LAWYER PROFILE

Thomas Weitkamp

Germany 2026

Latham & Watkins

Ranked in 1 practice area

Banking & Finance

Germany

10 years ranked

About

Provided by Latham & Watkins

Practice Areas

Thomas Weitkamp, a leading German finance lawyer, advises clients on complex domestic and cross-border finance and financial restructuring transactions. Thomas is admitted as a lawyer and solicitor (England and Wales).

Thomas advises private equity funds, debt funds, financial institutions, and corporate borrowers on complex financing structures, including:

- Acquisition finance

- Direct lending (including senior/super senior structures)

- Public-to-private transactions

- Leveraged buyouts

- Infrastructure financing

- Corporate financing

- Restructurings

He draws on extensive experience with lenders and borrowers, including recently focusing on unitranche and other direct lending financings. Thomas balances excellent technical skills with a savvy commercial sense to help clients achieve their strategic objectives and ensure the success of their financing transactions.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Germany

Banking & Finance - Germany

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Thomas Weitkamp remains a strong adviser to prominent private equity and asset management firms for his prowess in handling large-scale acquisition finance and syndicated finance mandates. While also covering traditional lending, including high-volume transactions on both the borrower and bank sides, he is particularly noted for his focus on direct lending and LBOs.

Indviduelles Editorial

Thomas Weitkamp ist aufgrund seiner Expertise in der Abwicklung von großvolumigen Akquisitionsfinanzierungen und Konsortialfinanzierungen weiterhin ein starker Berater für namhafte Private-Equity- und Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaften. Neben der klassischen Kreditvergabe, einschließlich hochwertiger Transaktionen sowohl auf Kreditnehmer- als auch auf Bankenseite, ist er insbesondere für seinen Fokus auf Direktkredite und fremdfinanzierte Übernahmen (LBOs) bekannt.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Thomas Weitkamp is really strong, brings in multi-sector knowledge and can handle cross-border deals very well.
Banking & FinanceChambers Germany
Thomas Weitkamp is an outstanding lawyer with an outstanding reputation.
Banking & FinanceChambers Germany
He takes all points into account, really follows the client's interest and represents them well but is also a totally fair negotiator.
Banking & FinanceChambers Germany
Er berücksichtigt alle Punkte, verfolgt die Interessen des Mandanten konsequent und vertritt sie hervorragend, ist aber gleichzeitig ein absolut fairer Verhandlungspartner.
Banking & FinanceChambers Germany
Thomas Weitkamp ist wirklich kompetent, verfügt über branchenübergreifendes Wissen und kann grenzüberschreitende Geschäfte sehr gut abwickeln.
Banking & FinanceChambers Germany
Thomas Weitkamp ist ein herausragender Anwalt mit einem hervorragenden Ruf.
Banking & FinanceChambers Germany