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Hendrik Braun

Dr. Hendrik Braun is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He focuses on private equity transactions and M&A and advises on all aspects of business and corporate law. Hendrik has many years of experience advising private equity investors on domestic as well as cross-border M&A, public takeovers and corporate reorganizations.

Michael Ehret

Dr. Michael Ehret is a tax partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Michael is qualified as German tax lawyer and tax advisor (Steuerberater) and has specialized tax experience in advising mergers & acquisitions and (re-)financing transactions, in particular as regards domestic and international M&A, private equity, acquisition financing, capital markets transactions, tax restructurings and fund investments.

Philip Goj

Dr. Philip Goj is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises clients on the preparation and implementation of M&A transactions as well as public takeovers. He also advises clients on structural measures and on questions of corporate and capital markets law.

Christian Halàsz

Dr. Christian Halàsz ist Partner in der Restructuring Praxisgruppe des Frankfurter Büros von Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Der Schwerpunkte seiner Tätigkeit liegt auf komplexen grenzüberschreitenden und nationalen Restrukturierungen. Er berät Mandanten zu strategischen und rechtlichen Aspekten im Zusammenhang mit Distressed Debt und Special Situations und verfügt über langjährige Erfahrungen in einer Vielzahl von Branchen wie Automotive, Telekommunikation, Verpackung, Papier, Transport, Immobilien, Chemie und Energie. Zu seinen Mandanten zählen Hedgefonds, High-Yield Investoren, institutionelle Darlehensgeber, Gläubigerausschüsse, Private Equity Fonds sowie nationale und internationale Unternehmen. Christian Halàsz war an einigen der strittigsten bahnbrechenden Restrukturierungsfälle des letzten Jahrzehnts beteiligt, darunter die Restrukturierung der drei größten isländischen Banken (Glithnir, Kaupthing und Landsbanki), Galapagos und Adler.

Sebastian Heim

Dr. Sebastian Heim is a corporate partner in the Munich and London offices of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. His practice focuses on M&A and private equity transactions. Sebastian advises on the entire spectrum of complex domestic and international buy-outs, joint ventures, carve-outs, public market transactions and growth and minority investments. His experience spans various industries, including software, industrials, services, retail, infrastructure and technology.

Achim Herfs

Dr. Achim Herfs is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises listed companies on capital markets transactions, corporate restructurings and M&A transactions, as well as corporations and their bodies on general capital markets and stock corporation law, including the support of general meetings, and internal investigations. Furthermore, Achim Herfs advises issuers and banks on capital markets transactions, including IPOs, rights offerings, share placements without pre-emptive rights and block trades, as well as the issuance of convertible bonds and high yield bonds.

Thomas Hornberger

Dr. Thomas Hornberger is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He focuses on all aspects of German business and corporate law and advises corporate clients, private equity funds and other financial investors on national and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions as well as public takeovers and corporate reorganizations.

Christoph Jerger

Dr. Christoph Jerger is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises financial sponsors and corporate clients on national and cross-border M&A projects. Christoph also advises corporates and investors in corporate law and capital markets law.

Alexander Längsfeld

Dr. Alexander M.H. Längsfeld ist Partner in der Finance Praxisgruppe des Münchener Büros von Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Er berät nationale und internationale Mandanten bei Finanzierungen und im Rahmen von Restrukturierungen. Alexander verfügt über vielfältige Erfahrungen in den Bereichen Bank- und Finanzrecht, Verbriefungen und strukturierte Finanzierungen und Kapitalmarktrecht. Er war 2017/2018 in Kirklands Londoner Debt Finance-Team tätig.

Johannes Lappe

Dr. Johannes Lappe ist Partner in der Restructuring Praxisgruppe des Münchener Büros von Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Sein Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt liegt in der Beratung von Investoren, Gläubigern und Schuldnern bei grenzüberschreitenden, außergerichtlichen oder gerichtlichen Restrukturierungen und Insolvenzen sowie Unternehmenskäufen und Rechtsstreitigkeiten in diesem Zusammenhang.

Tobias Larisch

Dr. Tobias Larisch ist Partner in der Corporate Praxisgruppe des Frankfurter Büros von Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Er berät Private Equity Fonds, Infrastrukturinvestoren und globale Unternehmen bei grenzüberschreitenden M&A-Transaktionen, Take-Privates, strukturierten Minderheitsbeteiligungen, Carve-outs und Joint Ventures. Er verfügt über umfassende Erfahrung in der Beratung von Investitionen im Energie- und Infrastruktursektor.

Ben Leyendecker

Ben Leyendecker is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He focuses on M&A and private equity transactions.

Maximilian Liegl

Maximilian Liegl ist Partner in der Corporate Praxisgruppe des Münchener Büros von Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Er berät Private Equity Fonds sowie andere Finanzinvestoren als auch Strategen bei nationalen und grenzüberschreitenden Private Equity Transaktionen und M&A Projekten sowie Umstrukturierungen.

Wolfgang Nardi

Wolfgang Nardi is a debt finance partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises national and international clients in acquisition and corporate finance transactions, restructuring and general finance matters. His particular focus lies on advising investors on the financing aspects of private equity transactions and financial restructuring in a private equity environment and in finding solutions for the non-consensual refinancing or restructuring of syndicated debt to German debtors.

Tim Nobereit

Tim Nobereit ist Partner in der Steuerrechtspraxisgruppe des Münchener Büros von Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Er ist ein in Deutschland zugelassener Rechtsanwalt und Steuerberater und verfügt über besondere Erfahrung im Zusammenhang mit der steuerlichen Begleitung von M&A und Private Equity Transaktionen, Umstrukturierungen von Unternehmensgruppen, Finanzierungstransaktionen und internen Ermittlungen.

Attila Oldag

Attila Oldag is a retired partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. With his many years of in-depth experience, Attila focused on domestic and cross-border M&A as well as private equity transactions. In addition, Attila regularly advised on joint venture transactions, corporate reorganizations and selected capital markets issues. He advised German and foreign corporations as well as financial sponsors.

Sebastian Pitz

Sebastian Pitz ist Partner in der Corporate Praxisgruppe des Frankfurter Büros von Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Er berät führende globale Private-Equity-, Energie- und Infrastrukturfonds sowie andere Finanzinstitute bei M&A-Transaktionen, Wachstums-, Minderheits- und Co-Investments, öffentlichen Übernahmen, Joint Ventures, Verkäufen und anderen komplexen Transaktionen.

J. Melchior Raiser

Dr. J. Melchior Raiser is a finance partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Melchior focuses on acquisition financing, syndicated financing and financial restructuring. He has extensive experience in the financing of leveraged buyouts and complex cross-border acquisitions, syndicated loans, unitranche financing, secured and unsecured bank loans and other financial instruments. His clients include private equity sponsors, financial institutions, direct lenders and companies from a variety of industries.

Friedrich Schlott

Friedrich Schlott is a restructuring partner in the Frankfurt office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Friedrich has longstanding experience in restructuring, insolvency-related corporate law and insolvency law. He focuses on both in-court and out-of-court restructurings and advises companies, directors and stakeholders across the capital structure on all types of insolvency and restructuring-related (cross-border) aspects of debt and equity transactions.

Anna Schwander

Dr. Anna Schwander is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She advises clients on all aspects of corporate law and focuses in particular on capital markets transactions and general capital market advice as well as foreign trade law. Anna advises issuers and financial sponsors on capital markets transactions including IPOs, right offerings, private placements and block trades, as well as the issuance of high yield bonds and convertible bonds. She also advises corporations and their bodies on general capital market and stock corporation law. Furthermore, Anna is a member of our International Trade and National Security practice group and advises companies and financial investors on cross border transactions as well as public takeovers with regard to foreign trade law.

Friedrich von der Heydt-von Kalckreuth

Friedrich von der Heydt ist Partner in der Corporate Praxisgruppe des Frankfurter Büros von Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Er berät Unternehmen, Finanzinstitute und Sponsoren in allen Bereich des Gesellschaftsrechts, mit einem Schwerpunkt auf M&A-Transaktionen im Infrastrukturbereich.

Jörg Weber

Dr. Jörg Weber is a finance partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises German and international clients in national and cross-border banking and finance law transactions. Jörg’s work particularly focuses on syndicated loans, acquisition finance and financial restructurings.

Tamara Zehentbauer

Dr. Tamara Zehentbauer is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She advises corporate clients, private equity and other financial investors on national and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions as well as public takeovers and corporate reorganizations.

Ann-Kathrin Ziegler

Ann-Kathrin Ziegler ist Partnerin in der Restrukturierungsgruppe im Münchener Büro von Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Ihr Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt liegt bei der Beratung von Investoren, Gläubigern und Schuldnern bei grenzüberschreitenden Unternehmenskäufen, Restrukturierungen und Insolvenzen.