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Frank Grell

Frank Grell

Germany 2026

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Germany

Practice Areas

Frank Grell helps clients navigate distressed situations related to restructuring or insolvency. He chairs the German Restructuring & Special Situations Practice and served as Local Department Chair of the German Finance Department. Frank has earned a strong reputation from clients and leading publications for his empathetic approach and ability to craft pragmatic and commercial solutions in high-pressure or crisis situations.

Frank advises:

- Companies, management, and shareholders in a financial or operational crisis

- Creditors in all phases of financial restructurings, including debt-equity swaps, share pledge enforcements, and insolvency plan proceedings

- Investors on the acquisition of distressed companies and on restructuring, rescue financing, or refinancing transactions, including debt-equity swaps

- Insolvency administrators on M&A, restructurings, or disputes

Complementing his transactional work, he also represents parties in claw-back and liability cases.

Frank is a board member of TMA Germany e.V. and of Norddeutsches Insolvenzforum e.V. (Insolvency Forum of Northern Germany).

He regularly speaks and writes about insolvency and restructuring matters.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Restructuring/Insolvency - Germany

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Band 1

Individual Editorial

Leading practitioner Frank Grell is widely endorsed for the breadth of his expertise in complex restructuring mandates, advising on distressed M&A, insolvency-related claims and corporate as well as financial restructurings. Administrators, lenders and investors alike seek his advice.

Indviduelles Editorial

Der führende Experte Frank Grell genießt hohes Ansehen für seine umfassende Expertise in komplexen Restrukturierungsmandaten. Er berät zu krisenbedingten M&A-Transaktionen, insolvenzbezogenen Ansprüchen sowie Unternehmens- und Finanzrestrukturierungen. Insolvenzverwalter, Kreditgeber und Investoren schätzen seinen Rat gleichermaßen.

Strengths

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  • Frank Grell can come to commercial solutions that work for both sides. He's pragmatic, hands-on and focuses on what matters.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Germany
  • Frank Grell is very experienced, especially in representing banks.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Germany
  • Frank Grell has an extensive understanding of our business area and needs.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Germany
  • We have a very trustful relationship with Frank Grell.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Germany
  • Frank Grell ist sehr erfahren, insbesondere in der Vertretung von Banken.
    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Germany
  • Wir pflegen ein sehr vertrauensvolles Verhältnis zu Frank Grell.
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