Ralph Dräger

ralph.draeger@lw.com

Profile

Ralph Dräger advises German and international clients on a range of domestic and cross-border finance transactions.

Ralph represents financial institutions, private equity funds, and corporate borrowers in:

Prior to joining Latham, he gained experience in the banking and finance department of another major international law firm.

Ralph’s recent experience includes advising:

Alpha Private Equity on the acquisition financing of EUROPART Holding GmbH
Bank consortium on the financing of Capvis’ shares in Thermamax Group
Hellman & Friedman and Blackstone on the attempted public takeover financing of Scout24
Hg on the MediFox acquisition financing
Hg on the financing agreements in connection for the acquisition of Mobility Concept and advice on the financing of an add-on acquisition
Morgan Stanley and Société Générale on the Schur Flexibles Group refinancing

Banks and institutional infrastructure investors on the financing of Quartz Healthcare
Bank consortium on the refinancing of inexio Informationstechnologie und Telekommunikation KGaA
Bank consortium on the refinancing of Tom Tailor
Bank consortium on the extension of existing revolving credit facilities totaling €4.7 billion for TUI
Bank consortium on the refinancing of MAHLE
Capvis on the Kaffee Partner Group refinancing
Kongsberg on the refinancing (bonds and super senior revolving facility)
Lenders on the financing in connection with the acquisition of the Thermal Commercial Vehicles Division from Valeo

Bank consortium on the €1.4 billion green facilities for NeXtWind
Bank consortium on the €1.8 billion syndicated term loan for SEFE
Bank consortium on the refinancing of inexio Informationstechnologie und Telekommunikation KGaA
EQT Partners on the financing of the acquisition of Deutsche Glasfaser, a Germany-based company that constructs and operates fibre-optic networks
FSI on the refinancing of Evos Group
Funders on the combined refinancing of Inovio and Deutsche Glasfaser
Funders on the refinancing of euNetworks Group (fiber)
GIP and KKR on the financing of the takeover of Vantage Towers (joint venture with Vodafone)
Lenders in connection with refinancing of amedes Group
National Westminster Bank Plc on financing of Infrafibre Group (fiber)
OIC on the investment of up to €65 million in CargoBeamer
Swiss Life and Gelsenwasser on the platform financing of Infrareal
Swiss Life and Vauban on the platform financing for Aves One
TNG Glasfaser on its financing (fiber)