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Provided by Cristina Weidner
Cristina is a restructuring partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She advises on financial and corporate restructurings, acting for sponsors, creditors and investors in turnaround situations. One focus is the advice to German companies on their financial restructurings by use of international restructuring tools, often in complex constellations with multi-layered financing structures. Cristina also advises (secured) creditors on the financial restructuring of their borrowers. She acts regularly for creditors in the context of distressed M&A transactions and German insolvency proceedings.
Admitted in Germany 2005; Clifford Chance LLP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, associate 2008-2014, counsel 2014-2021, partner 2021-2023; Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, Munich, Germany, partner 2023 to present.
Turnaround Management Association (TMA Deutschland e.V.)
Executive Committee of the Insolvency and Restructuring Working Group of the German Bar Association (DAV)
Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany (First State Examination, 2002); Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Second State Examination, 2005); Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Dr. jur., 2008).
Provided by Chambers
Cristina Weidner is frequently active on high-profile financial and corporate restructuring matters, acting both on the lender and debtor side. She is also adept at advising on insolvency law questions.
Provided by Chambers
"She has an incredibly strong practice for direct lenders and has been a go-to person."
"She has an incredibly strong practice for direct lenders and has been a go-to person."
