Dr. Thomas Freund | Munich | Hogan Lovells

Dr. Thomas Freund

Partner Corporate & Finance

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German, English

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Dr. Thomas Freund
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Pleasant, pragmatic, on the rise.

Juve 2024/2025

Dr. Thomas Freund is a partner at Hogan Lovells' Munich office and leads the firm's German Banking practice. Thomas focuses his practice on leveraged buyouts, unitranche financings, bank/bond financings as well as corporate lending for large- and mid-cap companies.

Thomas has built strong relationships with a broad range of clients including national and international financial institutions, private credit funds, private equity sponsors and corporate borrowers. 

In addition, Thomas has broad experience advising on complex debt restructurings, out-of-court solutions, insolvency proceedings and distressed M&A transactions.

Before joining Hogan Lovells, Thomas was the co-Head of the Banking & Finance practice group at Eversheds Sutherlands. Prior to this, Thomas spent time in the Banking groups at Latham & Watkins and Ashurst. 

quote mark

Pleasant, pragmatic, on the rise.

Juve 2024/2025

Representative experience

Apera Asset Management in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Vecos by Ardian.

Oldenburgische Landesbank in connection with the financing of the acquisition of almapharm by Armira Beteiligungen.

BlackRock Investment Management in connection with the refinancing of the auxalia group by SOPHORA Unternehmerkapital.

Pictet Asset Management in connection with the financing of Syncpilot SE.

Sparkasse Bremen in connection with the acquisition of slashwhy by MAXBURG Capital Partners.

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the seleon group. 

Federated Hermes and DZ BANK AG in connection with the acquisition of CoCoNet by EMERAM Beteiligungen.

HF Debt in connection with the financing of the Entro Group.

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital on the financing of the acquisition of the BVN Group.

HF Debt in connection with the financing of Hentrich Personaldienstleistungen GmbH.

Consortium of lenders led by LBBW in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the alphacaps Group by Armira Beteiligungen.*

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital regarding the financial aspects of acquiring DF-ING Group.*

ZAPF on structured financing in the amount of EUR 45 million.*

Siemens Bank as super senior lender on the refinancing of the PLIXXENT group.*

Oldenburgische Landesbank AG as super senior lender on the refinancing of FSN Capital V’s investment in ecovium.*

Oldenburgische Landesbank AG as super senior lender in the financing of FSN Capital VI's investment in MEGABAD.*

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Kilian Kanalsanierung GmbH.*

Fritz Schäfer GmbH & Co. KG (SSI SCHÄFER) in connection with a syndicated loan.*

*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.

Credentials

Education
  • Dr. iur., University of Bonn, Finance Law/ Restructuring Law, 2013
  • LL.M. Corporate and Commercial Law, Queen Mary University of London, 2011
  • Second State Exam in Law, Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf, 2011
  • First State Exam in Law, University of Bonn, 2007

Recognition

Leading lawyer for Banking & Finance

Chambers Europe

2024
Law firm of the year for banking and finance law

Juve Handbook

2024