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:

  • Leveraged buyouts
  • Strategic acquisitions
  • Public-to-private transactions
  • Unitranche financing (with senior/super senior structures)
  • 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

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

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwältin (Germany)

Education

  • Second State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Düsseldorf
  • First State Exam, University of Wuerzburg

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • German