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 advised a six-bank consortium on Schaeffler's dual-tranche fixed rate notes issuance totalling €1 billion, listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
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,
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
Latham & Watkins advised BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital, a mid-cap investor headquartered in the DACH region, on the financing of the acquisition of the Uniconta Group, a cloud-based ERP software company. The refinancing comprises a multi-currency
Sebastian Heim joined Kirkland & Ellis as a corporate partner in the Munich/London office. He comes from Milbank, where he entered in 2011 as an associate and was appointed as partner in 2019. Dr. Heim’s
Fresh findings from a joint study by FTI Consulting and legaltech firm Relativity show that 87% of general counsel now deploy Gen AI within their teams. This is a striking rise from 44% recorded in the equivalent
LARK is significantly expanding its advisory offering with the launch of a dedicated Restructuring & Special Situations practice. As of April 2026, restructuring and financing expert Fabrice Hipp (PICTURED CENTER) will join LARK as Partner, together
CertHub has successfully completed a seed financing round in the amount of EUR 6.2 million. In addition to lead investor Cusp Capital, other participants in the round included D11Z. Ventures, Calm/Storm, and UnternehmerTUM. Business
Led by Hamburg-based Counsel Claudia Wolf (PICTURED, Counsel, Hamburg) and with a team composed of Dr. Dirk Debald (Partner, Hamburg), Katia Fernandez (Senior Associate, Hamburg), Sabrina Greubel (Counsel, Munich) (all Real Estate Law); Dr. Mathias
