Overview
Ludwig Zesch advises national and international private equity funds, corporate borrowers, debt funds and financial institutions on a range of complex domestic and cross-border financings. His practice includes acquisition finance, direct lending, leveraged buyouts and corporate financing.
Ludwig has particular experience handling significant acquisition financings involving a range of debt structures, including unitranche/super senior structures.
Prior to joining McDermott, he worked for other leading international law firms with the same advisory focus in Munich and Frankfurt.
Ludwig is the co-author of Acquisition Finance Agreements in Germany, a comprehensive commentary on credit agreements for leveraged buyouts under German law.
Results
Ludwig advised:
- NORD/LB on the financing of the merger of mps and MACH
- NORD/LB on acquisition financing for enventa Group
- Pricoa on financing the acquisition of Nayak Aircraft Services by Chequers
- Oldenburgische Landesbank on refinancing of Rhein Invest Portfolio Company Aufwind Jugendhilfe
- VR Equitypartner on merger of solectrix and ASSDEV
- Eurazeo on financing the acquisition of a controlling stake in UNITY AG by DBAG
- Kreissparkasse Biberach on financing of acquisition by VTC
- Nord/LB on financing of the acquisition of mps public solutions by Main Capital Partners
- Great Point Partners on financing of acquisition of Lyocontract
- VR Equitypartner on investment in Accso
- Majority shareholder on EUR 214 million capital increase of Northern Data AG
- Soennecken eG on the acquisition of Erstling
- Eurazeo in financing of AOE Group
- Nord/LB on financing the acquisition of cisbox by Main Capital
- Berenberg on super senior financing for AnalytiChem Group
- Oldenburgische Landesbank on financing acquisition of E+Service+Check GmbH by Rhein Invest
- Edelmann Group on refinancing
- Contentserv Group and its majority shareholder Investcorp on the acquisition of the French software company Shoppingfeed
- VR Equitypartner on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in Midoco Holding
- European Depositary Bank on financing for econnext, an investment platform supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Elos Medtech on combination with Klingel Medical Group
- SüdBG on acquisition of a majority stake in m+m Gebäudetechnik
- KLAR Partners on financing of acquisition of ISS Kanal Services*
- FSN Capital on Financing of Acquisition of Altium’s TASKING Business Unit*
- ELF Capital on financing of Bencis’ acquisition of Oppermann & Fuss*
- DPE on €708 Million DPE Continuation Fund I*
- BlackRock on Financing of DBAG backed Vitronet Group*
- BayWa AG on €1.7 Billion ESG-linked Syndicated Facilities Agreement*
- Apera on the Financing of Armira’s Acquisition of Factor Eleven*
- Allgeier on €228 Million Syndicated Facilities Agreement*
* Matter(s) handled prior to joining McDermott
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, Germany: Banking and Finance Law, 2023-2025
- IFLR1000, Banking and Finance, 2023
- IFLR1000, “Rising Star”: Banking and Finance, 2022
Community
- sdw Alumni e.V. (Verein der ehemaligen Stipendiatinnen und Stipendiaten der Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft)
- Recht und Wirtschaft in Bayreuth e.V. (RW Alumni)
- German-Polish Lawyers’ Association (Deutsch-Polnische Juristen-Vereinigung e.V.)
