Sandra-ChristianeKamper

Partner-in-Charge Frankfurt

Frankfurt + 49.69.9726.3939

Sandra Kamper has extensive experience, both as outside and in-house counsel, and on some of the most complex, high-profile financing projects, helping clients effectively respond to significant sourcing issues. She handles all aspects of banking and finance matters, in particular corporate finance, real estate finance, and acquisition finance, as well as related practice areas, including fund work. Sandra represents corporate and institutional clients as borrowers and investors and advises clients on structuring, financing, and management of their real estate and other investments. She also has in-depth experience in the restructuring of real estate investments and workouts. She advises on general banking and regulatory matters.

Recent representative transactions include the voluntary public tender offer for all shares of GfK SE by KKR, OM Group's US$1 billion acquisition of Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co KG and the related financing and refinancing, Goodman European Logistic Funds €800 million refinancing, and the acquisition financing for The Riverside Company projects.

Sandra is Partner-in-Charge of the Firm's Frankfurt Office, where she started her career in 1995. From 1999 to 2000, she was head of legal affairs for Das Werk AG, and she worked at another international law firm from 2000 to 2002.

Experience

  • Mahle sells its thermostat business to ADMETOSJones Day is advising Mahle GmbH in the sale of its thermostat business to ADMETOS, an owner-managed industrial holding and investment company for medium-sized businesses.
  • Marelli Group first-ever use of simplified rehabilitation proceedings in Japan to cram-down creditorsJones Day represented Marelli Holdings Co., Ltd. in the restructuring of its US$7 billion senior debt facilities, which included the coordination and implementation of a sponsor selection process, an out-of-court Turnaround ADR process, and the first-ever use of simplified rehabilitation proceedings in Japan to cram-down creditors, and the subsequent implementation and documentation of its restructured financing arrangements across sixteen different jurisdictions outside Japan.
  • Ahlström Capital makes strategic investment in Bast Fibre TechnologiesJones Day advised Ahlström Capital in its acquisition of 20% of Bast Fibre Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of 100% plant-based, intact natural fibres with the technical and performance requirements for a wide variety of nonwoven applications.
  • Ahlström Capital BV and Nidoco AB invest in the Decor business of Ahlstrom-MunksjöJones Day advised Ahlström Capital BV and Nidoco AB in the acquisition of the Decor business of Ahlstrom-Munksjö.
  • Plastic Omnium acquires ams OSRAM Automotive Lighting Systems from ams OSRAM GroupJones Day advised Plastic Omnium in the acquisition of the Automotive Lighting Systems (AMLS) business of ams OSRAM Group in a highly complex international carve-out transaction.
  • ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE’s investment arm SevenVentures invests in GroverJones Day advised SevenVentures, the investment arm of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, in its investment in Grover, the leading consumer-tech subscription platform.
  • Arsenal acquires ATP Group from Bregal UnternehmerkapitalJones Day advised Arsenal Capital Partners in the acquisition of ATP Group, a leading Swiss based manufacturer of water-based adhesive tapes, from Bregal Unternehmerkapital.
  • ProSiebenSat.1 sells moebel.de to XXXLutzJones Day advised ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE in the sale by subsidiary NuCom Group, in which General Atlantic also holds a stake, of moebel.de Einrichten & Wohnen AG to XXXLutz Group.
  • yabeo Advisors participates in €190 million Series D financing round of solarisBank AGJones Day advised yabeo Advisors GmbH in its minority stake investment in solarisBank AG, Europe's leading Banking-as-a-Service platform.
  • SAP forms strategic partnership with Dediq for financial services industriesJones Day advised SAP in the formation of SAP Fioneer, a joint venture with the Munich based investor DEDIQ GmbH whereby SAP contributed its Financial Services and Insurance Services business and DEDIQ will invest more than €500 million.
  • SevenVentures invests in GroverJones Day represented SevenVentures, the investment arm of ProSiebenSat.1 Group, in connection with its investment in Grover, Europe's market leader in consumer tech subscriptions.
  • EMERAM Capital Partners sells portfolio company MEONA to Trill ImpactJones Day represented EMERAM Capital Partners GmbH, one of the leading investment companies for medium-sized companies in the German-speaking region, in the sale of its portfolio company MEONA, an innovation leader for clinical software, to the private equity firm, Trill Impact.
  • Solmax acquires TenCate GeosyntheticsJones Day advised Groupe Solmax Inc. (Solmax), the global leader in the production of high-quality polyethylene geomembranes for industrial and environmental applications, and its shareholders (including institutional investors Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec and Fonds de Solidarité FTQ), in connection with Solmax’s acquisition of TenCate Geosynthetics Holding B.V., a global provider of geosynthetics and industrial fabrics, from Dutch conglomerate Koninklijke Ten Cate (Royal Ten Cate, the Netherlands), and advised on the related senior secured financing to support the acquisition.
  • Solvay sells barium, strontium and sodium percarbonate businesses to Latour CapitalJones Day advised Solvay S.A., a publicly listed chemical company based in Brussels, Belgium, on the combined sale of its technical-grade barium and strontium business in Germany, Spain and Mexico, and its sodium percarbonate business in Germany to Latour Capital.
  • Freudenberg acquires Low & Bonar PLCJones Day represented Freudenberg SE, the global technology group, in connection with the £107 million takeover offer by group member, FV Beteiligungs-GmbH, of Low & Bonar PLC via a Scheme of Arrangement.
  • HOERBIGER Group acquires Deublin CompanyJones Day advised HOERBIGER Group, a privately-held industrial company headquartered in Switzerland, on the acquisition of Deublin Company, the leading manufacturer of rotating unions in the world.
  • Timken acquires BEKA Lubrication for $165 millionJones Day advised The Timken Company in its $165 million acquisition of BEKA Lubrication (BEKA), a leading global supplier of automatic lubrication systems.
  • Koch-Glitsch acquired Julius Montz from Pfaudler GroupJones Day advised Koch-Glitsch, a subsidiary of Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) and its parent company Koch Industries, Inc., in the acquisition of chemical and pharmaceutical process equipment and technology supplier Julius Montz GmbH (Montz) from the Pfaudler Group, a portfolio company of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG).
  • Fosun acquires FFT GroupJones Day advised Fosun International Limited with the acquisition of FFT GmbH & Co. KGaA ("FFT") from ATON GmbH.
  • EMERAM Capital Partners invests in E.careJones Day represented EMERAM Capital Partners GmbH in connection with its investment in E.care bvba, a developer of software supporting patient treatment processes in hospitals.
  • Additional Speaking Engagements

    • März 2009
      JDialog: Distressed M&A im Wege des Debt-Equity Swaps
    • March 2009
      JDialog: Distressed M&A through Debt-Equity Swaps