Liberation Day for European Industry: Unbundling, Liquidity, Speed
By Alexander Servais When prominent hedge fund investor and Trump ally Bill Ackman warns of an impending “economic nuclear winter” triggered by America’s trade policy shift, some may dismiss it as hyperbole. But for the German economy—and particularly for its automotive sector—the risk is not theoretical. Whether one views President Trump’s strategy as a calculated ganzen Artikel lesen…
Financing of the BORSIG Group in Berlin
DUKAP successfully guided the management of the long-established Borsig GmbH in Berlin through difficult negotiations with the lending banks. In a challenging process, DUKAP drafted and negotiated the concept for a bridge financing, which became necessary after the existing credit agreements for €140 million, due to expire at the beginning of 2024, were not extended ganzen Artikel lesen…
Restructuring financing and bridge to M&A for the PFEIFER Group in Memmingen
DUKAP successfully supported PFEIFER Holding GmbH & Co. KG in challenging negotiations with more than 20 banks and investors as part of a critical restructuring process. PFEIFER, a global leader in rope and lifting technology, was able to secure a stable financing base thanks to DUKAP’s expertise, enabling the implementation of the turnaround strategy. A ganzen Artikel lesen…
Norbert G. Floegel becomes a Partner of DUKAP
DUKAP Deutsche Unternehmenskapital GmbH continues on its successful course and expands at its Stuttgart location. With Norbert G. Floegel, the company has gained a very competent partner who will provide DUKAP with excellent reinforcement in its core areas of acquisition financing, corporate financing and support for financial restructuring. Norbert G. Floegel has been structuring and ganzen Artikel lesen…
Financial restructuring for a company in the construction industry
DUKAP successfully supported the shareholders and the management in negotiations with a group of more than 20 banks and equity investors in an acute restructuring process. With the support of DUKAP, the group, which is active worldwide in the field of construction technology, was able to agree on a solid financing basis for the implementation ganzen Artikel lesen…
DUKAP successfully arranges € 28 million working capital financing for VPH
DUKAP successfully arranged the financing for vph, a medium-sized wholesale company for paper and other printing requirements. An interest rate hedge (interest swap) was concluded already before taking the final loan decision in view of rising market interest rates. Following a crisis in the industry at the end of the 2nd part of the COVID-19 ganzen Artikel lesen…
DUKAP offers its opinion on ESG ratings
Christian Lutz, Partner at DUKAP, in FINANCE magazine. Sustainability ratings are becoming more and more important. In response, Europe’s financial regulator, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has called for stricter monitoring of ESG rating agencies. To find out more, you could read the highly informative article by Antonia Kögler in the latest issue ganzen Artikel lesen…
LIBOR is ending in 2021
On December 31, 2021, the reference interest rate LIBOR for the euro, the pound sterling, the Swiss franc, the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen will become obsolete. LIBOR is still the most common benchmark interest rate in most loan agreements. It is estimated that over $200 trillion of credit around the world will be ganzen Artikel lesen…
DUKAP successfully arranges additional financing during Covid-19 pandemic
DUKAP provided comprehensive advice to the shareholders of MAS Group on finding a new banking provider, restructuring securities and expanding the company’s existing credit lines. In addition, new loans were obtained to refinance MAS Group’s major digitalisation projects. The new financing enabled MAS Group to upgrade its digital technologies during the pandemic year of 2020. ganzen Artikel lesen…
1. DUKAP Sustainable Finance Web conference in February 2021
How can long-term corporate strategies and ESG investments be financed? How will political sustainability goals shape the regulatory landscape for capital providers and companies? What does a company’s management need to know about ESG finance issues? What impact will ESG compliance have on new financing? Should existing financing be restructured? These and other questions were ganzen Artikel lesen…
Automotive supplier secures new €120 million syndicated loan during the coronavirus crisis
As a high-potential and well-established automotive supplier, it is possible to arrange conventional long-term financing with banks even in the current environment. In August, Eissmann Automotive Deutschland, a medium-sized enterprise based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, concluded an agreement to secure €120 million of new loans to finance the growth of its international group of companies. With ganzen Artikel lesen…
