Burc Hesse

burc.hesse@lw.com

+49.89.2080.3.8150

"I really trust his judgement and advice, and he is my preferred lawyer within the German market."

Chambers Europe 2024

"Very commercial and results-driven and can adapt to his clients and counterparties according to the needs of the situation."

Chambers Europe 2024

"Prowess in handling acquisitions and sales across key industries. Particularly known for his experience in mid-cap transactions."

Chambers Europe 2024

"An extremely experienced and commercially minded lawyer who thinks and acts in the interests of his clients."

The Legal 500 EMEA 2024

"Particularly known for his experience in mid-cap transactions and also assists with strategic partnerships and joint venture set-ups."

Chambers Europe 2023

"Prominent international private equity funds regularly mandate Burc Hesse for his prowess in handling mid and large-cap acquisitions and sales across key industries."

Chambers Europe 2023

"He thinks like an investor and finds real business solutions; He is an exceptional lawyer, very quick and strategic."

Chambers Europe Germany 2020

Profile

Burc Hesse is Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Germany. He advises financial investors, focusing in particular on complex cross-border leveraged buyouts. He counsels private equity investors and their portfolio companies, both on the buy-side and the sell-side, on M&A transactions, including:

Cross-border and domestic transactions
LBOs/MBOs/MBIs
Minority investments
Co-investments
Share and asset deals

Burc draws on more than 20 years of experience with private equity, through all phases of economic cycles. Leading legal publications including JUVE, Chambers, and IFLR regularly rank him highly, describing him as “an absolute dealmaker” and a skilled negotiator.

Experience

Burc’s representative transactions include:

Allianz Capital Partners on several transactions, including the:
- Sale of Selecta Group
- Sale of shares in Scandlines Group*
Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in amedes Holding AG from General Atlantic
Ardian on the:
- Acquisition of a majority stake in LIFTKET Group
- Acquisition of the Competence Call Center Group (CCC) from Silverfleet
- Sale of Competence Call Center Group (CCC) to TELUS International
Brookfield on the acquisition of a majority stake in Schoeller Allibert Group B.V.
Cathay Capital on the:
- Acquisition of a significant minority stake in SNOCKS
- Acquisition and sale of a majority stake in the automotive supplier E.WINKEMANN
Chequers Capital on several transactions, including the:
- Acquisition of Nayak-LM
- Acquisition and sale of Cordenka Group
- Acquisition of retirement homes and rehabilitation homes from MK-Kliniken AG
- Acquisition of Wörner Group
- Acquisition and sale of Deutsche Fachpflege Gruppe, Metabo, and Silvercare Group
DPE Deutsche Private Equity on €708 Million DPE Continuation Fund I
Elad Gil on Series C financing of Helsing
EMZ Partners on the:
- Sale of Simon Hegele to Nippon Express Holdings (together with further stakeholders)
- Acquisition of Transform8
- Acquisition of a significant stake in H&Z Unternehmensberatung
- Sale of their stake in Assepro AG to The Ardonagh Group
- Acquisition of WEKA Group’s Education Division
- Acquisition of a majority stake in Aspire Education Group
- Acquisition of a minority stake in Wishcard
Equistone on the:
- Sale of their shareholdings in Sport Group (together with other shareholders)
- Acquisition of a majority stake in Plutona Acquisition AG
- Acquisition of a majority stake in RENA Group
HANNOVER Finanz and Hans-Werner Mumm on the sale of their shares in ATEC
Lindsay Goldberg on the acquisition of Bilcare Research Group
Marcolin on the acquisition of ic! berlin
Oakley Capital on a continuation fund transaction to extend its partnership with IU Group
PAI Partners on a joint venture with Nestlé
Partners Group on the:
- Acquisition of Hofmann- Menüue Group from Gilde*
- Acquisition of Schleich from Ardian
- Acquisition of Cloudflight
Sale of Hofmann Menü Group to Compass Group Deutschland GmbH
TA Associates on the:
- Acquisition of a minority stake in MRH Trowe
- Investment in Hornetsecurity
Unsere Grüne Glasfaser on the acquisition of Infrafibre Germany