Dr Walter Uebelhoer
Partner
Munich

Dr Walter Uebelhoer
Partner
Munich
Contact Details
Walter specialises in syndicated loan transactions in the context of acquisitions and has also advised on several restructurings.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, 1999
Admitted to the bar, State of New York, USA, 1996
Academic
Second German Law Degree, 1999
Dr iur, University of Cologne, Germany, 1997
LL.M., Southern Methodist University, USA, 1995
First German Law Degree, 1994
Experience highlights
Bilfinger SE on the refinancing of its revolving credit facility.
Advising the global wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON on the refinancing of existing financial liabilities (credit facility of EUR1.15bn) as part of a fundamental realignment of the company’s business; Alterric GmbH (a joint venture newly established in that context) on its debut financing in the syndicated loan market.
Advising the family shareholders of BENTELER Group in connection with the refinancing of existing financial indebtedness in the context of the group’s restructuring programme.
Related articles

News: 14 June 2022
Allen & Overy advised Etex on its EUR 800m ESG-linked Schuldschein issue
Allen & Overy advised Etex on its EUR 800,000,000 ESG-linked Schuldschein issue, the largest ever by a non-German company.
News: 17 February 2022
Allen & Overy advises AlphaPet on the successful financing of an add-on acquisition in England
News: 13 December 2021

Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, 1999
Admitted to the bar, State of New York, USA, 1996
Academic
Second German Law Degree, 1999
Dr iur, University of Cologne, Germany, 1997
LL.M., Southern Methodist University, USA, 1995
First German Law Degree, 1994
News and insights

News: 14 June 2022
Allen & Overy advised Etex on its EUR 800m ESG-linked Schuldschein issue
Allen & Overy advised Etex on its EUR 800,000,000 ESG-linked Schuldschein issue, the largest ever by a non-German company.

Publications: 01 March 2021
Covid-19 coronavirus: Amendment to COVInsAG
Partial suspension of obligation to file for insolvency extended until 30 April 2021 – **Update February 2020**

Publications: 10 November 2020
Act on the Stabilisation and Restructuring Framework for Businesses
A short bullet point summary of the new StaRUG-Scheme and a non-reliance translation of the draft bill for the StaRUG-Scheme from German into English based on the preliminary text of the new draft…

Publications: 01 October 2020
German scheme under the StaRUG (draft bill)
Germany uses the implementation of the EU directive to make a bold move: As from January 2021, German companies too can successfully carry out their restructurings with cram-down decisions, moratorium…
Published work
- Uebelhoer W. (2014) "Rueckkauf eigener Verbindlichkeiten durch Reverse Dutch Auction als Sanierungsinstrument", article in Restructuring & Finance, Edition 2014
- Uebelhoer W. (2005) "Bond-, Mezzanine- oder Second-Lien-Finanzierungen als sinnvolle Ergaenzung der Unternehmensfinanzierung?", article in Business & Law, 21/07/2005
- Uebelhoer W. (2005) "Appetit auf Uebernahmen ist nicht gestillt", article in Handelsblatt 16/11/2005
- Uebelhoer W. (1998) "Products Liability Risks for Aircraft Exports to the United States": Carl Heymanns Verlag