Financing with the KfW Coronavirus Special Loan Program
DUKAP has assisted a highly integrated group of companies in the recycling sector in securing more than €50 million of additional financing. DUKAP provided comprehensive advice to support the company in financing its investment program and increasing its working capital during the coronavirus pandemic. DUKAP secured funds from a number of savings banks and also ganzen Artikel lesen…
CORONA news: What to do in the crisis
First of all, the most important thing in any serious crisis is not to waste time trying to find the perfect solution, but to quickly and decisively implement a solution that makes 80% sense. Based on our extensive experience, more companies became insolvent in pervious crises because they reacted too late, not because they reacted ganzen Artikel lesen…
DUKAP arranges structured financing for Donges Group, a member of the Mutares Group
Donges Group is a leading European full-service provider for bridge and industrial steel constructions as well as roof and facade systems and timber, particularly in Western and Northern Europe. DUKAP provided advice on financing and secured funding for Donges Steeltech independent of the group. In close collaboration with the owner and management, DUKAP organised structured ganzen Artikel lesen…
DUKAP rearranges financing for Balcke-Dürr after company restructuring
Balcke-Dürr is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of components for increasing energy efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of the chemical and power plant industries with more than 130 years of experience. The company is a member of the Mutares Group. DUKAP reviewed and rearranged the company’s existing financing and securities structures a part ganzen Artikel lesen…
International syndicated loan for dynamic recycling company
Operating within the recycling sector, this group of companies generates revenues of around €160 million and has plants in Germany, Belgium, Spain and the United States, where it processes a variety of plastic waste, from easy to recycle industrial waste to more challenging domestic recyclables. The recycled materials are used to manufacture a wide range ganzen Artikel lesen…
First syndicated loan for southern German tool manufacturer
Leading global manufacturer of special tools in southern Germany with sales of €250 million concludes first syndicated loan of €85 million. DUKAP provided comprehensive advice and support to a leading manufacturer of special tools from southern Germany to prepare and implement a programme to fundamentally reorganise and expand its debt structure. In 2018, the group ganzen Artikel lesen…
DUKAP offices move to Gendarmenmarkt
December 2014 – After four years at the Charlottenstraße, we move to larger offices at the Gendarmenmarkt, Markgrafenstraße 36, Berlin.
SUMMIT GERMANY refinances two portfolios
DG Hyp and HSH Nordbank have refinanced two Summit Germany portfolios. The seven-year loans total €240mn at 2.35% interest and LTV ratios of 70% and 65%. DUKAP structured the transaction and procured funding for the Summit group. The loans were initially to run until 2017. The larger portfolio (“Clara,” €152mn) holds 30 properties from Summit subsidiary ganzen Artikel lesen…
DUKAP successfully completes restructuring of several French companies
DUKAP has helped a larger Southern-German company to stop loss making for its seven production subsidiaries in France after several years and generate positive cash flows again. DUKAP acted for nine months as interim manager for the French subsidiaries during this restructuring process and implemented the respective restructuring measures.
DUKAP acts as refinance advisor for TecDAX company
November 2014 – A TecDAX company has successfully secured new financing after a pool-funding situation. The structure of the financing has been significantly improved and stabilized with this. DUKAP acted as advisor for the board of directors regarding the new financing concept, seeking investors and negotiating with potential lenders.
From DUKON to DUKAP
A new partnership structure and more business activities outside Germany has led to a new catchy name for us. The quality standard of our services of course remains the same.
GSG – ORCO refinancing process finalized
Download the official press release by Orco Property Group December 2012 – Gewerbesiedlungs-Gesellschaft mbH (GSG) has paid off the totality of the outstanding loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. (RBS) amounting to EUR 281.9 million. This was made possible by the drawing of a new loan with a total volume of EUR 269.6 million ganzen Artikel lesen…