Fabrice Hipp
Overview
Fabrice Hipp is a finance partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
He advises German and international clients in national and cross-border acquisition finance transactions and other general finance and restructuring matters.
Handelsblatt Best Lawyers lists him among the “Ones to Watch” 2023 for banking and finance as well as M&A in Germany.
Experience
Representative Matters
Farallon Capital on the financing of the acquisition and subsequent renovation of a property in downtown Munich by a real estate investor
Bain Capital on the acquisition of Apleona
GLP Capital Partners on the refinancing of its EIP I logistics fund
STADA, a Bain Capital and Cinven portfolio company, in connection with its offering of EUR 650 million senior secured notes and EUR 600 million senior secured floating rate notes
Ad hoc group of noteholders on the successful financial restructuring and recapitalization of Metalcorp Group S.A. and Ferralum Metals Group S.à r.l.
TPG on the c. EUR 3.9 billion acquisition of Aareon
Lenders under LEONI AG’s EUR 750 million RCF facility on the restructuring of the German automotive supplier through the largest ever German Scheme (StaRUG) process
SLV Lighting Group GmbH, a portfolio company of Ardian, in connection with their amend-&-extend transaction
Invacare Corporation and its subsidiaries in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases
proAlpha Group in connection with the amendment, increase and extension of its senior financing arrangements
Intermediate Capital Group in connection with the refinancing of its investment in ATOS Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG.
Yucaipa Acquisition Corporation on the financial aspects of the business combination with SIGNA Sports United
Tele Columbus on the financial aspects of the public takeover offer from Kublai GmbH
Ares Management on its rescue financing to Vacuumschmelze
Ad hoc group of lenders on the successful recapitalization of BARTEC Group. The transaction included a change of ownership, an investment of EUR 80 million of new equity and the significant reduction of financial debt
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. and certain subsidiaries on the financial aspects of their Chapter 11 cases
A Qatar based hospitality company on the refinancing of its portfolio of leading German luxury hotels
Partners Group AG, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec on the financing aspects of their acquisition of German energy services provider Techem from Macquarie, including with respect to a EUR 2.6 billion facilities agreement and EUR 465 million senior notes
Tele Columbus in connection with the partial refinancing of and amendments to its existing senior financing in connection with its offering of EUR 650 million 3.875% senior secured notes due 2025
Prior Experience
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, Munich, Germany
Assessor and Legal Trainee (2015–2017)
Saarland Ministry for Finance and Europe, Saarbrücken, Germany
Legal Trainee (2014)
MMS Avocats, Luxembourg
Legal Research Assistant (2011–2013)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2017Germany
Languages
- English
- French
- German
Education
- Higher Regional Court, SaarbrückenSecond State Examination2015
- Saarland UniversityFirst State Examination2013
- University of WarwickCertificate in English Law2010
- Université de Lille, Droit et SantéMaster II in Business, Tax and Financial Market Law2010
News &
Insights
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Bain Capital on Acquisition of Apleona
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Bain Capital Private Equity and Cinven on STADA’s €1.25 Billion Senior Secured Notes Offering
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Ad-hoc Group of Noteholders on Financial Restructuring of Metalcorp and Ferralum
- Press Release Kirkland Advises TPG on c. €3.9 Billion Acquisition of Aareon
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Lenders under LEONI AG’s RCF Facility on Groundbreaking Restructuring