Dr. Mathias Eisen

Partner

Contact
F +49 69.71914.3500

Frankfurt

Neue Mainzer Straße 74

60311 Frankfurt am Main, DE

T +49 69.71914.3434

F +49 69.71914.3500

Mathias Eisen is a partner of the firm's Financial Restructuring Group.

Primary Focus & Experience

Mathias advises financial institutions, investors, sponsors and corporate clients in distressed situations, in particular financial restructurings and insolvency matters. He regularly advises steering and ad hoc committees on complex cross-border financial restructurings, work outs and liability management transactions. His clients include companies in financial distress, distressed debt investors, CLOs, debt funds and banks which he advises on the restructuring of capital market instruments and loans, both in-court and out-of-court.

Selected Project Samples

  • Ad hoc committee of the First Lien TLB lenders in the comprehensive financial restructuring of Wittur Group.
  • Combined ad hoc committee of US High Yield bondholders and term loan lenders in the financial restructuring of Tele Columbus AG.
  • Ad hoc committee of lenders in the financial restructuring of PlusServer Group.
  • Steering committee for the A&E transaction of SLV Lighting Group.
  • Ad hoc committee of bondholders on the financial restructuring of Adler Group S.A. totaling EUR 3.2 billion and a provision of EUR 937 million in new capital.
  • Ad hoc committee of the holders of the EUR 250 million 2020/2023 bond in the financial restructuring of ACCENTRO Real Estate AG.
  • Ad hoc committee of the holders of EUR 200 million convertible bonds and EUR 300 million senior unsecured bonds in the comprehensive financial restructuring of Corestate Holding S.A., which included a debt-to-equity swap of the listed issuer.
  • Steering committee of the lenders for the comprehensive financial restructuring of the German/Austrian plastics manufacturer Schur Flexibles (now adapa®) for an amount of EUR 600 million by means of a debt-to-equity swap.
  • KSBG, the holding company of the energy company STEAG, on its financial restructuring.
  • Ad hoc committee of subordinated bondholders in the restructuring and insolvency of Galapagos Group (GEA Heat Exchangers).
  • Distressed debt investor in the restructuring of shipping loans, including work-out.
  • Unitranche lender in connection with the restructuring of Amtek Neumayer Tekfor Group and insolvency of Kuepper/Zelter Group.
  • Various aircraft lessors in connection with the insolvencies of the airlines AirBerlin, Germania and Small Planet.
  • Qatar Solar Technologies in the insolvency of the SolarWorld Group and the subsequent acquisition of assets from the bankruptcy estate.
  • UniCredit Bank AG in connection with the insolvency of the Creatrade Group.
  • Unitranche lender in the recapitalization and acquisition of the E3 Group.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Mathias Eisen is recognized by IFLR 1000, Chambers and Legal 500 as a leading lawyer for Financial Restructuring in Germany. Before joining Milbank, Mathias Eisen worked in the Frankfurt and in the London office of a major German law firm as well as for an investment bank in London. He studied law at the University of Passau and holds a doctorate degree from the University of Frankfurt. Mathias Eisen is co-author of "Hölters Handbuch Unternehmenskauf" Otto Schmidt Verlag, Cologne. He is admitted to the German bar and speaks German and English.

Additional Details
Education
  • University of Frankfurt, Dr.
  • Hesse, Second State Exam
  • University of Passau, First State Exam
Admissions
  • Germany