Thomas Zimmermann joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges in April 2006 as a senior associate in the Finance department. Before joining, he worked for six years as a lawyer for another international law firm in Stuttgart. He also spent one year in the New York office of a law firm specialized on structured finance. Thomas has extensive experience in representing private equity firms, banks and mezzanine lenders in leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, project financings, distressed debt transactions and high-yield bond offerings. He has also advised underwriters and originators in connection with the issuance of asset-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations.