Debtwire Restructuring Forum Germany 2023
Connect with key players in the German restructuring community!
Sofitel Frankfurt Opera, Frankfurt
19
Apr
Panel discussion - Current state of lending in Germany
Panellists will share their views on how the increase of raw materials costs, higher borrowing costs and other macro risks are disrupting the market and adversely affecting business plans, making it challenging for companies to manage their capital structures and the additional debt raised in the past two years. How well equipped are they to weather further coming storms?
- Dealing with supply chain shortages, raw materials and energy price increase combined with rising inflation and interest rates
- Direct lending: Flexibility at times of uncertainty
- How will the tightening of terms in 2023 practically impact companies?
- Debt capital markets opening again: Is this going to last?
- The re-financing market
- Complex capital structures: Logistics, real estate, tourism
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SpeakersThomas Pöhler Head of Germany KARTESIA
Alexandra Hagelueken Partner Latham & Watkins LLP
Johannes Koch Senior Reporter DEBTWIREHauke Burkhardt Managing Director | Global Head of Lending Deutsche Bank
Chrysanth Herr Partner, Debt Opportunities Triton Partners
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Thomas is a senior member of Kartesia’s Investment Team with 15 years of experience in leveraged finance and private equity, sourcing, executing and monitoring investments across Europe, with a specific focus on the DACH region, where he is also heading the Munich office.
Since joining in 2013 from Commerzbank, where he started his career in leveraged finance, he helped building Kartesia’s franchise in the German-speaking countries, raised the firm’s first fund financings and also established the first hedging programme for funds raised.
Thomas holds a M.Sc. degree in Finance from Frankfurt School.
He lives with his family in Munich and London.
Alexandra Hagelüken advises creditors and borrowers on complex national and cross-border financings, drawing on more than two decades of experience with German and English law transactions. Ms. Hagelüken formerly served as Co-Vice Chair of Latham’s Global Finance Department.
Ms. Hagelüken regularly advises on:
- Acquisition financing transactions
- Infrastructure financings
- Financial restructurings
- General corporate lending
She excels at establishing long-term relationships with clients who value her pragmatic and unflappable approach. With a keen knowledge of both the products and the players in the German market, she has become a trusted advisor for clients pursuing landmark and innovative deals.
Ms. Hagelüken has earned widespread recognition for her practice work. Financial News lists her among the Fifty Most Influential Lawyers 2022. Handelsblatt Best Lawyers named her Lawyer of the year for Banking & Finance 2019. She is ranked Band 1 by Chambers Europe Germany 2022, and has been recognized by JUVE 2022/2023, IFLR1000 2022, Who's Who Legal Germany 2021, and The Legal 500 Deutschland 2022.
Head of Trade Finance & Lending DACH und Global Co-Head of Lending, Deutsche Bank AG
Based in Frankfurt, Hauke Burkhardt is leading the global corporate lending business of the Corporate Bank since October 2019. Since June 2022 he is also Head of Trade Finance & Lending DACH. At the same time he is a member of the Corporate Bank Germany Executive Committee, the Global Trade Finance & Lending Executive Committee as well as different Supervisory and Investor Boards.
Hauke Burkhardt joined Deutsche Bank in 2007 and held leadership positions in various Trade Finance and Lending areas.
Mr. Burkhardt holds a Diploma degree from the University of Cooperative Education in Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany and is an alumnus of the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius.
Chrysanth Herr is a partner in Triton’s Debt Opportunities strategy. He focuses on secondary investments in first lien debt of fundamentally sound business across Northern and Western Europe. Prior to joining Triton in 2012, Chrysanth was in Goldman Sachs’ European Special Situations Group. He holds a Diplom-Kaufmann degree from the European Business School (EBS) in Oestrich-Winkel.