The expertise of Linklaters' corporate practice ranges from restructuring, strategic projects, corporate governance and general meetings to ongoing advice to management and supervisory boards; the client portfolio also includes DAX40, MDAX and SDAX companies as well as other leading corporations and German shareholders. Marco Carbonare, who frequently acts in capital market-related matters and thus regularly assists with IPOs, carve-outs and reorganisations, heads the team, which also includes Ralph Wollburg and Hans-Ulrich Wilsing; both have impressive expertise in advising blue chips on corporate structuring issues and ESG as well as in advising management and supervisory boards.
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'Outstanding expertise and outstanding accessibility, pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.'
'Excellent coordination within the team, high level of commitment in statements (not only in terms of content, but also in terms of timing and organisation).'
'Ralph Wollburg: Still one of the greats in corporate law, with a pronounced strategic instinct and is absolutely suitable for executive and supervisory boards. Arne Kießling: Very client-oriented and works well with Dr. Wollburg.'
'Very competent and experienced in stock and capital market law as well as in supporting general meetings of listed companies. Extremely responsive, flexible and service-oriented.'
'Arne Kießling and his team: Outstanding - in addition to extensive practical experience in stock and capital market law and the support of general meetings, they also have a good mentality, personal commitment and reliability. It is great fun to work with this team.'
'Ralph Wollburg: Fantastic wealth of experience, in-depth market knowledge, very pragmatic approach. Staffan Illert: A very good lawyer, fast, always available, pragmatic. Good associates.'
'Very broad practice in corporate law and M&A transactions; by adding a prominent US M&A practice, we have gained even more profile and breadth for US cross-border M&A.'
'Tim Johannsen-Roth: Conducts negotiations independently and regularly achieves the target result. Not only does he advise on the content of the SPA, but he also offers very targeted strategy discussions.'
Work highlights
Advising Uniper's supervisory board in relation to the €13.5 billion federal rescue package via equity measures.
Advising Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA' company and its bodies on the deconsolidation of its subsidiary Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA through conversion into a stock corporation. As well as advising on further spin-offs, mergers and changes of legal form of companies in the Fresenius Group following and on the occasion of the change of legal form of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA.
Advising a leading manufacturer of print solutions and printing machines on the global restructuring of the entire group and the formation of a possible joint venture in the digital print sector.
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Practice head
Marco Carbonare
Other key lawyers
Ralph Wollburg; Hans-Ulrich Wilsing; Staffan Illert; Kristina Klaaßen-Kaiser; Tim Johannsen-Roth; Stephan Oppenhoff; Arne Kießling