Latham & Watkins LLP operates a leading high-yield practice, assisting issuers with the structuring and subsequent restructuring of German, English & Welsh and US law-governed non-investment grade bonds across the DACH region. The practice is also adept at setting up corporate and sustainability-linked bonds. Rüdiger Malaun heads the team, acting for sponsors and issuers on the issuance of high-yield bonds and cross-over structures. Alexander Lentz adds expertise in P2P lending as well as liability management transactions, while Jan Penselin is noted for his work on high-yield structures issued in DACH nations.
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Key clients
- ACCENTRO Real Estate AG
- Currenta Group
- Ceconomy
- DEMIRE
- Grünenthal
- Kelvion Group
- Motel One Group
- TUI Cruises
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Practice head
Rüdiger Malaun
Other key lawyers
Alexander Lentz; Jan Penselin