Dr. Markus Feil

DR. MARKUS FEIL is head of the firm’s Global Finance practice in Munich. He has a broad range of experience in advising private equity sponsors, funds, corporate, and financial institutions in complex domestic and cross-border financing transactions. He is particularly focused on leveraged buyouts and acquisition finance, syndicated lending, restructuring, real estate finance, asset-based lending, factoring, and other bespoke corporate finance. Furthermore, Markus is experienced in international capital markets transactions and represents issuers, sponsors, and underwriters in the context of German law aspects of high-yield debt offerings. As in previous editions (2020 — 2024), he is currently ranked “Best Lawyer” for Banking and Finance Law by Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2025.

He is fluent in German, English, and French.

In recent years, Markus has advised:

• Rivean Capital on the majority investment in Engelmann Sensor GmbH.
• Stellex Capital Management LLC on the acquisition financing of Dürr’s environmental technology business.
• Stellex Capital Management LLC on the acquisition of the environmental technology business from Dürr Group.
• Permira and its portfolio company Neuraxpharm on Neuraxpharm’s successful €925 million term loan B refinancing.
• Great Hill Partners on its strategic majority investment in Peter Park System GmbH.
• ADVANZ PHARMA, a Nordic Capital portfolio company, in connection with the issuance of €917 million (equivalent) in new euro- and pound sterling-denominated senior secured notes and the borrowing of a €165 million term loan B facility.
• Rivean Capital’s portfolio company, Green Mobility Holding, on the acquisition of Pinoma Holding.
• Kartesia in connection with the financing of the management buy-out of the German consultancy firm goetzpartners (now Fortlane Partners).
• Rivean Capital on the acquisition of Perbility GmbH.
• Marlin Equity Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Treasury Intelligence Solutions GmbH.
• Apollo Funds in their minority equity investment in AUTODOC SE.
• TowerBrook and Bridgepoint Portfolio Company ACPS Automotive on successful debt refinancing.
• One Equity Partners and Buckthorn Partners on the financing of the acquisition of Acteon Group.
• Deutsche Bank on the financing of the acquisition of Suter Group by Heizkurier Group, a portfolio company of NORD Holding.
• Rivean Capital on the acquisition of Green Mobility Holding GmbH.
• Z Capital Partners Portfolio Company Techniks Tool Group on the financing of its Acquisition of The Eppinger Group.
• Gilde Buy Out Partners on the sale of Pro Gamers Group to HAL Investments and Management.
• COYO GmbH, a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners, on the acquisition of Smarp OY.
• COYO GmbH, a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners, on the acquisition of Jubiwee SAS.
• Water Street Healthcare Partners on its sale of Orgentec Group to Sebia S.A.
• Crayhill Capital Management on the US$300 million financing for unybrands, an integrated platform for e-commerce businesses. 
• proALPHA on the acquisition of CP Corporate Planning AG, a provider of software for operative controlling, integrated financial and performance planning, and consolidation.
• Rodenstock Group, a Compass Partners portfolio company, on their acquisition by Apax Funds.
• proALPHA Group on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Böhme & Weihs GmbH Industrieholding, on the participation in SKILL Software and on the acquisition of curecomp Software Services GmbH.
• Marlin Management Company, LLC on the acquisition of a majority stake in COYO GmbH.
• IDEX Corporation in connection with its acquisition of ABEL Group from Hillenbrand, Inc.
• Gilde Buy Out Partners on the acquisition of TonerPartner Group.
• ACPS Automotive, a technology and market leader in towbars/hitches for cars, SUVs, and vans, on the completion of its financial restructuring.
• Gilde Buy Out Partners in their sale of COMCAVE Holding GmbH to Amadeus FiRe AG.
• Compass Partners International and Rodenstock Group, a German manufacturer of high-quality progressive lenses, in connection with the refinancing of Rodenstock’s senior debt with a €395 million cov-lite TLB. 
• Losberger De Boer Group on its financial and operative restructuring.
• OpCapita on its sale of NKD Group to TDR Capital.
• Gilde Buy Out Partners in its acquisition of Gundlach Automotive Corporation. 
