Dr. Hendrik Hauke

• One of the best lawyers for Restructuring & Insolvency in Germany, Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2022 - 2024
• Rising Star – Restructuring & Insolvency, The Legal 500 EMEA 2024
• Rising Star of the Year, IFLR Europe Awards 2024
  
   

Hendrik‘s experience includes advising:

Companies

• EMAG group on its ongoing restructuring endeavors
• Integrated Device Technology on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden
• Leoni Group on its restructuring including the first large-scale German restructuring scheme (StaRUG)
• Onex Corporation in connection with the acquisition of SIG Combibloc Group
• SIG in connection with its initial public offering

Creditors

• Lenders in the ongoing restructuring measures of two major companies 
• Lenders on the restructuring of the WKW Group
• Bank consortium on the restructuring of the Benteler Group
• Bank consortium on the restructuring of IFA Holding GmbH and its affiliated companies
• Hamburg Commercial Bank in connection with various real estate financing transactions
• Senior lenders and SteerCo in the financial and operative restructuring of Kathrein Group
• Senior lenders in insolvency and sale of the DruckChemie Group
• Senior lenders in the restructuring and sale of Holmer Maschinenbau
• Senior lenders in the protective shield proceedings and subsequent sale out-of-insolvency of Neumayer Tekfor 
• UniCredit Group as agent and security agent on the loan-to-own restructuring of the Klöckner Pentaplast Group 
• Security agent in connection with insolvency processes of Praktiker / Max Bahr

Investors

• Investor on major restructuring in the real estate world
• Advent International on the financing of the public to private takeover and the subsequent sale of Douglas 
• CAPZA on Ardian’s acquisition of Saal Digital
• Capvis Equity Partners on financing aspects in connection with various medium-sized acquisition financings
• Chiho-Tiande Group on the acquisition of the Scholz Group
• Deutsche Beteiligungs AG on financing aspects related to the acquisition of the Formel D Group 
• H.I.G and Anchorage in pre-packed protective shield proceedings and subsequent insolvency plans for Walter Services 
• IK Investment Partners on the acquisition financing of the Schock Group
• Shareholders of Nordic Yards in connection with Nordic Yards’ restructuring and solvent wind-down of operations

Insolvency Administrators

• Oxford Finance on the refinancing of Centogene group in connection with a significant investment by Charme Capital Partners
• RENA Group on its debtor-in-possession insolvency proceedings, including the development of an insolvency plan option and a dual-track approach
• Insolvency administrator of Schneider Versand on the company’s sale to Klingel 

 _{* Hendrik advised on some of these matters prior to joining Willkie.}