Dr. Ulf Kieker is a partner in the Munich office of Latham & Watkins, practicing in the firm’s Tax Department.

Ulf advises on national and international tax law. He focuses on German and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions, as well as restructuring mandates, including the respective financing via credit facilities or bonds and the structuring of management equity programs.

Ulf's representative experience includes advising:

  • Bank consortium on the financing of the acquisition of 1E by TeamViewer
  • Bank consortium on the €1.8 billion syndicated term loan for SEFE
  • IceLake Capital on the acquisition financing of quattron and NEXTRAIL
  • Trench on the refinancing of its existing debt capital structure
  • Apera Asset Management on the unitranche/super senior refinancing of Terras together with Oldenburgische Landesbank
  • Ares Management on the financing of the partnership between Summitas and BVUK
  • CORDET on the financing of the acquisition of hsbcad by Maguar
  • DZ Bank on the financing of the acquisition of Intec Industrie-Technik by Armira 
  • DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate on the restructuring and partial redemption of its original €499 million bond
  • Cathay Capital and Equistone on the sale of E. WINKEMANN to Associated Spring
  • Kelvion Group on the issuance of €475 Million senior secured floating rate notes
  • Morgan Stanley on the financing of the acquisition of ORCA Software and ORCA-online by AEC group
  • Banks and institutional infrastructure investors on the financing of Quartz Healthcare
  • Deutsche Beteiligungs AG on the: 
    • Extension of its investment in Solvares Group
    • Sale of Abbelen
  • Banking consortium on the €2 billion dual-currency ESG-linked revolving credit facility for Henkel
  • Equistone on the: 
    • Sale of TIMETOACT GROUP
    • Sale of Sport Group together with other shareholders
  • Syndicate of banks on Douglas’ IPO
  • Syndicate of banks on €2.5 billion credit facility for Deutsche Lufthansa AG
  • Syndicate of banks on the refinancing of MAHLE
  • Consortium of investors on the acquisition of Tennis Point
  • Chequers Capital on the acquisition of Nayak-LM
  • Marcolin on the acquisition of ic! berlin
  • Triton on the acquisition of Trench
  • Lenders on the comprehensive recapitalization of Flint Group
  • Banks on a credit facility for wefox
  • TNG Group on the acquisition of sdt.net AG
  • profine Group on the emission of a high-yield bond
  • Porsche on €2.5 billion sustainability-linked syndicated financing
  • KKR on its exclusive multi-year agreement for up to €40 billion of eligible current and future Buy-Now Pay Later (BNPL) loans originated by PayPal in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom
  • Bank Consortium on the maturity extension of the €2.7 billion revolving credit facilities for TUI
  • Cheplapharm on the emission of a high-yield bond
  • Oakley Capital on a continuation fund transaction to extend its partnership with IU Group
  • PAI Partners on its joint venture with Nestlé
  • Apera Asset Management on the financing of the acquisition of Factor Eleven GmbH by Armira Investment Holding
  • HANNOVER Finanz and Hans-Werner Mumm on the sale of their shares in ATEC
  • International syndicate of banks on a €2 billion credit facility for Fresenius
  • Syndicate of banks on a €2 billion credit facility for Fresenius Medical Care
  • A consortium of banks, including Credit Suisse AG and UniCredit Bank AG, on the refinancing of CBR Fashion Group
  • Perusa GmbH on the:
    • Sale of SCHROTH Safety Products
    • Acquisition of a majority stake in SCHROTH Safety Products GmbH and SCHROTH Safety Products LLC
  • Committee of lenders on the comprehensive recapitalization of Flint Group
  • Siemens AG on the structuring of the company prior to the IPO of their healthcare unit
  • Silverfleet in connection with the majority holding in Pumpenfabrik Wangen
  • A consortium of banks, including Commerzbank AG, HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, on the refinancing of a syndicated loan for Hillenbrand, Inc.
  • An international private equity firm on the acquisition of the majority stake in Schoeller Allibert Group B.V.
  • Klöckner Pentaplast Group in connection with the refinancing of the existing financing arrangements through a new US credit facility and a bond due 2020*
  • Centerbridge as largest lender to the Apcoa Group in connection with the restructuring*
  • Braas Monier and its stakeholders in connection with refinancing, high-yield bond, and initial public offering*
  • Intermediate Capital Group on the acquisition of an interest in Minimax Viking Group*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwalt (Germany)

Education

  • Tax Advisor, Ministry of Finance, 2009
  • Dr. iur., Osnabrück University, 2006
  • LLM - International Taxation, New York University, 2006
  • Second Legal State Exam, Higher Regional Court Oldenburg, 2004
  • LLM in Taxation, Osnabrück University, 2002
  • First Legal State Exam, Osnabrück University, 2001

Languages Spoken

  • German
  • English

Practices