Dr. Thomas Freund | Munich | Hogan Lovells

Dr. Thomas Freund

Partner Corporate & Finance

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German, English, French

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Dr. Thomas Freund
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He provides high-quality service and demonstrates very strong commercial vision.

Chambers Europe, 2024

Dr. Thomas Freund is a partner at Hogan Lovells' Munich office and leads the firm's German Banking practice. Thomas focuses his practice on leveraged buyouts, unitranche financings, bank/bond financings as well as corporate lending for large- and mid-cap companies.

Thomas has built strong relationships with a broad range of clients including national and international financial institutions, private credit funds, private equity sponsors and corporate borrowers. 

In addition, Thomas has broad experience advising on complex debt restructurings, out-of-court solutions, insolvency proceedings and distressed M&A transactions.

Before joining Hogan Lovells, Thomas was the co-Head of the Banking & Finance practice group at Eversheds Sutherlands. Prior to this, Thomas spent time in the Banking groups at Latham & Watkins and Ashurst. 

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Pleasant, pragmatic, on the rise.

Juve 2024/2025

Representative experience

Apera Private Debt Fund III SCSp in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the MontiPower Group by Bencis Capital

Ares Asset Management in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Hanseatic Broking Center (HBC) by Bridgepoint

Baring Asset Management Limited in connection with the financing of the acquisition of HRK Lunis AG by Seven2 SAS

Sparkasse Bremen AG in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the MC Shape Group by RheinInvest

Katjes International GmbH & Co. KG in connection with the financing of Willy Bogner GmbH

Apera Private Debt Fund III SCSp in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the Ubitec Group by Bencis Capital

Oldenburgische Landesbank AG in connection with the acquisition of the OMEGA Group by Bencis

Auctus Capital Partners in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the Panarium Group

Auctus Capital Partners in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the Assessimus Group

Kartesia Management S.à r.l. in connection with the refinancing of a healthcare specialist

Rantum Capital in connection with the financing of a leading B2B software company.

Apera Asset Management in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Vecos by Ardian

Oldenburgische Landesbank in connection with the financing of the acquisition of almapharm by Armira Beteiligungen

BlackRock Investment Management in connection with the refinancing of the auxalia group by SOPHORA Unternehmerkapital

Pictet Asset Management in connection with the financing of Syncpilot SE

Sparkasse Bremen in connection with the acquisition of slashwhy by MAXBURG Capital Partners

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the seleon group

Federated Hermes and DZ BANK AG in connection with the acquisition of CoCoNet by EMERAM Beteiligungen

HF Debt in connection with the financing of the Entro Group

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital on the financing of the acquisition of the BVN Group

HF Debt in connection with the financing of Hentrich Personaldienstleistungen GmbH

Consortium of lenders led by LBBW in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the alphacaps Group by Armira Beteiligungen*

Oldenburgische Landesbank AG as super senior lender in the financing of FSN Capital VI's investment in MEGABAD*

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Kilian Kanalsanierung GmbH*

Fritz Schäfer GmbH & Co. KG (SSI SCHÄFER) in connection with a syndicated loan*

*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.

Credentials

Education
  • Dr. iur., University of Bonn, Finance Law/ Restructuring Law, 2013
  • LL.M. Corporate and Commercial Law, Queen Mary University of London, 2011
  • Second State Exam in Law, Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf, 2011
  • First State Exam in Law, University of Bonn, 2007

Recognition

Rising Star and frequently recommended for Credit and Acquisition Financing

JUVE Handbook

2025
Leading lawyer for Banking & Finance

Chambers Global

2025
Often recommended lawyer for Banking & Finance

The Legal 500 Germany

2025
Law firm of the year for banking and finance law

JUVE Handbook

2024
Leading lawyer for Banking & Finance

Chambers Europe

2024