Dentons has extensive experience in all areas of restructuring and insolvency law, advising clients on matters involving distressed M&A, restructuring of financial liabilities, self-administration proceedings, and insolvency litigation. The team is jointly led by Andreas Ziegenhagen, who regularly in restructuring cases, self-administration proceedings, and insolvency plan proceedings; and Arne Friel, who focuses on restructuring and insolvency law, with particularly emphasis on distressed M&A. Dirk Schoene advises companies, directors and shareholders in restructuring processes, while Daniel Fritz focuses on restructuring and insolvency matters in the automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. Holger Ellers and Judith Schmid are also key members of the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Extensive experience from numerous restructuring cases, both on the financing and corporate side. One focus is the representation of promissory notes, where Dentons is, in my opinion, best positioned.’
- ‘Andreas Ziegenhagen has many years of experience and is a highly skilled and respected lawyer.’
- ‘The team has earned an outstanding reputation in Germany for managing complex insolvency proceedings under self-administration. It possesses an undeniable expertise in this field and operates with the utmost professionalism, remarkable success, and the pragmatism essential for restructurings. An excellent and highly specialised unit.’
- ‘Holger Ellers is a first class technical lawyer and he helped us enormously on a complex case. We appreciate his commercial acumen and ability and advise clearly on a highly complex matter. He is simply great to work with and have on your team.’
- 'The team is full of outstanding individuals.'
- 'I particularly value Judith Schmid's combination of extremely high professional expertise and first-class communication skills. She stands out from competitors because she can present the most complex topics to clients in a clear and comprehensible way, which builds trust.'
Key clients
- Accentro Real Estate AG
- BayWa AG
- Losberger De Boer
- Solandeo GmbH
Work highlights
Advising promissory note loan holders of BayWa.
Advising promissory note loan creditors in VARTA's restructuring through StaRUG proceedings.
Advising metering point operator Solandeo on insolvency proceedings under self-administration and with the subsequent sale to Ancala, which allowed the insolvency to be withdrawn.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Andreas Ziegenhagen; Arne Friel
Other key lawyers
Dirk Schoene; Daniel Fritz; Holger Ellers; Judith Schmid