Julia Bräuer is an associate in the Finance Department of the Munich office of Latham & Watkins. Ms. Bräuer advises German and international clients on a range of complex financings, including acquisition financings, corporate loans, and direct lending transactions.

Ms. Bräuer advises German and international banks, private equity firms, and corporate borrowers in a range of domestic and cross-border matters, including:

  • Acquisition financings
  • Unitranche direct lending
  • Refinancings
  • General corporate lending (including Schuldschein)

Prior to joining Latham as an associate, Ms. Bräuer studied law in Hamburg, Munich, and Paris, and completed her legal training in the Finance Department of the Munich office of Latham & Watkins.

Ms. Bräuer’s recent experience includes advising:

  • Acrotec Group on the acquisition of Friedrich Daniels
  • Apera on the refinancing of Bibliotheca Group
  • Apollo
    • On the €1 billion investment in the Northern Portfolio (residential real estate portfolio controlled by Vonovia)
    • On the €1 billion investment in the Suedewo Portfolio (residential real estate portfolio controlled by Vonovia)
  • Arcmont Asset Management on the refinancing of Acura Group
  • BlackRock on the financing of the acquisition of Angiowell by EOS Partners
  • Carlyle on the financing of the acquisition of CSS AG by Carlyle's European tech fund
  • Commerzbank on the financing of the acquisition of heizkurier
  • Credit Suisse on the financing of the acquisition of e-motion Zentral
  • Deutsche Bank
    • On the financing of the acquisition of BETONBAU by Capiton
    • On the financing of the acquisition of AEMTec Group
    • On the financing of the acquisition of Raith Group 
  • ELF European Lending Fund on the financing of the acquisition of Oppermann & Fuß Group 
  • Glenwood on the financing of the acquisition of a portfolio of pharmaceutical products from Astra Zeneca and restructuring of the group's existing financing
  • H.I.G on the financing of the acquisition of NW Technology and Sollis Solargroßhandel 
  • Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst on the extension of the financing, consisting of syndicated loan and promissory note loan
  • Joh. Berenberg on the refinancing of Elements Holding 
  • Landesbank Baden-Württemberg on the financing of the acquisition of EWM by Armira
  • National Westminster Bank Plc on financing of Infrafibre Group (broadband supply)
  • NORMA Group on the placement of an ESG-linked promissory note loan
  • Pemberton on the financing of the acquisition of Init Group by Emeram and Gilde Buy Out Partners
  • PGIM Private Capital on the refinancing of EMS Med Tech and acquisition of Gebauer

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwältin (Germany)

Education

  • Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Hamburg
  • First German State Exam, Bucerius Law School

Languages Spoken

  • German
  • English
  • French