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Thomas Weitkamp

Position
Thomas Weitkamp, a leading German finance lawyer, advises clients on complex domestic and cross-border finance and financial restructuring transactions. Mr. Weitkamp is admitted as a lawyer and solicitor (England and Wales).
Mr. Weitkamp advises private equity funds, debt funds, financial institutions, and corporate borrowers on complex financing structures, including:
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- 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. Mr. Weitkamp balances excellent technical skills with a savvy commercial sense to help clients achieve their strategic objectives and ensure the success of their financing transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Bank- und Finanzrecht > Kreditrecht
(Führende Partner)Durch die enge Zusammenarbeit mit internationalen Standorten sowie benachbarten Praxisgruppen ist das Team von Latham & Watkins LLP in der Lage, Kreditnehmer sowie -geber im Zusammenhang mit sämtlichen Finanzierungs- und Restrukturierungsthemen umfassend zu beraten, wobei das Team insbesondere durch seine Expertise in Akquisitionsfinanzierungen sowie Infrastrukturfinanzierungen glänzt. Innerhalb des Bereichs Akquisitionsfinanzierung besticht vor allem der Direct Lending-Spezialist Thomas Weitkamp durch enge Mandatsbeziehungen zu diversen Private Debt- sowie Private Equity-Fonds, während die in deutschem und englischem Recht qualifizierte Alexandra Hagelüken regelmäßig zur Finanzierung von internationalen M&A-Transaktionen berät. Sibylle Münch gilt als Hauptansprechpartnerin für Infrastrukturfinanzierungen in den Sektoren Glasfaser, Güterwagen und Energie, während Cora Grannemann ihre Expertise in Akquisitions- und Unternehmensfinanzierungen durch kapitalmarktrechtliche Beratungskapazitäten ergänzt.
Germany > Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
(Leading partners)Latham & Watkins LLP follows a cross-practice and cross-location approach and, accordingly, offers comprehensive advice to borrowers and lenders on all financing and restructuring matters, with the team being particularly well versed in acquisition and infrastructure financing. Matters in the acquisition financing area are handled by direct lending specialist Thomas Weitkamp thanks to his close client relationships with various private debt and private equity funds, while Alexandra Hagelüken
who is qualified in German and English law, regularly advises on the financing of international M&A transactions. Sibylle Münch is a key contact for infrastructure financing across the fiber optic, freight transport and energy sectors, while Cora Grannemann complements this with expertise in acquisition and corporate financing as well as capital markets law.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Germany > Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Lending and borrowing Germany > Banking and finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Information technology > Data protection
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Tax
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Capital markets > Debt capital markets
- Banking and finance > Financial services: regulatory
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Industry focus > Energy
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Tax
- Compliance > Compliance
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Compliance > Internal investigations
- Employment
- Private equity > Transactions