Jan Wilms National Partner MAIN OFFICE: Frankfurt Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP An der Welle 4 D-60322 Frankfurt am Main T +49 69 79302 143 F +49 69 79302 222

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Jan Wilms is national partner in the Corporate and Financial Services Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Frankfurt, where he leads the German Finance Group.

Mr. Wilms specializes in advising on all types of syndicated lending transactions, with a particular focus on leveraged buy-out financing, project financing and corporate loans. He regularly advises financial investors, and private equity firms and their respective portfolio companies in the area of acquisition and project finance, as well as corporate borrowers, banks and other institutions on all types of syndicated lending transactions.

Mr. Wilms is fluent in German and English.

Prior to joining Willkie, Mr. Wilms was an associate in the Frankfurt office of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.

Mr. Wilms' significant matters include advising:

• AXA Private Equity on the financing of its acquisition of German shopping network HSE 24
  
  
• Globus Group on its syndicated revolving credit facility
  
  
• Oaktree in connection with its loan-to-own transaction regarding SGD Group
  
  
• Commerzbank in its role as largest lender in the restructuring of Schaeffler Group
  
  
• Labco on the financing of its acquisition of Aesculabor Karlsruhe
  
  
• EQT Partners on the financing of Capvis’ acquisition of König Verbindungstechnik AG
  
  
• EQT Partners on the financing of Granville’s acquisition of Siemens Wireless Modules^*
  
  
• Mediobanca on the financing of Alpha’s acquisition of Maillefer Group^*
  
  
• Dresdner Kleinwort on the financing of Odewald’s acquisition of IWKA Packaging^*
  
  
• AXA Private Equity on the financing of its acquisition of CABB Group and SF Chem AG^*
  
  
• Commerzbank on the financing of Sartorius AG’s takover of Stedim S.A.^*
  
  
• EQT Partners on the financing of ECM’s acquisition of Kühnle Kopp & Kausch AG^*
  
  
• AXA Private Equity on the financing of its acquisition of Gealan Group^*
  
  
• Sulo Group on the financing of its acquisition of Cleanaway Group^*

 

 

^*Transaction advised on before joining Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP