Recent Representations

• Bregal Capital on the acquisitions of (minority) participations in Sovendus GmbH and INTER-FORUM AG as well as the add-on acquisitions of Syntela IT-Dienstleistungs GmbH and Tharuka GmbH.
• 7Days Group on the acquisition of the Valora Service business (press distribution, logistics and pick-up/drop-off services) in Switzerland and Luxembourg.
• Genui Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Luxury Fashion Trade GmbH, the leading online shop for designer handbags and high-quality accessories.
• Cheyne Capital on the acquisition of the Berlin shopping center “Märkisches Zentrum” and the therewith provided loans.
• A leading German automotive supplier in the acquisition of TOSCH GmbH and SaarOTEC Saarländische Oberflächenbearbeitung + Technik GmbH
• Capvis Private Equity AG in the acquisition of all material assets of Rena GmbH (involving 6 jurisdictions), a leading company in the fields of solar energy and wet processing
• Ocean Holding GmbH in the acquisition of Düsseldorfer Hypothekenbank AG, a major German mortgage bank with total assets estimated at €12 billion, from the US investor Lone Star
• Committee of Noteholders in the debt restructuring of IVG Immobilien AG
• Hatfield Philips International regarding the execution and sale of a residential real estate portfolio, including a COMI shift to England
• Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd., in connection with acquisition of S&S Worldwide, Inc. in Utah, U.S.A. (including assets at insolvent Nürburgring)
• Capita on the Xanadu transaction (combined asset/share deal structure underlined by several insolvency plans) for which Paul Hastings was also commended in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards 2013 for “Deploying a structure new to the German market to enable the restructuring of commercial mortgage-backed securities”.
• Misumi Group on acquisition of largest die components maker in the U.S
• Hill-Rom in the acquisition of the Völker Group, a leading German manufacturer and distributor of high-end beds.
• MTH Handels Holding GmbH with respect to (i) the acquisition and the restructuring of the insolvent Mäc Geiz and PaKo Logistics retail chain (a non-food discounter with approximately 200 stores in the eastern part of Germany) from the insolvency administrator Dr. Flöther and (ii) the acquisition and the restructuring of a substantial part of Ihr Platz, an insolvent German drugstore chain, from the insolvency administrator Werner Schneider.
• Platinum Equity in the global acquisition, involving 11 jurisdictions, of the German-centered ECKA Group, a leading non-ferrous metal powder manufacturer with over 900 employees and 18 production plants worldwide and sale proceeds of €430 million from the insolvency administrator, Dr. Siegfried Beck.

Speaking Engagements and Publications

Speaking Engagements

• Participates in public panels on topics including restructurings/insolvency law and M&A practice

Publications

• ESUG - Game Change for German Restructurings, 2012
• Subordinated creditors in German insolvency plan proceedings—Vae Victis?, 2014
• Hard Balance Sheet Guarantees and Their Construction Under German Law, 2016

Professional and Community Involvement

• Lecturer at Trier University of Applied Sciences (M&A)
• Active involvement in ProBono e.V.

Memberships

• German-American Lawyers Association (DAJV)
• Bundesverband Mergers & Acquisitions e.V. (BM&A)

Education

• University of Hamburg, Dr. iur., 2006
• University of Hamburg, 2nd St Exam, 2004
• University of Hamburg, 1st St Exam, 2001
• University of Marburg, 1996 - 1999