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Frank covers the full spectrum of banking and finance law, providing strategic guidance on a wide range of financing structures and debt instruments.
Renowned for his innovative approach to structuring highly complex transactions, he specialises in corporate finance, acquisition finance, syndicated lending, bank/bond/TLB solutions and financial restructurings. With more than two decades of experience representing both borrowers and lenders, he assists his clients in pursuing their business objectives while effectively mitigating financial and legal risks.
Frank has also been at the forefront in tackling critical and complex stabilisation and guarantee packages during the Covid pandemic and the energy crisis, demonstrating strategic foresight and operational excellence in high-stakes environments.
Consistently recognised as a leading lawyer for banking and finance by peers and clients in all relevant directories, Frank’s reputation underscores his ability to deliver outstanding results in complex, multilayered transactions.
Fluent in German and English, Frank facilitates seamless communication across borders, offering strategic advice tailored to his clients’ specific needs.
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Corporate finance
- SIXT on multiple financings, incl. a revolving €1.55bn syndicated loan facility;
- Merck on various financings, incl. a €2.5bn syndicated credit facility, including a €1bn swingline facility; as well as on the acquisition financing of SpringWorks Therapeutics;
- Fresenius on a €2bn syndicated credit facility;
- Tengelmann’s banking consortium on the refinancing of the existing syndicated loan facilities;
- REWE on a €750m syndicated credit line, including sustainability component;
- Infineon Technologies on the $2.5bn acquisition financing of the automotive Ethernet business of US-based tech company Marvell Technology;
- Mercedes-Benz’ lenders on the conclusion of a €11bn multi-currency revolving credit facility for Mercedes-Benz Group AG;
- Posche’s banking consortium on a €2.5bn syndicated loan financing (sustainability-linked) for Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG;
- TUI AG on €1.89 billion sustainability-linked revolving credit facilities;
- CompuGroup Medical on the finance aspects of a strategic partnership agreement with an investment company controlled by CVC; and
- Schuldscheindarlehen for various companies including: Dürr, TUI, Vossloh, CompuGroup, Fresenius, Grünenthal, SIXT.
Bank/Bond/TLB
- Schön Klinik on its aggregate €865m financing transaction, including the repricing of a €350m term loan B tranche, combined with an upsize in an amount of €335m; as well as on a €575m syndicated financing;
- Grünenthal Pharma on a €500m amend and extend financing transaction; and
- Commerzbank on the refinancing of the existing Super Senior RCF financing of WEPA Group.
Stabilisation & guarantee packages
- SEFE - advised KfW on a revolving credit line of up to €13.8bn for SEFE Securing Energy to secure gas supplies in Germany;
- VNG - advised KfW on t a revolving credit line for VNG AG for margining purposes against the background of volatile gas and energy markets;
- Uniper - advised KfW on stabilisation measures and the increase of revolving credit lines up to €18bn for Uniper SE;
- Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG (LEAG) in connection with a €5.5bn stabilisation package provided by KfW and fully secured by the Federal Republic of Germany;
- Deutsche Lufthansa - advised Deutsche Bank on the €9bn financing to Deutsche Lufthansa, part of it was provided by KfW (Covid19 pandemic).
Financial restructurings
- Meyer Werft on its financial restructuring and increase of its bridge financing provided by a consortium of banks and secured by a guarantee from the state of Lower Saxony;
- Webasto - advised the lenders, led by Bayerische Landesbank, UniCredit and EIB, on the successful financial restructuring of the Webasto group;
- LEONI - advised the lenders on the restructuring of €1.6bn of debt;
- ARRI - advised Bayerische Landesbank on the financial restructuring of ARRI; and
- BOS - advised LBBW on the financial restructuring of BOS Group.
Projects & infrastructure financings
- KfW on a revolving credit line of up to €24bn for H2 Amortisationskonto GmbH;
- Alpen Glasfaser on a €417.5m infrastructure financing, consisting of capex term facilities and a revolving facility which are provided by a syndicate of six major Austrian, German and French banks; and
- Deutsche Telekom in connection with the €2.15bn capex and revolving credit facilities for Glasfaserplus and the roll-out of its fibre-network in Germany.
Dr. Frank Laudenklos
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