
Overview
Jörg Ruff ist partner im Frankfurter Büro von Paul Hastings und trat 2024 in die Kanzlei ein. Zuvor arbeitete er für zwei andere U.S. high-end-Kanzlei in deren Corporate/M&A-Praxen. Er ist seit 2018 als Rechtsanwalt zugelassen.
Der Schwerpunkt seiner Tätigkeit liegt im Bereich Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht und umfasst die Beratung von Unternehmen, Private Equity- und Venture Capital-Fonds und anderen Finanzinvestoren bei nationalen und internationalen M&A und Private Equity Transaktionen, öffentlichen Übernahmen sowie Umstrukturierungen.
Handelsblatt Best Lawyers führt Jörg Ruff in der Kategorie „Ones to Watch“ 2023 für M&A und Gesellschaftsrecht in Deutschland.
Education
- Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf, 2 St Exam 2018
- London School of Economics and Political Science, LL.M., 2014
- University of Münster, 1 St Exam 2013
- Admitted to practice in Germany
Representations
Public M&A-Transactions
- Lenders on the public takeover offer of NEXUS AG by TA Associates
- EQS on the tender offer by Thoma Bravo*
- XXXLutz on the public takeover offer for home24 SE*
- TPG on the tender offer for Studio Babelsberg AG*
- Carlyle on the voluntary public takeover offer for Schaltbau HoldingAG*
- CPPIB on a €500+ million co-investment in the public takeover offer and the delisting offer for Axel Springer by KKR*
- Hyundai on the acquisition of Sixt SE’s entire shareholding in Sixt Leasing SE, and the voluntary public takeover offer for all remaining shares in Sixt Leasing SE*
- Hellman & Friedman LLC and Blackstone Group L.P. on the public tender offer for Scout24*
- ZF Friedrichshafen on the acquisition of NASDAQ listed global automotive supplier WABCO*
- Various financial sponsors on attempted takeovers for listed companies, including Suse, zooplus, GK Software and Gerresheimer (targets publicly known subject to takeover attempts)*
Private Transactions
- CWT on its merger with Amex GBT in a $570 million transaction as well as in the carve-out and divesture of CWT’s German business
- 908 Devices on the sale of its bioprocessing PAT device portfolio to Repligen Corporation
- Moody’s on the acquisition of Cape Analytics and the subsequent integration of the German businesses
- TeamViewer on its $720 million Acquisition of 1E
- Bregal Unternehmerkapital on the sale of MEDIA Central and the reinvestment of the combined group of MEDIA Central and Flipp
- Bregal Unternehmerkapital on the acquisition of a minority stake in Hettich Group
- Founders and shareholders of NASH Renewables on their exit to TOTAL Energies*
- EMERAM Capital on transactions forming the ace Group*
- Nordic Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in corpuls*
- Francisco Partners on the acquisition of Brainworx and Plugin Alliance by its portfolio companies Native Instruments and iZotope*
- Macquarie Capital on the sale of Business Keeper AG to EQS Group AG*
- Brookfield Asset Management on the bidding process for the Flender division of Siemens AG*
- TeamViewer on a five-year contract as new partner and shirt sponsor of Manchester United*
- EMZ Partners on the acquisition of a significant minority participation in celebrate company*
- Platinum Equity on the acquisition of Biscuit International from Qualium Investissement*
- Brookfield Asset Management on the bidding process for the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG*
- Scout24 on the sale of its AutoScout24 platform to Hellman & Friedman*
- Centerbridge Partners LP on the bidding process for Erwin Hymer Group*
- Cerner Corporation on the sale of a part of the IT healthcare business to CompuGroup*
- Callaway Golf on the acquisition of Jack Wolfskin*
- DuMont on the sale of Hamburger Morgenpost and Mitteldeutsche Zeitung media group*
Energy & Infrastructure
- RWE on the lignite phase out*
- Allianz Capital Partners on the creation of the joint venture UGG (Unsere Grüne Glasfaser) with Telefónica*
- Igneo Infrastructure Partners on the sale of Ferngas Group to VKB*
- TOTAL on the sale of its shares in the joint venture GroßtanklagerÖlhafen Rostock to EUROPORTS*
- VNG on the acquisition of Gas-Union GmbH*
*Matters may have been completed prior to joining Paul Hastings
News
- Paul Hastings Advises CWT Us in $540 Million Acquisition by Global Business Travel Group - September 5th, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advises 908 Devices in Sale of Bioprocessing PAT Device Portfolio to Repligen Corporation - March 4th, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advised TeamViewer on $720 Million Acquisition of 1E - December 11th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Bregal Unternehmerkapital in Sale of MEDIA Central and Reinvestment in Combined Group of MEDIA Central and Flipp - September 19th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advises Bregal Unternehmerkapital on Acquisition of Minority Stake in Hettich Group - July 9th, 2024
Involvement
- Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf, 2. Staatsexamen 2018
- London School of Economics and Political Science, LL.M., 2014
- Universität Münster, 1. Staatsexamen 2013
- Anwaltszulassung in Deutschland.