Anne Grewlich
Anne Grewlich

Anne Grewlich

Head of Region for Continental Europe

Frankfurt

+49 69 97 11 28 89 | +49 172 63 69 025
Anne.Grewlich@ashurstperkins.com

Introduction

Anne helps financial institutions, private equity investors and corporates structure and execute sophisticated financing transactions across European and international markets.

Anne Grewlich specifically advises in leveraged acquisition finance (leveraged buy-outs) and corporate lending transactions. She mainly represents financial institutions, debt funds as well as private equity funds and corporates.

In addition, Anne has significant knowledge and experience in advising major private equity investors and borrowers as well as leading German and international financial institutions. This includes debt funds in transactions involving senior, second lien, mezzanine, PIK, unitranche and high-yield structures as well as refinancings, recapitalizations and staple financings and the restructuring of such transactions.

She is also frequently recognized for advising on other banking law areas, including bilateral and syndicated loans, secured or unsecured.

Anne is qualified as a Solicitor (England & Wales and Ireland) and an Attorney at Law (New York). She studied Law at the Universities of Paris I, Paris II, Trinity College (Dublin) and Fordham Law School New York.

Prior to joining Ashurst Perkins Coie in 2008, Anne gained working experience at White & Case as well as Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt and in London.


  • Neuplaner Audit GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft | Lead Partner | January 2026 | Ashurst Perkins Coie has advised Neuplaner Audit GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, a portfolio company of Arbor Capital, on the implementation of its buy-and-build strategy and the related acquisition financing. As part of the transaction, Neuplaner acquired several German tax advisory and audit firms, laying the foundation for the further expansion of the platform. The financing enables management to consistently pursue Neuplaner’s ambitious growth strategy and further scale the platform in the German market. Ashurst Perkins Coie advised Neuplaner on the acquisitions and the related debt financing.
  • Pemberton Asset Management | Lead Partner | 2025 | Ashurst Perkins Coie has advised Pemberton Asset Management as senior lender and Commerzbank as super senior lender on the financing of Luxempart S.A.’s partnership with VALEARA. As a leading European private credit manager, Pemberton provides tailored debt solutions to European mid-market companies. In this transaction, Pemberton acted as senior lender, supporting the financing of the partnership and the strategic development of the platform. Commerzbank supported the transaction as super senior lender. Super-senior structures in transactions of this nature provide particular stability for working capital and liquidity facilities and are a key building block in reliably underpinning growth and operational scaling. VALEARA is a leading provider of outpatient mental healthcare services in Germany. The group treats patients across psychiatry, neurology and psychotherapy, with nearly 1,000 employees at 13 locations. Luxempart S.A. is a listed investment company headquartered in Luxembourg with net assets of approximately EUR 2.3 billion. 
  • Financing banks | Lead Partner | April 2026 | Ashurst Perkins Coie has advised the financing banks on the legal aspects of a change of control in connection with the existing financing of the Kraft & Bauer Group. Syngroh Capital GmbH acquired the Kraft & Bauer Group from Deutsche Beteiligungs AG.
    Fire protection specialist Kraft & Bauer develops, manufactures and installs fire protection systems for around 800 different types of machine tools and is one of the leading providers in this market. Kraft & Bauer’s systems are used primarily in high-performance milling, turning and grinding machines with an increased fire risk. 
  • Unitranche Lenders | Lead Partner | 2025 | Advised on the unitranche financing of the acquisition by Cinven of Nutrisens, a clinical nutrition specialist backed by Sagard. Also advised on the establishment of a revolving credit facility agreement for general corporate purposes.
  • Insurance company | Lead Partner | 2025 | Advised on the successful refinancing and recapitalization of SelectLine Group.
  • Adelis Equity Partners | Lead Partner | 2025 | Advised on the financing of the majority stake in European IT Consultancy EITCO GmbH (EITCO). The transaction marks Adelis' successful market entry into Germany and supports the further growth of ECM specialist EITCO.
  • Oldenburgische Landesbank AG (OLB) | Lead Partner | 2025 | Advised on the financing of the acquisition of a majority stake in Oehm und Rehbein GmbH (OR Technology) by funds advised by NORD Holding. The transaction marks the first investment of the third buyout fund ‘DMH III’.
  • Bank of Ireland | Lead Partner | 2025 | Advised a lender consortium consisting of Bank of Ireland, ODDO BHF Private Debt, and CIC Private Debt on the initial financing of ebutec Group GmbH (“ebutec”), a portfolio company of funds advised by Ufenau Capital Partners.
  • Eurazeo | Lead Partner | 2025 | Advised on the financing of the acquisition of TTSP HWP Planungsgesellschaft mbH ("TTSP HWP") by Tikehau Capital.

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