
Jan-Christopher Wilhelms

Jan-Christopher Wilhelms
Biography
Jan-Christopher Wilhelms is an Associate in White & Case's Global Capital Markets Practice.
Jan-Christopher advises clients on initial public offerings, rights issues and secondary offerings, cross-border high-yield and corporate bonds as well as hybrid financing instruments. Additionally, he advises on capital markets compliance and general corporate finance matters.
His clients include domestic and international issuers, underwriters, financial investors and shareholders.
Prior to joining the Firm as an Associate in 2023, Jan-Christopher gained several years of experience as a trainee lawyer and research assistant in capital markets law with White & Case as well as in corporate and capital markets law at two other major international law firms in Frankfurt.
Experience
MAHLE (2025)
Advised MAHLE GmbH on the successful private placement of senior notes due 2032 with an aggregate principal amount of €300 million and a concurrent tender offer for a partial cash acquisition of its outstanding 2.375% (€750 million) existing bonds due 2028
Czechoslovak Group (2025)
Advised BNP PARIBAS, J.P. Morgan SE and Morgan Stanley Europe SE as joint global coordinators, joint physical bookrunners and initial purchasers, and UniCredit Bank GmbH as joint bookrunner and initial purchaser, on the issuance of US$1 billion 6.500% senior secured notes due 2031 and €1 billion 5.250% senior secured notes due 2031 by Czechoslovak Group a.s.
BENTELER Group (2025)
Advised Benteler International Aktiengesellschaft on a €2 billion refinancing for the full repayment of the Group's existing liabilities under its 2023 financing. The refinancing consists of a €1 billion term loan A and a €400 million revolving credit facility as well as issuing €600 million 7.25% senior secured notes due 2031
Deutsche Euroshop (2025)
Advised a consortium of banks led by J.P. Morgan SE on the issuance of a €500 million 4.500% green bond by Deutsche EuroShop AG due 2030
D.V.I. Deutsche Vermögens- und Immobilienverwaltungs GmbH (2025)
Advised German real estate company D.V.I. Deutsche Vermögens- und Immobilienverwaltungs GmbH (DVI) on the capital markets and corporate law aspects of its €350 million 4.875% green bond due 2030 and on a concurrent tender offer for the cash acquisition of DVI's outstanding 2.500% €350 million existing bond due 2027
innoscripta (2025)
Advised a banking consortium led by Berenberg on the initial public offering (IPO) of innoscripta SE with a total offering volume of approximately €218 million, comprising the sale of existing shares, including a greenshoe option, by way of a public offering in Germany and a private placement to institutional investors
Sirius Real Estate (2025)
Advised Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Morgan Stanley as initial purchasers, on Sirius Real Estate Limited's €350 million issuance of 4.00% fixed coupon notes due 2032
LFH Portfolio Acquico (2024)
Advised LFH Portfolio Acquico S.à r.l. on the acquisition of a real estate portfolio comprising approximately 5,200 residential units in Germany from Peach Property Group AG and the partial resale and re-investment into Globe Trade Centre S.A.
Kelvion Group (2024)
Advised a bank syndicate of initial purchasers, led by Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan SE, on the issuance of €475 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2029 as well as a syndicated €170 million super senior guarantee facility and a syndicated super senior revolving facility of €65 million by Mangrove LuxCo III S.à r.l. and its subsidiaries for the early and full repayment of Kelvion's existing restructuring liabilities.
CECONOMY (2024)
Advised a banking syndicate of initial purchasers, led by BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Société Générale, on CECONOMY AG's €500 million issuance of sustainability-linked senior notes due 2029
CECONOMY (2024)
Advised BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Société Générale as dealer managers on an offer to purchase for cash CECONOMY AG's existing €500 million senior notes due 2026
Adler Group (2024)
Advised Adler Group S.A. and its subsidiaries on the agreement with a steering committee of bondholders supporting a comprehensive recapitalization of the Adler Group
Meyer Burger Technology (2024)
Advised Meyer Burger Technology AG, a leading manufacturer of premium solar modules and solar cells, on a capital increase with gross proceeds of CHF 206.75 million
Triton (2024)
Advised a syndicate of banks and financial institutions on the financing of the acquisition of Siemens Energy's Trench business by private equity sponsor Triton
Renk Group (2024)
Advised a syndicate of 14 banks and financial institutions from Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific on the refinancing of Renk Group's existing facilities and existing bonds
Adler Group (2023)
Advised Adler Group S.A. and its subsidiaries on a €191 million senior secured bond issuance and tender offer for its €165 million outstanding senior secured convertible notes
Georg Fischer (2023)
Advised Georg Fischer AG, a leading worldwide provider for the safe transport of liquids and gases, vehicle weight reduction and high-precision manufacturing technologies, on its €2.1 billion voluntary recommended public cash tender offer for all the issued and outstanding shares in Uponor Corporation, a Helsinki-listed global solution provider of water distribution
BENTELER Group (2023)
Advised Benteler International Aktiengesellschaft on comprehensive €2.0 billion long-term financing, including with the debut issuance of two senior secured high yield bonds with volumes of €525 million and US$500 million, a syndicated loan facility of €810 million and a revolving credit facility of €250 million, as well as the release of collateral in 18 countries originally provided in connection with BENTELER Group's restructuring
Siemens Energy (2023)
Advised a consortium of banks, led by the joint global coordinators Citigroup and Société Générale, on the €1.3 billion capital increase of Siemens Energy AG