Dr. Marvin Knapp

关于 Dr. Marvin Knapp

Marvin is a member of the firm's global transactions group and practises in the area of restructuring and insolvency.

Marvin advises corporates and lenders in the context of out-of court and in-court financial restructurings and refinancings. Marvin has a special focus on cross-border and multinational situations with complex capital structures including various types of financial instruments.

During his time at Freshfields, Marvin has been seconded to the Frankfurt and Chicago offices of a major investment bank and the London office of Freshfields.

Marvin speaks German, English, Spanish and French.

近期项目经验

• Advising an international ad hoc group of lenders to the battery manufacturer, VARTA AG, in the context of German StaRUG proceedings, including advising on new debt documents and other financial instruments.
• Advising OQ Chemicals Group in relation to a restructuring of is EUR 1,2bn credit facilities borrowed by a German and a US borrower.
• Advising Tele Columbus AG, one of the leading operators of fibre networks in Germany, on its refinancing transaction including the amendment and extension at par of its c €1.1 bn senior financial debt by way of an English scheme of arrangement and a €300m capital contribution from its largest indirect shareholder.
• Hamburg Commercial Bank on a liability management exercise in relation to its issued hybrid capital instruments (ongoing).
• The international BARTEC-group on its financial restructuring including a change of ownership and a significant capital injection by the new owners.
• The international airline Air Berlin on the initiation and conduct of insolvency proceedings including the temporary continuation of flight operations.
• Jack Wolfskin on the financial restructuring including a debt/equity swap by the senior lenders and the raising of a new credit line.
• Advising H.C. Starck Group on the extension of its first, second lien and mezzanine facilities including an extensive debt push-up.
• Advising IVG Immobilien AG on its financial restructuring by way of an insolvency plan, arguably the biggest insolvency plan in Germany by value.
• Advising Klöckner Pentaplast Group on its financial restructuring including the take-over of the group by junior lenders followed by various refinancings.
• Advising the ad hoc steering committee of noteholders of Deutsche Annington on the refinancing of its indebtedness, Europe’s largest CMBS, by way of an English scheme of arrangement.
• Advising Bridgepoint as the shareholder of the Rodenstock Group, the German eye glass manufacturer, on its financial restructuring through an English scheme of arrangement.