Karl (André) Traute

André's experience includes advising:

Infrastructure

• BNP Paribas, UniCredit, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Crédit Agricole, National Westminster Bank, and NatWest Markets on a €2 billion financing for Glasfaser Plus GmbH* 
• DEG on several transactions in relation to solar portfolio financings*
• Encavis on several cross-border transactions in relation to wind and solar park financings*
• Fraport AG on an €1.225 billion bridge financing for the joint venture of airport operators TAV Havalimanları Holding A.Ş. (TAV Airports) and Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Fraport AG) in relation to a financing regarding the renewal of operational rights for Antalya Airport in Turkey* 
• ING Bank N.V. in relation to a financing of datacenter portfolio in Germany*
• Leading German insurance company on an up to €950 million financing for a skyscraper project in Germany*
• OIC on the investment of up to €65 million in CargoBeamer
• Various lenders in relation to real estate financings in Germany*
• Vinci Concession Deutschland GmbH on the financing of a PPP-project in connection with the new federal road B247 (Bundesstraße 247) between Mühlhausen and Bad Langensalza in the Free State of Thuringia*

Financial Restructurings

• Consortium of lenders in relation to the restructuring of their investment in connection with the Nord Stream II pipeline project*
• Financial investor in relation to the restructuring of its €1.1 billion SIGNA Group real estate portfolio*
• German bank in relation to the restructuring of its agencies*

Private Equity Driven Transactions

• KKR in relation to the re-financing of a real estate portfolio*
• Several lenders on a €1.4 billion refinancing of a tank terminal company*
• Tristan Capital Partners on the acquisition of a €1 billion real estate portfolio 

Corporate Loans

• Banco Santander in a €5.75 billion term loan, capex, and revolving credit facility for Speedbreak & Deutsche Glasfaser, a provider of fiber-optic internet access in Germany, to refinance existing debt
• Banks and institutional infrastructure investors on the financing of Quartz Healthcare
• BNP Paribas on term loans and a revolving credit facility for Holding Socotec, a company that provides commercial services, to refinance existing debt 
• Evos Finance B.V., an international and independent energy storage company, in a letter of credit facility to refinance existing debt 
• Export Development Canada on the €3.1 billion refinancing of the VTG AG group, a Germany-based rolling stock business 
• German bank in relation bank to bank financing for a bank in Guatemala* 
• Leading German real estate company in relation to its re-financing*
• Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB in term loans and a revolving credit facility for Polyusus Lux XV S.a.r.l., a provider of dental CAD/CAM technology, to refinance existing debt 
• UniCredit Bank GmbH in a €1.07 billion term loan facility for Athena MidCo S.a r.l., a software company, to refinance existing debt 

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham