Stuttgart-headquartered Gleiss Lutz is one the largest German law firms. The firm has six offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart, as well as an office in Brussels and
in London.
The firm’s banking practice, helped by its strong line-up and close integration and interdisciplinary work with other practice areas, has remained a source of strength for the firm in recent research cycles. The team can advise on both the side of lender and borrower clients. The team is strong across a wide range of loan work, including syndicated and corporate loans, leveraged buyouts and acquisition financing, promissory notes, infrastructure and real estate financing.
The firm also advises on financial services regulatory work, where it is seen working on the side of German and foreign clients across the entire financial sector. Capitalising on the firm’s strong compliance department, the practice often assists financial institutions in complex and high-stake investigations. The team is also strong in corporate governance work and is adept at advising on outsourcing and remuneration matters.
In capital markets, the firm is visible in both debt and equity on the side of issuers and underwriting banks. Helped by its close-knit ties with US and European law firms, the capital markets practice can support complex cross-border work.
The investment funds team provides advice across practically all aspects of funds work including formation, distribution, regulatory and supervisory matters and fund financing. It has a particular focus on compliance and regulatory advice, corporate governance and transactional activity in the asset management industry.
In M&A and private equity, the firm has the capacity to support the full life cycle of complex, landmark acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures and distressed M&A.
The firm’s projects team can handle all development and implementation issues of projects in Germany. The team possesses expertise in plant construction, especially in connection to power plant projects, and is active in project financing work, where it advises both financing banks and investors on the purchase of property and project developments.
Restructuring and insolvency is a strong area for the firm, as the team is often seen on some of the complex cases in the markets. The firm is highly capable in assisting on financial restructurings and has strong expertise in highly complex insolvency work and innovative restructuring options.
Key clients include Bosch, Henkel, Linde Group, Deutsche Telekom, Infineon Technologies, KKR, Triton, Apax, Blackstone, LEG Immobilien, Delivery Hero,
AlzChem Group, Invesco Real Estate and NAS Invest.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
“Gleiss Lutz is one of the leading law firms in Germany, providing services on the highest level one can expect. For me, the restructuring
& insolvency practice group is benchmark in Germany.”
“They are highly client-focussed and competent, thus pragmatic and highly performant.”