• A U.S.-based venture fund in connection with its investment in (1) Marley Spoon, a cooking platform that offers recipes and helps its customers order seasonal ingredients and (2) allmyhomes, a German-based provider of online real estate brokerage services.
• Gilde Buy Out Partners on the financing of its acquisition of Caseking Group, a leading supplier of high-performance PC-gaming equipment and peripherals.
• Intermediate Capital Group on financing aspects in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest in Minimax Viking Group, a world-leading player in the fire protection industry.
• A U.S.-based bank on the financing of the acquisition of the German film distributor Telepool GmbH by vehicles controlled by actor Will Smith and movie director Marc Forster by way of an ABL facility.
• Quadriga Capital on several transactions.
• Sun Capital Partners on the acquisition of ESIM Chemicals GmbH.
• Rodenstock Group in connection with an amendment and extension of its senior debt.
• TowerBrook Capital Partners on the financing of its acquisition of Bosal ACPS, a leading manufacturer of tow bars for original equipment manufacturers and suppliers.
• Intermediate Capital Group on the acquisition of proALPHA Business Solutions Group, one of the largest providers of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. 
• Summit Partners on the financing of its acquisition of a majority stake in Elatec, one of the world’s leading suppliers of multi-standard RFID readers, from DPE Deutsche Private Equity.  
• OpCapita and its portfolio company, NKD, a German discount clothing retailer, in connection with the refinancing of existing indebtedness by way of an asset-based lending facility. 
• Gilde Buy Out Partners on the senior debt refinancing of their portfolio company, ComCave Group, a provider of occupational re-training and advanced vocational training for adults. 
• China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. in a €940 million acquisition facility for Creat’s voluntary public takeover of Biotest AG.
• Gilde Buy Out Partners on the financing of the acquisition of (1) Losberger Group, (2) Amor Group, (3) a majority interest in Comcave Group, (4) Eismann AG from ICG Capital, (5) Spandex Group from Gerber Scientific, Inc., (6) Plukon Food Group and (7) Teleplan International.
• Sun Capital Partners and its respective portfolio companies in connection with the financing of the acquisition of and other financing matters of (1) Strauss Innovation Group, (2) Paccor Packaging Group, (3) Kobusch-Sengewald Group, (4) Unterland Flexibles Packaging, (5) Scotch & Soda Group, (6) Albéa Group, (7) DBApparel Group, (8) NextPharma Group and (9) Coveris Group.
• Water Street Healthcare Partners on the financing of the acquisition of Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH and further add-on acquisitions.
• OpCapita on the financing of the acquisition of the German discount clothing retailer NKD and in connection with an asset-based lending facility for NKD.
• Palamon Capital Partners on the unitranche and super-senior financing of their portfolio company, Ober Scharrer Group, an ophthalmic surgery business in Germany.
• Triton, Rhône Capital and Orion Engineered Carbons Group in connection with the refinancing of its debt by way of a €780 million credit agreement and a factoring facility.
• A Qatar-based investor on the financing of the acquisition of two major Berlin-based hotels.
• The largest lender of SolarWorld AG in connection with its financial restructuring.
• Sun Capital Partners in connection with the insolvency proceedings of the German Neckermann Group.
• Bain Capital in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Wittur Group from Triton by way of the issuance of €225 million Senior Notes Due 2023 and a €285 million senior facilities agreement.
• The underwriters in connection with Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group B.V.’s offering of €500 million senior secured notes.
• Oaktree Capital Management L.P. and R&R Ice Cream plc in connection with the issuance of senior secured notes.
• The underwriters in connection with various issuances senior secured notes by R&R Ice Cream plc.
• R&R Ice Cream plc in connection with its offering of €150 million 4 3⁄4% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020; AUD152 million 8 1⁄4% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020.
• Styron Group in relation to its securitization of trade receivables.

Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.