Munich
Ludwig Zesch advises national and international private equity funds, corporate borrowers, debt funds and financial institutions on a range of complex domestic and cross-border financings. His practice includes acquisition finance, direct lending, leveraged buyouts and corporate financing.
Ludwig has particular experience handling significant acquisition financings involving a range of debt structures, including unitranche/super senior structures.
Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, he worked for other leading international law firms with the same advisory focus in Munich and Frankfurt.
Ludwig is the co-author of Acquisition Finance Agreements in Germany, a comprehensive commentary on credit agreements for leveraged buyouts under German law.
Ludwig advised:
- OLB on financing AUCTUS’ acquisition of Blasius Schuster Group
- Rantum Capital in the refinancing of NOBIX Group
- Main Capital Partners on the acquisition and financing of the acquisition of a majority stake in EIKONA AG
- JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms, Recommended: Loans and Acquisition Finance, 2025–2026
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, Germany: Banking and Finance Law, 2023-2027
- IFLR1000, Banking and Finance, 2023-2026
- IFLR1000, “Rising Star”: Banking and Finance, 2022
- Legal 500 Germany, Recommended: Banking and Finance Law, 2025
- sdw Alumni e.V. (Verein der ehemaligen Stipendiatinnen und Stipendiaten der Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft)
- Recht und Wirtschaft in Bayreuth e.V. (RW Alumni)
- German-Polish Lawyers’ Association (Deutsch-Polnische Juristen-Vereinigung e.V.)
- Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt
- University of Bayreuth
- University of Bayreuth
- Germany
- German
- English
- Polish
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