Nils Holzgrefe
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Nils Holzgrefe

Senior Associate

Email

nils.holzgrefe@aoshearman.com

Phone

+49 89 71043 3149

+49 170 7926 425

Offices

Munich

V-CARD
Nils Holzgrefe has extensive experience in domestic and cross‐border bank finance and restructuring matters, with a particular focus on acquisition financings.

He represents national and international financial institutions, private equity firms, debt funds and corporate borrowers on all types of debt Transactions.

Nils is a member of the Munich office’s debt finance team. He successfully handled numerous complex leverage finance transactions, as well as corporate finance deals and debt restructuring transactions.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Lead Arrangers in connection with a $1.9 billion cross-border Term Loan financing for INEOS.
  • TELUS International as borrower in connection with a $2 billion financing for the acquisition of WillowTree. 
  • A global financial institution as lender in connection with a $2 billion financing for Cinven’s acquisition of Bayer Environmental Science. 
  • Allgaier-Group in connection with the sale of a majority stake and the comprehensive restructuring of its financial liabilities 
  • CVC Credit in connection with the financing for Altano Group 
  • A global asset and investment manager and related funds as lenders in connection with two comprehensive syndicated financings 
  • Silverfleet Capital in connection with the sale of Prefere Resins to One Rock Capital Partners 
  • Trill Impact in connection with the financing for the acquisition of a majority stake in karriere tutor 
  • A global alternative investment manager in connection with the refinancing of X1F 
  • Ardagh Group in connection with the amendment to a $500 million senior secured ABL facility 
  • Paragon Partners in connection with the financing for the acquisition of a 55% stake in KME SPECIAL 
  • Armira on the financing of the acquisition of a majority investment in Salesfive 
  • Ringmetall SE in connection with a comprehensive group financing 
  • Marlin Equity Partners in connection with its majority-control, growth investment in Lengow 
  • EOS Partners in connection with the acquisition financing of profi.com 
  • A global alternative investment manager on the refinancing of Intelligent Repair Solutions Group 
  • Investcorp in connection with a financing for a portfolio company 
  • A global alternative asset management firm in connection with a loan financing 
  • EOS Partners in connection with the acquisition financing of SRG | SERVE Schaltanlagensysteme Group 
  • Vendis Capital in connection with the acquisition financing of BlueBrixx and Model Car World 
  • A global financial institution and Patrimonium as lenders in connection with a comprehensive refinancing 
  • Investec as lender in connection with an acquisition financing 
  • Lenders in connection with the financing for IK-backed KLINGEL medical metal’s acquisition of Ruetschi Technology 
  • Bank consortium in connection with the financing for RIB Software 
  • Cathay Capital and Hohnhaus & Jansenberger in connection with the acquisition financing of medifa healthcare group 
  • Ardagh Metal Packaging in connection with a $325 million asset-based financing 
  • Sport Group in connection with an ESG-linked financing consisting of a €300 million Term Loan B and a €70 million revolving credit facility 
  • Equistone Partners in connection with the financing for the acquisition of a majority stake in TIMETOACT GROUP 
  • Allgaier-Group in connection with a comprehensive restructuring of its financing 
  • Lenders in connection with the financing for Allgeier SE and Nagarro SE 
  • EMZ Partners in connection with the financing for the acquisition of a significant minority share in celebrate company 
  • Hayfin Capital Management as lender in connection with the financing for Paragon Partners’ acquisition of WEKA Group 
  • LEA Partners on a financing for LANDWEHR Group, prosoft and BackOffice 
  • Bank consortium led by LBBW in connection with the refinancing and financing for DPE’s and Erdo Holding’s acquisition of Patina Group 
  • Equistone Partners on the financing of the acquisition of Omnicare 
  • CAPZA as lender in connection with the financing for IK Partners’ acquisition of MDT technologies 
  • Capital Four and OLB in connection with the financing for Avedon Capital Partners’ acquisition of a majority stake in Hauck 
  • Armira in connection with the financing for the acquisition of a majority stake in SCHEU-DENTAL 
  • A private equity firm on the financing of the acquisition of Studienkreis by IK Partners 
  • DZ Bank and OLB in connection with the financing for Afinum’s acquisition of Golfversand Hannover 
  • Equistone Partners in connection with the acquisition financing of Amadys 
     

Qualifications

Admissions

Georg August University of Göttingen, Germany, 2017, First State Examination

Germany, 2019, Second State Examination

Academic

Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, 2019

Languages

German, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.