Dr. Jan Frederik Heuer is an associate in Willkie’s Restructuring Group.
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 – 2025)
- Handelsblatt Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” – Banking & Finance (2021 – 2025)
- "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