Over the past few years, the role of in-house counsel has changed profoundly. General counsel and corporate legal teams are no longer operating solely within national frameworks: they are increasingly navigating cross-border transactions, international compliance
White & Case has advised the bank syndicate on the issuance of a €3.5 billion federal bond with a 30-year, 3 month and 2 day term and a fixed coupon of 2.90% by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance,
Hogan Lovells has advised Waterland Private Equity on the acquisition financing of Bode, a globally active provider of door and access systems for public transportation. Waterland is acquiring Bode from its previous owner, the Schaltbau
Latham & Watkins has advised Waterdrop, a Vienna-based hydration brand, on a financing round exceeding €100 million, to support the company’s global expansion. The new partners include Aspeya, Atlantic Grupa, and Ski World Cup athlete
Baker McKenzie advised Oldenburgische Landesbank on all legal aspects of the financing for the acquisition of TSS Holding GmbH (Top-Sport) by VR Equitypartner and co-investor NRW.Bank. The credit facilities provided by Oldenburgische Landesbank will
Mayer Brown expands its capital markets practice with the addition of Sebastian Maerker (pictured) as a partner. Moving from Clifford Chance, where he spent more than twenty years as a partner, Maerker will enter the
Hogan Lovells advised the investment manager Patrizia SE on concluding a lease agreement for the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Augsburg. The five-story hotel building, located on the eastern edge of Augsburg’s old town,
DLA Piper’s global promotion round, effective effective May 1, 2026, includes the partnership appointments of Hamburg-based Marcus P. Lerch (litigation and regulatory, pictured left), and Nils Grunicke (employment, pictured right). Marcus P. Lerch Marcus P. Lerch
Norton Rose Fulbright advised a banking consortium consisting of Barclays Bank Ireland PLC, BNP Paribas, Danske Bank A/S, ING Bank N.V., Nomura Financial Products Europe GmbH. Norddeutsche Landesbank – Girozentrale – on the issuance of
Eversheds Sutherland has advised sponsors John Laing and Rock Rail on their approximately €800 million long term greenfield financing for a fleet of 61 new battery electric multiple unit (BEMU) trains to be deployed on regional passenger
