Kate Zhu
Associate
Frankfurt
kate.zhu@lw.com
+49.69.6062.6579
PRACTICES
- Banking
INDUSTRIES
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Bristol,
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
- English
- German
- Chinese (Mandarin)
PROFILE
Kate Zhu is an associate in Latham & Watkins’ Frankfurt office and a member of the Finance Department.
Kate advises banks and other financial institutions, sponsors, investors, and corporate borrowers on cross-border financings, including:
- Bank/bond financings
- Acquisition financings
- Refinancings
- General corporate financings
- Financial restructurings
Kate is a member of the Frankfurt Bar Association.
EXPERIENCE
Kate's experience includes advising:
- Banks and institutional investors on the infrastructure financing of Quartz Healthcare
- Bank consortium on a €6 billion credit facility for Volkswagen Financial Services
- Bank consortium on the refinancing of the Borgers Group within its restructuring
- Bank consortium on the refinancing of Perstorp Chemicals
- Bank consortium
- On the provision of credit lines of €1.8 billion and €1.2 billion for TUI by KfW
- On the extension of existing revolving credit facilities totaling €4.7 billion for TUI
- Befesa
- On extending the terms of its €660 million senior secured Term Loan B, €100 million revolving credit facility and €35 million guarantee facility credit lines until 2028/2029
- On its refinancing
- Bregal on:
- The acquisition financing of Laird Thermal Systems
- The acquisition financing of Perfect Drive Sports Group
- Cheplapharm
- On its refinancing (term loan B of €1.48 billion and RCF of more than €500 million)
- On the increase and adjustment of credit lines
- Deutsche Bank
- On a KfW-funded financing for the KAEFER Group
- On the financing of Supernova
- Goldman Sachs:
- On the term loan and revolving credit facility for Ramudden Global to refinance existing debt
- On the refinancing of AVS
- Hg on the acquisition financing of Serrala
- IFCO and sponsors Triton and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority on its refinancing (term facilities of €1.64 billion and RCF of €310 million)
- Kelvion Group on €235 million super senior revolving credit and guarantee facilities to refinance outstanding notes
- Lenders on the refinancing of OCU Group
- Lenders on the financing in connection with the acquisition of the Thermal Commercial Vehicles Division from Valeo
- Oiltanking on its €1.5 billion refinancing
- Pfleiderer on its refinancing
- RENK on its refinancing of existing facilities and high-yield bonds
- Triton on the acquisition financing of Swiss IT Security