Michael Berger is a restructuring associate in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
He focuses on cross-border restructurings advising both debtors and creditors on acquisitions, disposals and reorganizations of stressed and distressed businesses.
Experience
Representative Matters
Ad hoc group of noteholders on the successful financial restructuring of Safari Holding Verwaltungs GmbH (Löwen Play) (2022)
Bain Capital on the bidding process for a majority stake in Condor (2021)
Ad hoc group of holders of senior notes issued by Wirecard AG (2020)
Ad hoc group of holders of senior unsecured notes issued by Hertz Holdings Netherlands B.V. and guaranteed by The Hertz Corporation (2020)
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Limits to Majority Rule in German Corporate Bond Restructurings, Abhandlungen zum Deutschen und Europäischen Gesellschafts- und Kapitalmarktrecht (AGK), Vol. 199, 2022 (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot)
Chapter on Germany, in: International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) – Restructuring & Insolvency, 15th ed. 2021 (together with Dr. Josef Parzinger and Dr. Johannes Lappe)
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2020Germany
Languages
German
English
Education
Goethe University Frankfurt am MainDr. jur.2021
Higher Regional Court of NurembergSecond State Examination2019
