Wolfgang M. Nardi
Overview
Wolfgang is ‘a luminary in his field, he has a very good reputation in the market’ and ‘is very client-focused and service-oriented, with an around-the-clock availability.’ He also ‘is a very strong operator who keeps a calm nerve even in difficult circumstances and can safely guide through highly complex matters.’ - Chambers
Wolfgang Nardi is a debt finance partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
He advises national and international clients in acquisition and corporate finance transactions, restructuring and general finance matters. His particular focus lies on advising investors on the financing aspects of private equity transactions and financial restructuring in a private equity environment and in finding solutions for the non-consensual refinancing or restructuring of syndicated debt to German debtors.
Wolfgang is recognized in the most recent editions of IFLR1000 (2024) as well as Chambers Europe (2024) and Chambers Global (2024) for banking & finance. He is also listed among the “Best Lawyers” for banking and finance law, restructuring and insolvency law as well as leveraged buyouts in Germany by Handelsblatt Best Lawyers (2024).
Experience
Representative Matters
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
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.
Ad hoc group of noteholders on the successful financial restructuring of Safari Holding Verwaltungs GmbH (Löwen Play)
Bain Capital on the financing aspects in the bidding process for a majority stake in Condor
Tele Columbus on the financial aspects of the public takeover offer from Kublai GmbH
Orchard Global Asset Management and Deutsche Bank on the financial repositioning and takeover of HIT Group
Galapagos, a European provider of heat exchange and machine cooling systems, in relation to its financial restructuring
Funds advised by Centerbridge Partners, L.P. in its majority equity investment in Syncapay, Inc. for the acquisition of North Lane Technologies (formerly Wirecard North America) and combination with daVinci Payment
Bidding consortium led by Advent, Cinven and RAG-Stiftung on the financing of the acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG
Ares Management in 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
Bain Capital and Carlyle on the financing of the public takeover offer for OSRAM Licht AG
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. and certain subsidiaries on the financial aspects of their Chapter 11 cases
Shareholders of Jack Wolfskin regarding the financing aspects of the sale of the company to Callaway Golf
EP Global Commerce (EPGC) on the financing of the acquisition of Haniel's stake in METRO AG
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
FNZ group on the financing of the acquisition of European Bank for Financial Services GmbH (ebase) from comdirect bank AG
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
Toys’R’Us on the financing aspects of the sale of its stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to toy retailer Smyths
Vitruvian Partners on the financing of the acquisition of Technogroup IT-Service GmbH
Oakley Capital Private Equity on the financing of the acquisition of Career Partner group
Global Logistics Properties (GLP) on the acquisition of European logistics business IDI Gazeley for approximately USD 2.8 billion
Bain Capital, Cinven and their acquisition vehicles Nidda Healthcare Holding AG and Nidda BondCo GmbH in connection with the offering of EUR 735 million 3½% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 and EUR 340 million 5% Senior Notes due 2025 to finance their acquisition of shares in STADA Arzneimittel AG
Bain Capital in its USD 3.2 billion carve-out acquisition and accompanying financing of Diversey Care
Bain Capital and Cinven on their EUR 5.4 billion joint public takeover of the German pharmaceutical company STADA Arzneimittel AG
Largest creditor of the SolarWorld group, Germany's largest manufacturer of photovoltaic modules, on the bankruptcy proceedings and subsequent sale of the German business
Coordinating committee of first lien lenders on the financial restructuring of Jack Wolfskin
An ad hoc committee of senior lenders to BARTEC in its financial restructuring
Secured lenders of Scholz group on financial restructuring
Centerbridge as largest lender in restructuring of APCOA group
Klöckner Pentaplast group in connection with its refinancing
Tele Columbus in relation to its financial restructuring
Rodenstock GmbH on the restructuring of its capital structure and its refinancing
Ad hoc committee of SynLoan I lenders in insolvency proceedings of IVG Immobilien AG
Prior Experience
Clifford Chance, Munich, Germany
Linklaters Oppenhoff & Rädler, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2008, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
- 2002, Germany
Languages
- German
- English
- French
Education
- BPP Professional EducationQualified Lawyers Transfer Test2008
- Higher Regional Court of NurembergSecond State Examination2001
- University of RegensburgM.A., Political Science2000
- European University InstituteLL.M., European and Comparative Law1999
- University of RegensburgFirst State Examination1998