Laura Kylmänen is an associate in the Frankfurt office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Finance Practice Group.
Laura advises private equity funds, banks, financial institutions and corporates on leveraged finance, real estate acquisition finance , and corporate finance matters.
Her experience includes advising*:
- EQT Private Equity on the sale of its 20% stake in Ottobock.
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) and Commerzbank AG on EUR 250 million bridge financing for Villeroy & Boch to finance the acquisition of Ideal Standard.
- J.P. Morgan on the €2.4 billion financing of the acquisition of Polyplus by Sartorius.
- Convini Intressenter AB on the acquisition of HelloFreshGo.
She studied law at the Goethe University Frankfurt and completed her Second State Exam at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt. As a part of her legal clerkship she worked at a leading Swedish law firm in Stockholm. Before joining Gibson Dunn, she was an associate in the Banking and Finance and Litigation practice groups in the Frankfurt and London offices of a renowed German law firm. Laura has been admitted as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwältin) since 2023.
Laura is fluent in Finnish, German and English.
* Includes experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Goethe University Frankfurt - 2019 First State Exam
Admissions:
- Germany - Rechtsanwältin