Sidley advised Linde + Wiemann Group, an international tier-1 automotive supplier with operations in, inter alia, Germany, the U.S., South Africa, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic, on its consensual financial restructuring. The deal negotiated by our team encompasses meaningful contributions by all stakeholders, in particular, the Group’s secured lenders syndicate, its mezzanine lenders, and its shareholders.
Sidley’s team was led by Restructuring partners Kolja von Bismarck and Andreas Steiger (both Munich) and included Dr. Patrick Schulz (Restructuring, Munich), Dr. Björn Holland (M&A and Private Equity, Munich), Folko Moroni and Xenia Pisarewski (Global Finance, Munich), as well as Jörg Fischer (Tax, Munich).