Dr. Jan Frederik Heuer is an associate in Willkie’s Restructuring Group. He practices in Hamburg and is based in the Firm’s Frankfurt office.
Jan represents and advises German and international clients on a wide range of national and cross-border restructuring situations (in- and out-of-court), including operative and financial restructurings, rescue financings, complex refinancing transactions and the acquisitions of distressed companies.
He also has substantiated experience and expertise in the area of banking & finance covering leverage finance transactions, syndicated lending, infrastructure platform financings and real estate finance.
Jan has published various articles in well-known German legal journals and has been recognized for both restructuring & insolvency as well as banking & finance in Handelsblatt Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”.
Jan represents and advises German and international clients on a wide range of national and cross-border restructuring situations (in- and out-of-court), including operative and financial restructurings, rescue financings, complex refinancing transactions and the acquisitions of distressed companies.
He also has substantiated experience and expertise in the area of banking & finance covering leverage finance transactions, syndicated lending, infrastructure platform financings and real estate finance.
Jan has published various articles in well-known German legal journals and has been recognized for both restructuring & insolvency as well as banking & finance in Handelsblatt Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”.
Experience
Prior to joining Willkie, Jan worked at an international US law firm.
- Handelsblatt Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” – Restructuring and Insolvency (2022 – 2024)
- Handelsblatt Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” – Banking & Finance (2021 – 2024)
- "Kreditsicherung durch Intellectual Property Rights," Zeitschrift für Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht (BKR) 2020, pp. 559 - 564
- "Vertragliche Sondergestaltungen bei Kontoverpfändungen - Besonderheiten bei der Verpfändung von Material und Excluded Accounts," Zeitschrift für Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht (BKR) 2022, pp. 838 - 841
- "Enthaftungsvereinbarungen für grundpfandrechtlich belastetes Zubehör," Zeitschrift für Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht (BKR) 2023, pp. 381 - 385
Jan’s experience includes advising:
- Steering Committee on the restructuring of a major German steel producing group
- Bank consortium on the restructuring of Vivonio Group
- Bank consortium on the restructuring of the Benteler Group
- Bank consortium on the restructuring of Borgers Group
- Bank consortium on the restructuring of IFA Holding GmbH and its affiliated companies
- EMAG Group on its restructuring
- Hülsta Group on its restructuring
- Löwenplay / Safari Holding Verwaltungs GmbH on its latest bond restructuring
- ACCENTRO Real Estate on its bond restructuring process under German SchVG
- HPS Investment Partners, LLC on a USD 1 billion secured loan for Bombardier
- AGC Equity Partners on the mezzanine financing for the acquisition of The Squaire (Frankfurt Airport)
- A global bank in connection with various complex real estate financing transactions
- Swiss Life Asset Managers and Gelsenwasser on the platform financing for Infrareal group
- Swiss Life Asset Managers and Vauban Infrastructure Partners on the platform financing for and the squeeze-out of Aves One AG
* Jan advised on some of these matters prior to joining Willkie.
Credentials
Education
Ministry of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia, Second State Exam, 2019 University of Münster, Dr. iur., 2017 University of Münster, First State Exam, 2015