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Matthias Töke

Matthias Töke is member of Baker McKenzie’s Global Leveraged Finance Steering Committee and advises private equity sponsors, corporates, debt funds, banks and other financial institutions on all aspects of complex domestic and cross-border leveraged buy-out financings, financial restructurings and general corporate financings. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in April 2022, Matthias was a counsel in the Frankfurt office of a top-tier Wall Street law firm, Head of Rule Enforcement at Deutsche Börse AG and senior associate in the Frankfurt, New York, London and Warsaw offices of a Magic Circle law firm. Matthias advises on financing deals across all sectors with particular experience in technology, industry, consumer and healthcare deals. Matthias is well experienced in all finance instruments involved in a leveraged buy-out including senior structures, senior / super senior (incl. first out/second out) structures, first lien / second lien structures, vendor loans, PIK / HoldCo loans and mezzanine instruments. · Baker McKenzie

GermanyLeveraged Finance, Private EquityEnglish, Hungarian, Polish

About

Member of Baker McKenzie's Global Leveraged Finance Steering Committee. Advises private equity sponsors, corporates, debt funds, banks, and other financial institutions on complex domestic and cross-border leveraged buy-out financings, financial restructurings, and general corporate financings. Experienced across technology, industry, consumer, and healthcare sectors, with expertise in all finance instruments used in leveraged buy-outs, including senior, super senior, first/second lien, vendor loans, PIK/HoldCo loans, and mezzanine instruments.

Practice areas

Leveraged FinancePrivate EquityCross-Border FinancingFinancial RestructuringCorporate FinanceLeveraged Buy-Out FinancingsDebt FinanceBanking and Finance

Office

Expertise

Leveraged Buy-Out FinancingsFinancial RestructuringsGeneral Corporate FinancingsSenior StructuresSuper Senior StructuresFirst Lien/Second Lien StructuresVendor LoansPIK/HoldCo LoansMezzanine Instruments

Education

  • Regional District Court (Landgericht) of Frankfurt - Second State Exam (2012)
  • University of Marburg - First State Exam (2008)

Admissions

  • Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt (Germany)

Languages

EnglishHungarianPolish