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Claus Goedecke

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Claus advises in the area of Finance and his clients are national and international companies, investors, banks and financial institutions. He primarily advises on corporate and financing transactions especially in the field of acquisition financing and real estate financing.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Banking & finance
Venture loans
Acquisition & leveraged finance
Real estate finance
Debt capital markets & bonds
Real estate restructuring
Islamic finance
Project finance
Financial restructuring for corporates
Trade & receivables finance

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CV

Since 2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2000 – 2003 Partner, Haarmann Hemmelrath
1998 – 2000 Lawyer, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
1993 – 1998 In-House Lawyer, Citibank AG

Career

Since 2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2000 – 2003 Partner, Haarmann Hemmelrath
1998 – 2000 Lawyer, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
1993 – 1998 In-House Lawyer, Citibank AG

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Bankrechtliche Vereinigung
International Bar Association

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English

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The collaboration with Claus Goedecke in particular is characterized by a high level of trust and professionalism. Very pragmatic, goal- and solution-oriented working and negotiating style.

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Experience

Compagnie de Saint Gobain's acquisition of Kaimann

Saint-Gobain on the acquisition of all the shares of Kaimann GmbH, Hövelhof, one of the leading European manufacturers of elastomeric insulating materials. With this acquisition, the Saint-Gobain Group strengthened its position as market leader and complemented its portfolio of materials and technologies. Taylor Wessing has a long-standing client relationship with Saint-Gobain.

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