Cora Grannemann
Counsel
Frankfurt
cora.grannemann@lw.com
+49.69.6062.6578
PRACTICES
- Banking
- Project Development & Finance
- Restructuring & Special Situations
INDUSTRIES
EDUCATION
- Bar Exam (Germany), Higher Regional Court, Düsseldorf, 2011
- Master of Laws, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, 2003
- Legal Practice Course, Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, 2002
- BA, Law with Italian Law, St. Hilda's College, University of Oxford, 2001
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
- German
- English
PROFILE
Cora Grannemann, a counsel in the Finance Department of Latham & Watkins' Frankfurt office, advises German and international clients on national and cross-border transactions, including leveraged buyouts, strategic acquisition, financial restructurings, and corporate lending within German and English law, helping clients to successfully address all aspects of their financing needs. She focuses on forward-looking leveraged buyouts and corporate finance transactions featuring complex and innovative structures, including bank/bond and covenant-lite.
Cora also lectures on "Introduction to English Law" at the Goethe University in Frankfurt.
EXPERIENCE
Cora's experience includes advising:
Private Equity Driven Transactions
- Alanta Health Group on the refinancing of existing loans
- Bank consortium on the financing of the acquisition of CeramTec GmbH by BC Partners
- Bank consortium on the financing of the acquisition of Polytech Health & Asthetics GmbH by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
- Bank consortium on the financing of the acquisition of the ZytoService Group by IK Investment Partners
- Bank consortium on syndicated facilities for Stabilus S.A. including a bridge-to-equity facility and an acquisition facility
- BC Partners on the financing of the acquisition of PlusServer GmbH
- Triton :
- On the acquisition financing of All4Labels
- On the acquisition financing of the cathode, furnace linings, and carbon electrodes (CFL/CE) business of SGL Carbon, the first covenant-lite unitranche transaction in the German market
Corporate Loans
- Bank consortium on the refinancing of the Schenck Group
- Bank consortium on the extension of existing revolving credit facilities totaling €4.7 billion for TUI
- Befesa on extending the term of its credit lines until 2026
- Cheplapharm:
- On the increase and adjustment of credit lines
- On its refinancing
- Goldman Sachs :
- On the term loan and revolving credit facility for Ramudden Global to refinance existing debt
- On the refinancing of AVS
- Kelvion Group on €235 million super senior revolving credit and guarantee facilities to refinance outstanding notes
- Lenders on the financing in connection with the acquisition of the Thermal Commercial Vehicles Division from Valeo
- Pfleiderer on the refinancing of their existing senior secured notes and revolving credit facility