The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP has expanded its corporate and M&A practice in Germany with the addition of new partner Dr. Kirsten Girnth. Girnth joins from DLA Piper, where she was former managing partner of the Frankfurt office and joint co-location head of DLA Piper’s German corporate practice group. More >>
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Markus Hill as partner in its US & International Tax Practice Group in Frankfurt. Mr. Hill joins from King & Wood Mallesons where he was a partner. More >>
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Bird & Bird LLP welcomes renowned employment lawyer Dr. Barbara Geck as a new partner based in Frankfurt. Employment associate Daniela Gudat joins her, and will also be based in Frankfurt. More >>
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Mayer Brown today announced the appointment of Dr. Fabian Hartwich as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate practice in Frankfurt. Dr. Hartwich joins Mayer Brown from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), where he was the founding partner of the firm’s Germany practice. More >>
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Squire Patton Boggs has appointed a three-partner team from WilmerHale in Frankfurt, to focus on brand management. Reinhart Lange, Dr. Christofer Eggers and Eva Schalast, all highly regarded for their expertise in intellectual property and competition disputes, have joined the firm along with a five-strong brand management team. More >>
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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Bernhardt, a leading German private equity lawyer, is joining the firm’s Frankfurt office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Recognized as a top lawyer for private equity by JUVE, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers, Michael Bernhardt has over 15 years of experience. His practice is focused on corporate M&A and Private Equity, representing national and international corporations and sponsors on investments and cross-border transactions and he advises regularly on private equity transactions including public takeovers as well as Public-to-Privates, LBOs and MBOs. More >>
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Ingo Kleutgens has joined the Firm’s Frankfurt office as a partner. He is part of Weil’s global Tax practice. More >>
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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that Katrin Gänsler will join as a German Tax Partner, resident in the Frankfurt office. Ms. Gänsler advises predominately international companies on general corporate tax matters, corporate reorganisations with a strong cross-border focus, M&A transactions and tax litigations. She also counsels clients on special real estate transfer tax and VAT projects. More >>
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King & Spalding advised Henkel – a leading Germany-based manufacturer of home care, beauty and adhesive products – on the $3.6 billion acquisition financing for its purchase of US detergent and household products business Sun Products Corporation.
Henkel purchased the company from Vestar Capital Partners, making Henkel the second largest laundry care business in North America. The Sun Products Corporation, headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut, manufactures household products that include Snuggle, Wisk, Surf and Sunlight.
The deal was funded by a $3.6 billion debt package arranged by BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV, Deutsche Bank AG and J.P. Morgan Limited. The underlying credit agreement was signed on July 21.
King & Spalding acted for Henkel on the acquisition financing. The cross-border team was led by London and Frankfurt-based finance and restructuring partner Dr. Werner Meier. London partner John Taylor worked on FATCA matters, while New York partner John Sweet and Frankfurt partner Dr. Axel Schilder provided US and German tax advice, respectively. New York partner Cecilia Hong advised on US banking issues.
“Henkel is a long-standing and regular client of mine, stretching back almost a decade to when I first advised the company on a €2.6 billion financing for the acquisition of the adhesives and electronic materials businesses of AkzoNobel in 2007,” Meier said. “I am extremely pleased to have continued this relationship and assisted in such a significant and strategic cross-border investment for the company.”
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Dirk Oberbracht and Wilhelm Reinhardt will join the firm as partners. Both lawyers are currently with Latham & Watkins, and Oberbracht previously served as head of Latham’s Frankfurt office. They will anchor Gibson Dunn’s new Frankfurt office and continue their merger and acquisitions and corporate law practices. More >>
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