Alexander Klein is an of counsel in the Frankfurt office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

He focuses his practice on banking and finance law, including acquisition financing, corporate finance and syndicated lending in domestic as well as cross-border transactions. He advises financial investors, banks, private debt funds and corporates.

Handelsblatt/The Best Lawyers™ 2023/2024 list him among the best lawyers for Banking and Finance Law in Germany. The Legal 500 Deutschland 2018 cite clients who describe him as “excellent, superbly trained, engaged and clear in negotiations”. He was shortlisted for Euromoney LMG’s “Europe Rising Stars Award” 2019 in the category Banking and Finance. Expert Guides lists him as Rising Star 2022 in the category Banking and Finance/Financial Services Regulation.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Alexander was a senior associate and member of the global banking and leveraged finance group in the Frankfurt office of a renowned international law firm.

In addition to his native German, he is fluent in English.

Experience

Representative transactions advising sponsors include:

• Advent International and Centerbridge on the public tender offer for Aareal Bank AG
• Aurelius Growth Investments on the financing of the acquisition of Sasse Elektronik
• Aurelius Growth Investments on the financing of the acquisition of Marcus Transport
• Ardian on the first and second lien financing of d&b audiotechnik*
• Berenberg in connection with the financing of Oakley Capital’s acquisition of Afterbuy and DreamRobot
• Carlyle on the financing of the acquisition of Alloheim group*
• Carlyle on the financing of the acquisition of a target engaged in the healthcare sector in the DACH-region*
• DBAG with respect to aspects of their financing for Schülerhilfe*
• DPE in relation to the financing of the acquisition of Massenberg GmbH
• ECM on the financing of an add-on acquisition for Wiener + Wiener group*
• Erdo Holding B.V., a portfolio company of DPE Deutsche Private Equity, in relation to the refinancing and the financing of the acquisition of Patina Group
• Heska Corporation on the acquisition of VetZ GmbH, a leading provider of veterinary practice management software in Europe
• Kubota Corporation on the acquisition of Brabender Technologies
• Muehlhan AG on the sale of Gerüstbau Muehlhan GmbH to Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services GmbH
• Perusa on the sale of MÜPRO Group to IK Partners
• Triton on the financing of the acquisition of AVS group*
• Triton on its investment in Meine Radiologie Holding and on the sale of Meine Radiologie Holding to EQT Infrastruture
• Triton on the financing of its acquisition of Lamina Technologies SA
• Triton on the financing of its acquisition of a majority stake of Inwerk GmbH

Representative transactions advising lenders include:

• ABN AMRO and Banco Santander on the financing of the secondary buy-out of EUROPART group by Alpha Private Equity*
• Bank of Ireland, NIBC and UniCredit on the refinancing of Hofmann Menü group, a portfolio company of Partners Group*
• Berenberg in connection with the financing of Wunschgutschein GmbH
• BlueBay on its financing of an education business owned by a private equity fund
• BlueBay on the refinancing of Schuberth group*
• Eurazeo in connection with the financing of the acquisition of MAI Group by AUCTUS
• IKB on Oaktree’s acquisition of Vitanas group and Pflege & Wohnen group*
• Lenders on Bridgepoint’s acquisition of Bike24 GmbH*
• Lenders on HgCapital’s acquisition of STP group*
• Muzinich in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the HG Medical Group by NORD Holding
• Pemberton as unitranche lender on the buy-out of univativ group by Triton*

*Experience Prior To Joining Gibson Dunn