Gernot Wagner
Biography
Overview
Experience
Fertiberia Group
Advised a Spanish banking consortium in connection with the financing of Fertiberia Group, Spain's largest fertilizer producer.
ADLER Group S.A.
Advised Adler Group S.A. in connection with the dual-tranche corporate bond offering consisting of EUR 700 million 1.875% senior notes due 2026 and EUR 800 million senior notes due 2.250% due 2029.
ADO Properties
Advised ADLER Group S.A., formerly ADO Properties S.A., in connection with the corporate bond offering of EUR 400 million 3.250% senior notes due 2025.
HT Troplast
Advised J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley in connection with the debut high yield bond offering of EUR 340 million 9.25% senior secured notes by HT Troplast GmbH due 2025.
Accentro Real Estate
Advised ACCENTRO Real Estate AG on the issuance of EUR 250 million 3.625% Notes due 2023.
Symrise
Advised BNP Paribas and UniCredit Bank AG on the EUR 400 million capital increase of Symrise AG.
VIC Properties
Advised VIC Properties S.A. on the offering of a EUR 250 million Secured Pre-IPO Convertible Bond.
ADO Properties / ADLER
Advised ADO Properties S.A. in connection with a public takeover offer of ADLER Real Estate AG. The new company will operate as ADLER Real Estate Group and combine a real estate portfolio value of approx. EUR 8.6 billion.
DIC / GEG
Advised DIC Asset in connection with the EUR 225 million acquisition of GEG German Estate Group.
Natgasoline
Advised Consolidated Energy Limited (CEL) on the USD 680 million acquisition of shares in Natgasoline LLC in relation with the construction of a methanol production factory in Texas.
Peach Property
Advised J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse as Initial Purchasers on the issuance of EUR 250 million senior high-yield bonds by Peach Property Finance GmbH.
Jefferies/NSO Group
Advised a bank syndicate led by Jefferies in connection with the bank financing for the management buyout of NSO Group.
Natgasoline LLC/OCI N.V/Consolidated Energy Limited
Represented Natgasoline LLC and its shareholders, OCI N.V. and Consolidated Energy Limited, in connection with a USD 565 million Term Loan B, a USD 60 million bond due to refinance Natgasoline's existing debt.
Consus Real Estate AG
Advised Consus Real Estate AG in connection with the offering of EUR 400 million 9.625% senior secured notes due 2024.
Symrise AG
Advised BNP Paribas and UniCredit Bank AG on the EUR 400 million capital increase of Symrise AG.
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 2018
Advised Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., a financing subsidiary of Switzerland-based leading international methanol and fertilizer manufacturer Consolidated Energy Limited AG in connection with a USD 600 million US-style Term Loan B and a USD 225 million revolving credit facility as well as the issuance of USD 400 million 6.50% Fixed Rate Notes due 2026 and USD 125 million Floating Rate Notes due 2022.
Zur Rose Group AG
Advised Swiss Zur Rose Group AG, Europe's largest online pharmacy and one of the leading medical wholesalers in Switzerland, on its CHF200 million rights offering, which was completed in connection with the acquisition of the online pharmacy competitor medpex.
Summit Germany Ltd.
Advised Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank AG as Initial Purchasers on the issuance of a bond for Summit Germany Limited. This debut issuance of Senior Notes under New Yorker law (144A/Reg S) has a total volume of EUR 300 million and is due in 2025. The Senior Notes have an annual coupon of 2.0% and are listed at Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Euro MTF market).
ZARGES Group
Advised WernerCo, a Triton IV fund company, on its acquisition of ZARGES Group (ZARGES). The seller is a consortium consisting of funds managed by Baird Capital and Granville, VR Equitypartner and the management team ZARGES. The acquisition enhances WernerCo's position as a market leader for industrial climbing products and storage and transport containers in Europe. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Befesa S.A.
Advised the bank consortium on the post-IPO financing of Befesa S.A. The financing with a total volume of EUR 636 million consists of an institutional term loan B, a revolving credit facility and a guarantee facility.
Zur Rose Group AG
Advised SIX listed Zur Rose Group AG on the acquisition of Dutch online pharmacy Vitalsana B.V. from Ströer SE & Co. KGaA. Additional part of the acquisition was the service provider ApDG GmbH located in Ulm, Germany.
Consus Real Estate AG
Advised Consus Real Estate AG, a leading German real estate developer, on its debut bond with a total volume of EUR 200 million.
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Advised Hapag-Lloyd AG on its EUR 352 million rights offering.
DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate AG
Advised Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and Berenberg as Joint Bookrunner on the issuance of high yield bonds under New York law (144A/Reg S) of DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate AG with a total volume of EUR 130 million.
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Advised Hapag-Lloyd AG on the preparation of BaFin approved prospectus for the admission of 42.749.568 new shares in connection with a capital increase by means of a contribution in kind.
DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate AG
Advised Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners, Berenberg as Joint Bookrunner as well as equinet Bank and IKB Deutsche Industriebank as Co-Lead Managers on the issuance of high yield bonds under New York law (144A/Reg S) of DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate AG with a total volume of EUR 270 million.
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.
Advised Consolidated Energy Finance S.A. on the issuance of high yield bonds with a total volume of USD 800 million.
Triton
Advised Triton on the issuance of a USD 265 million high yield bond as part of the acquisition of WernerCo.
Proman Holding AG
Advised Proman Holding AG on the issuance of a high yield bond with a total volume of CHF200 million.
Medigene AG
Advised Guggenheim Securities LLC, Baader Bank AG and Trout Capital LLC on the capital increase of Medigene AG.
Best Lawyer Germany in Capital Markets Law, Real Estate Law, Handelsblatt 2019-2023
Leading Lawyer, Chambers Europe 2019, Chambers Global 2019
Capital Markets: Equity – Germany
Leading Lawyer, Chambers Europe 2019, Chambers Global 2019
Capital Markets: Debt – Germany
Foreign Expert, Chambers Global 2019
Capital Markets: Debt and Equity – USA
Highly recommended lawyer, JUVE 2018/2019
IPOs and Capital Increase – Germany
Highly recommended lawyer, JUVE 2018/2019
Bonds – Germany
Highly recommended lawyer, JUVE 2018/2019
Structured Finance – Germany