Dr. Jasmin Dettmar
Partner, Finance
Jasmin is a partner in the Finance Department and leads the Finance Practice in Germany. Her practice focuses on advising financial sponsors, including private equity funds and their portfolio companies, as well as debt funds, banks and strategic investors on all levels of the capital structure. This includes a variety of domestic and cross-border transactions, acquisition financings and direct and syndicated debt financing deals. Jasmin has wide-ranging experience in both new money financings and restructurings, enabling her to deliver comprehensive and commercial advice to her clients.
Experience
- Chambers Global (2024) and Chambers Europe (2024) frequently rank Jasmin among the leading individuals practicing in the area of Banking & Finance in Germany, with clients stating that she “is one of the best lawyers I've worked with: she is very much on-point, doesn’t take too long, and she gives me proper advice rather than wishy-washy statements.”
- Handelsblatt and The Legal 500 frequently list Jasmin as a top lawyer for Banking & Finance.
Leveraged Finance
- Summa Equity on the acquisition financing of FAST LTA
- Arcmont as lender on the recapitalization of Engelmann Sensor, a leading European manufacturer of smart heat meters for the sub-metering industry and portfolio company of DPE Deutsche Private Equity
- CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition financing of a stake in Sunday Natural
- Capital Four as lender on financing of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners' investment in cleversoft
- Bain Capital Credit as lender on the financing of the acquisition of Onventis by Keensight Capital
- Formel D, a portfolio company of 3i Group, on a comprehensive refinancing package
- Investec as lender on the financing of the acquisitions of Theobald Software, SEMA and medavis by Bregal
- CVC on its financing of the acquisition of a majority stake in The Quality Group
- GHO Capital Partners on the acquisition financing of Sanner Group
- Barings as lender on the acquisition and add-on financing of Analytichem group, a family of companies providing high-quality analytical chemistry and reference materials to laboratories around the world, by Battery Ventures
- 3i Group on the financing of its investment in MAIT, a leading provider of innovative and pioneering digital solutions in the DACH region
- Barings as senior lender on the financing for Sanoptis (Portfolio Company of Telemos)
- Barings as senior lender on the acquisition financing of ifp Institut für Produktqualität GmbH (ifp), a provider of analytical testing and analysis services of food, feed, water and pharmaceutical, by Battery Ventures
- SGT Capital on the financing of the acquisition of Utimaco Group from private equity fund EQT Mid Market Europe
- LGT Private Debt as lender on the additional financing of Skaylink (Portfolio Company of Waterland Private Equity)
- Arcmont on the recapitalization of STS Group and the acquisition financing of three add-ons in France
- The consortium formed and led by Meridiam including Strabag and supported by Munich Airport in connection with the successful bid, signing and closing of the concession of the Sofia Airport in the Republic of Bulgaria
- Questel and its financial sponsors Eurazeo, IK Investment Partners and Raise Investissement on the financing of the acquisition of NovumIP from Paragon Partners
- HIG Whitehorse on the acquisition financing of Solvay’s Barium, Strontium & Sodium Percarbonate business by Latour Capital
- Capital Four in a financing in support of IK Investment Partners' acquisition of Alba Baving Group, a provider of infrastructure cleaning and maintenance services for municipalities and business-to-business customers in Germany
- IK Investment Partners on the acquisition financing of L A P GmbH Laser Applikationen
- Joh. Berenberg Gossler & Co. KG as super senior lender on the recapitalization of Intelligent Repair Solutions, a portfolio company of Ufenau
- VivaNeo Deutschland GmbH, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, on the refinancing of is acquisition financing
- CVC on the acquisition financing of Bosch's packaging technology business unit, one of the leading suppliers of process and packaging technology
- Diligent Corporation on the acquisition financing of Secure Communication Software Provider Brainloop
- Permira Credit Solutions in the financing for Vitruvian Partners’ acquisition of Berlin-based healthcare staffing company doctari
- Permira Credit Solutions on its unitranche financing for Vitruvian's acquisition of Techno Group
- Ardian on its senior/super senior acquisition financing for CCC Group
- HBC on its agreement with SIGNA Retail Holdings to combine HBC Europe with Germany's Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH, creating Germany's leading retailer with annual revenue in excess of €5 billion, and the sale to SIGNA of 50% of HBC's German real estate assets to form a 50-50 real estate joint venture with SIGNA valued at €3.25 billion
- A-Rosa River Cruise, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity on the refinancing of their ship financing
- 3i-backed ATESTEO on €90 million refinancing/recapitalization
- Ardian on its acquisition financing of SLV from Cinven
- TA Associates on its acquisition financing of think project!
- Schenck Process on its €455 million refinancing of existing senior and mezzanine acquisition facilities
- Hudson’s Bay Company on its €2.82 billion cross-border acquisition financing of Galeria Kaufhof
- Dexter, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, on its acquisition financing of AL-KO Vehicle Technology
Financial Restructuring
- Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft as coordinator of the coordinating committee of senior lenders on the restructuring of the BASLER Group*
- The Royal Bank of Scotland, UniCredit Bank AG and other banks on the recapitalisation of Premiere AG/Sky Deutschland AG and on subsequent financing measures*
- Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and the steering committee on the financing and subsequent restructuring of RailOne*
- Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and other banks in connection with the financing of Schaeffler KG's public bid for Continental AG as well as in relation to the subsequent restructuring of the acquisition facilities*
- Financing bank on the restructuring of a real estate portfolio in Belgium*
- Financing bank on the restructuring of a wind farm in Croatia*
Corporate Lending
- REpower Systems SE on its €750 million syndicated multicurrency L/G and euro revolving credit facilities agreement to refinance existing facilities*
- Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft on the €100 million revolving credit facility for ZF Lenksysteme GmbH*
- Financing banks on the €4 billion revolving credit facility for RWE AG*
- Commerbank Aktiengesellschaft on the financing of an international market leader in medical technology*
- Financing banks on the €300 million revolving credit facility for a German globally active precious metals and technology company*
*Ms. Dettmar advised on some of these matters at her prior firms.
Credentials
Education
Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt, Second State Exam, 2007 Universität Bayreuth, Dr. jur., 2006 Universität Bayreuth, First State Exam, 2004