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Dr. Timo Holzborn

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Timo uses his in-depth practical know-how and extensive market knowledge to find solutions that not only meet the legal requirements, but also represent the best solutions for his clients from an economic point of view.

Timo heads our Capital Markets and Banking & Finance (incl. Regulatory) practice in Germany and has been advising clients on respective law matters for more than 20 years.

He inter alia advises in the fields of regulatory & asset management (incl. AIFs) and restructuring, corporate law and derivative/carbon trading and is member in creditors committees.

Timo helps his clients, among them banks, corporates, listed companies, and asset managers in capital markets and finance transactions, M&A, squeeze outs, IPOs/ICOs as well as with regard to compliance. He also has special market experience regarding (renewable) energy, banking (stock exchange), insurance, and fund structuring as well as technology.

  • After his bank officer training and law studies in Bonn, Timo worked for Deutsche Börse and two international law firms.

    Timo also lectures regularly at university, conferences and seminars. He is the editor of a commentary on securities prospectus law and author of various publications on corporate and capital markets law.

  • Timo has accompanied the issue of non-equity and equity instruments of various issuers and is involved on a regular basis in the advice of both banks and borrowers in finance transactions as well as in regulatory advice. This includes:

    • Financing of acquisition of Paessler by TurnRiver financed by Diameter and Apollo
    • Takeover and Delisting of Vantage Towers
    • KKR-Credit in securitization and refinancings for working capital for Weber and other borrowers
    • Financing Obton in acquistion of a solar power plant
    • Munich Re asset manager MEAG in several debt and equity financings such as Italian and Portugiese motorways, fibre glas, Italian gas power plant and reputable US/UK PE funds
    • Südzucker AG in capital markets law incl. GM preparation
    • Capital increase of regulated market listed Brainlab
    • Advised on an IPO of a fintech company in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
    • Lender’s counsel of ING in refinancing a UK based wind farm held by a regulated German AIF
    • Advised on drafting of Prospectus for capital increase and regulated market listing of Ringmetall AG
    • Advised Group Deutsche Börse on corporate venture capital investments, inter alia of U.S. trading platform Trumid as well as on a joint venture
    • Bank admission proceeding with BaFin/ Bundesbank for a well-known family office asset manager
    • Advised on promissory loan (Schuldscheindarlehen) of regulated market listed issuer (Real Estate)
    • UK Registrar Capita on merger TUI AG/ TUI Travel PLC
    • Advised various issuers and shareholders in compliance incl. BaFin fine proceedings (e.g., Ad-hoc notifications)

    This is supported by Timo’s excellent contacts regulatory bodies.