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Christopher Kranz

Christopher Kranz

Germany 2026

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Christopher is a partner in our Banking & Finance and Restructuring & Special Situations practices. He is the head of the German RSS Practice. He regularly advises lenders, creditors, debtors, directors, investors and shareholders in relation to finance transactions and debt restructurings, often within a cross-border context. His practice covers all areas of finance, restructuring, insolvency and corporate law. Some recent examples include the successful restructurings of Softline AG through the use of a state-of-the-art StaRUG-Proceeding, MagForce AG by way of a distressed M&A transaction combined with a cross-border debt equity swap or the insolvency proceedings over Wirecard AG and Fintyre Group.

Christopher has extensive experience in the areas of secured lending, Schuldschein loans, acquisition finance, distressed refinancings and M&A, workouts and all varieties of rescue and insolvency proceedings. In addition, Christopher regularly publishes on insolvency, corporate and finance law with a particular focus on new hybrid proceedings such as the German StaRUG-Scheme, the Dutch Scheme and the UK Scheme of Arrangement/Restructuring Plan.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Germany

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Christopher Kranz is Simmons & Simmons' head of restructuring and insolvency in Germany. His practice spans all aspects of restructuring and insolvency law. He has particular expertise in advising lenders, creditors, debtors, investors and shareholders on debt restructurings and refinancings.

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Christopher Kranz leitet den Bereich Restrukturierung und Insolvenz bei Simmons & Simmons in Deutschland. Seine Tätigkeit umfasst alle Aspekte des Restrukturierungs- und Insolvenzrechts. Er verfügt über besondere Expertise in der Beratung von Kreditgebern, Gläubigern, Schuldnern, Investoren und Gesellschaftern bei Schuldenumstrukturierungen und Refinanzierungen.

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  • I like how deal-oriented Christopher Kranz is. There's an atmosphere of trust when we work together.

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  • Christopher Kranz has a very supportive attitude.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Germany
  • Christopher Kranz knows exactly how to find solutions that are best for the case.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Germany
  • Christopher Kranz is very focused, to the point and straightforward.

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  • Christopher Kranz has deep business acumen.

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  • Christopher Kranz weiß genau, wie man die optimale Lösung für den jeweiligen Fall findet.
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