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Rüdiger Malaun

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Partner

Position

Dr. Rüdiger Malaun, a highly regarded German capital markets lawyer and former Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice, advises clients on strategic financing transactions, with a particular focus on high-yield bond offerings and other debt instruments. He draws on more than 20 years of experience, handling a remarkable volume of the largest and most sophisticated offerings in Europe, among them more than 60 high-yield bond transactions.

Dr. Malaun has earned widespread recognition for his work. JUVE notes he is the “clear leader on high-yield bonds” who “plays in a league of his own” and Chambers interviewees describe him as “the biggest name for high-yield work in Germany” and “highly skilled, very effective and technically brilliant.”

Dr. Malaun advises corporates, sponsors, and investment banks on:

    • Complex high-yield bond transactions (both under US and German law), including related liability management transactions
    • Equity and equity-linked financings
    • Large corporate bonds
    • Commitment papers for bridge-to-bond financing transactions
    • P2P financing transactions
    • ‘Cross-over’ bonds (e.g. in the real estate sector in the DACH Region)
    • High yield bond advise in restructuring context

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Germany > Capital markets > Debt capital markets

(Hall of Fame)

Rüdiger Malaun – Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP regularly applies its expertise in German and US law in high-yield bonds matters – particularly in the real estate sector; this is considered a particular strength of the team and frequently leads to instructions relating to the set-up of high-yield products. Here, the group primarily acts on the issuer side, but is also instructed by banks. Recent market conditions further contributed to an increasing number of restructuring-related instructions, while sustainable financing, including green bonds and sustainability-linked bonds, also frequently increase the workload. Dedicated to this range of topics, both Alexander Lentz and practice head Rüdiger Malaun focus on high-yield bonds, but are also adept at assisting with investment-grade bonds. Jan Penselin (high-yield, cross-over bonds, liability management transactions) made partner in January 2023.

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