"A technically good lawyer and pleasant to work with."
Chambers Europe 2024
"Sibylle Münch is always constructive."
Chambers Europe 2024
"Praised for her strength in refinancing mandates as well as acquisition financings, where she often acts for large bank consortiums."
Chambers Europe 2024
"Experienced in the fibre optic and energy sectors."
The Legal 500 EMEA 2024
Next Generation Partner – Lending & Borrowing
The Legal 500 EMEA 2024
"Sibylle Münch is one of the rising stars."
Chambers Europe 2023
"She is very commercial and I like working with her."
Chambers Europe 2022 (Germany)
Frequently Recommended – Bank Lending & Acquisition Finance
JUVE 2022
Highly regarded – Banking
IFLR1000 2022-2024
Profile
Sibylle Münch, a finance partner, advises German and international financial institutions, private equity funds, and companies in a wide range of industries on complex national and cross-border financings.
Sibylle provides strategic advice to efficiently execute transactions, which are often pioneering and innovative in the market. Specifically, she works with clients on:
General corporate lending (including Schuldschein)
Financing advise in relation to restructuring scenarios
She draws on experience with all types of products and financings to provide a strategic view on the issues and advantages of each type of structure.
Accolades and Rankings
Sibylle is regularly recommended in German and international legal directories, including:
Frequently recommended for Bank Lending and Acquisition Finance, “ideal for consortium agreements”, “good mediator” (client), “very good work,” (competitor), “very strong in bank financing", "experienced and renowned”, and “very competent” JUVE 2017-2023
Highly regarded for Banking IFLR1000 2022-2024
Among the most renowned lawyers for Banking and Finance in Germany Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2019-2021
Among the most renowned lawyers for Restructuring and Insolvency in Germany Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2021
Next generation lawyer for Banking & Finance in Germany The Legal 500 Deutschland 2019-2022
Experience
Sibylle’s experience includes advising:
Private Equity Transactions
Ares Management on the on refinancing and recapitalization of Zytomics
Bregal on multiple transactions, including the:
ACTICO acquisition financing
All4Golf acquisition financing
Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank on the financing of Waterland’s acquisition of JV Hansefit
Goldman Sachs on the refinancing of Schur Flexibles Group
Goldman, Berenberg, and Commerzbank on the financing of the acquisition of Cartonplast
HayFin on the financing of the acquisition of Dantherm by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
Hg on multiple transactions, including the:
Sale of F24
Acquisition of a majority stake in F24
MediFox acquisition financing
Financing agreements for the acquisition of Mobility Concept and advice on the financing of an add-on acquisition
MediFox on the financing of the acquisition of DAN Produkte and Comfuture
Corporate Loans
Bank consortium on new €750 million credit line for Sixt
Bank consortium on the:
Maturity extension of the €2.7 billion revolving credit facilities for TUI (€1.65 billion by the banks and €1.05 billion by KfW)
Provision of credit lines of €1.8 billion and €1.2 billion for TUI by KfW and a credit line of €200 million by KfW and other banks
Extension of existing revolving credit facilities totaling €4.7 billion for TUI
Bank consortium on €2 billion Credit Facility for Fresenius
Bank consortium on €2 billion Credit Facility for Fresenius Medical Care
Bank consortium on the refinancing of MAHLE
Bank consortium on the €2 billion dual-currency ESG-linked revolving credit facility for Henkel
Banks and institutional infrastructure investors on the financing of Quartz Healthcare
Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank on the:
KfW-funded financing for the Noventi Group
Financing of the Noventi Group (including a syndicated loan and a Schuldschein)
Syndicated loan for ARZ Haan
Deutsche Bank on Schuldschein for Supernova Invest GmbH
LBBW und UniCredit on the Herrenknecht financing
Lenders on the financing in connection with the acquisition of the Thermal Commercial Vehicles Division from Valeo
National Bank of Greece/European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on bond loan provided to NBG Pangaea REIC (now Prodea Real Estate Investments Company Société Anonyme)
Porsche on its €2.5 billion sustainability-linked syndicated financing
Financial Restructurings
Bank consortium on the refinancing of the Benteler Group within its restructuring
Bank consortium on the refinancing of the Borgers Group within its restructuring
Bank consortium on the restructuring of Tom Tailor
Bank consortium of STEAG's parent company on restructuring of the group with focus to the coal phase-out
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
Rechtsanwältin (Germany)
Education
Second State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Düsseldorf
A cross-practice team represents the finance parties of one of Europe's leading energy service providers and contracting specialists for industry and the real estate sector in the transaction.
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