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Kai Birke

Kai Birke

Germany 2026

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Gleiss Lutz
 Gleiss Lutz

Ranked in 1 practice area

Capital Markets: Debt

Germany

10 years ranked

About

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Germany

Practice Areas

Kai specialises in banking, finance and capital markets. He advises corporate clients and financial institutions on capital markets transactions and syndicated lending transactions. He has broad expertise in advising corporate clients on the restructuring of their financial indebtedness, in particular on bond restructurings.

Kai is Head of Gleiss Lutz' Banking & Finance practice.

Career

He studied in Bonn. Kai has been a partner at Gleiss Lutz since 2012.

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Capital Markets: Debt - Germany

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Thanks to his expertise in the DCM world, banking consortiums and issuers alike mandate Kai Birke for high-yield bond issuances as well as the restructuring and refinancings of bonds. He is also experienced in transactions involving convertibles and Schuldschein issuances.

Indviduelles Editorial

Dank seiner Expertise im DCM-Bereich wird Kai Birke von Bankenkonsortien und Emittenten gleichermaßen mit der Emission von Hochzinsanleihen sowie mit der Restrukturierung und Refinanzierung von Anleihen beauftragt. Er verfügt zudem über Erfahrung mit Transaktionen im Zusammenhang mit Wandelanleihen und Schuldscheinemissionen.

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Strengths

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  • Kai Birke is a go-to guy for bond restructurings in the German market.

    Capital Markets: DebtChambers Germany

  • Kai Birke ist ein gefragter Experte für die Restrukturierung von Anleihen auf dem deutschen Markt.

    Capital Markets: DebtChambers Germany

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