Renzenbrink & Partner wins and appoints new partners and strengthens private equity practice
19. December 2019The corporate boutique Renzenbrink & Partner is expanding its start-up team in Munich.
As of January 1, Isabell Hitzer will join Dr. Bernd Egbers’ financing team at the new Munich office as a partner. The 35-year-old was most recently a Senior Associate in the Finance department at Ashurst. In addition, Dr. Niels Maier from the firm’s own ranks will be appointed Partner in the Hamburg corporate team.
Isabell Hitzer has particular expertise in the area of acquisition financing (leveraged buy-outs) and specializes in both domestic and cross-border financial transactions.
Dr. Niels Maier was already part of the founding team of Renzenbrink & Partner and primarily advises financial investors, management teams and founders on transactions and all corporate law issues.
Dr. Bernd Egbers, head of the Munich office: “We are delighted that Isabell will be joining our team as a partner. As an experienced banking and finance lawyer, she regularly represents leading German and international private equity investors as well as financial institutions and debt funds.”
Dr. Ulf Renzenbrink adds: “Bernd and Isabell have already worked together very successfully for many years and Isabell’s expertise in advising on small and mid-cap private equity transactions will help us to quickly establish the new team in Munich. We are very pleased to appoint Niels as a partner, a man who has contributed significantly to our success in recent years.”