Ivo-Meinert Willrodt

Bio:

Ivo’s practice focuses on complex corporate restructuring and insolvency matters both domestically and in cross-border contexts. Since years he is regularly appointed as Insolvency Administrator by several courts in the South of Germany (Handling of more than 250 corporate bankruptcy cases) and has comprehensive experience in Insolvency Proceedings of all sizes.

He has extensive experience in both the legal and commercial aspects of corporate restructurings, bankruptcies, receiverships, work-outs and enforcement of creditors’ rights, remedies, in the negotiation, documentation and prosecution of insolvency plans, shareholders liabilities and claw back claims, plan confirmation proceedings and recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings, the negotiation and documentation of director liabilities claims and fraud actions. His expertise covers insolvency, banking, restructuring arrangements and distressed M&A.

He also advises clients on the legal aspects of investing in distressed investments and in distressed situations. His case experience spans a variety of industries, including the automotive, manufacturing, retail, solar, “grey” capital market, private equity and telecommunications sectors.

Ivo is a lawyer and holding a M.B.A from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). Ivo has been granted the title of Accredited Specialist in Bankruptcy Law (Fachanwalt für Insolvenzrecht) by the ‘Stuttgart Bar Association. He was recently named a Fellow of INSOL International, a world-wide federation of national associations of lawyers, accountants and other professionals who specialize in turnaround and insolvency matters on an international level.

Ivo also worked for a stock listed (Mid-Cap Dax) private equity company as a Director and for 3 years in Germany and the USA for an engineering and a chemical company as a CRO.

Professional Qualifications/Education/Language
• Lawyer (‘Rechtsanwalt’)
First State Exam: University of Munich, State of Bavaria
Second State Exam: State of Brandenburg

• Executive M.B.A HSG (CH)

• Accredited Specialist in Bankruptcy Law

• Fellow of INSOL International

• German, English, French