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 EUR 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 Law Degree
Admissions:
- Germany - Rechtsanwältin