Burc Hesse
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Private Equity
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0049 89 2080 3 8150Share profile
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About
Provided by Burc Hesse
Practice Areas
Burc Hesse is Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Germany. He advises financial investors, focusing in particular on complex cross-border leveraged buyouts. He counsels private equity investors and their portfolio companies, both on the buy-side and the sell-side, on M&A transactions, including:
- Cross-border and domestic transactions
- LBOs/MBOs/MBIs
- Minority investments
- Co-investments
- Share and asset deals
Burc draws on more than 20 years of experience with private equity, through all phases of economic cycles.
Career
Bar Qualification: Rechtsanwalt (Germany); Education: LL.M., Westfälische Wilhelm's-University (2004); Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court Frankfurt (2000); First German State Exam, University of Bonn (1996).
Chambers Review
Europe
Prominent international private equity funds regularly mandate Burc Hesse for his prowess in handling acquisitions and sales across key industries. He is particularly known for his experience in mid-cap transactions and also assists with strategic partnerships and joint venture set-ups.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I really trust his judgement and advice, and he is my preferred lawyer within the German market."
"He is very commercial and results-driven and can adapt to his clients and counterparties according to the needs of the situation."
"I really trust his judgement and advice, and he is my preferred lawyer within the German market."
"He is very commercial and results-driven and can adapt to his clients and counterparties according to the needs of the situation."