Goldman Sachs in Restructuring of Financings Secured by Properties Leased to Karstadt

Cleary Gottlieb represented Goldman Sachs as lender in the further restructuring of the senior and mezzanine financings of an acquisition of properties leased to department store chain Karstadt in 2006. Initially, the transaction comprised financings in an amount of up to €3.6 billion and a sale-and-lease-back of more than 170 properties. The further restructuring which was agreed on September 3 became necessary due to the sale of the insolvent Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH to investor Nicolas Berggruen.

Cleary Gottlieb already advised Goldman Sachs in 2006, 2008 and in February 2010 with respect to the original financing and the following restructurings, respectively.

Cleary Gottlieb’s role in the restructuring extended to various aspects of the transaction, including amendments to finance documents and security, changes to intercreditor and syndication arrangements, and lease modifications.