschaftsunternehmen-Gründungen bekannt.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Burc Hesse is commercial, a very good negotiator, highly emotionally intelligent and has a lot of technical knowledge.
Private Equity: High EndChambers Germany
Burc Hesse is well respected in the market. He has a client-first approach and knows how to deal with tough negotiations.
Private Equity: High EndChambers Germany
Burc Hesse is one of the best lawyers you can get in the German market.
Private Equity: High EndChambers Germany
Burc Hesse ist einer der besten Anwälte, die man auf dem deutschen Markt finden kann.
Private Equity: High EndChambers Germany
Burc Hesse ist kaufmännisch versiert, ein sehr guter Verhandler, besitzt eine hohe emotionale Intelligenz und umfassende technische Kenntnisse.
Private Equity: High EndChambers Germany
Burc Hesse genießt hohes Ansehen am Markt. Er stellt die Bedürfnisse seiner Kunden in den Mittelpunkt und weiß, wie man schwierige Verhandlungen meistert.
Private Equity: High EndChambers Germany