Linklaters advises DAX40, MDAX and SDAX companies as well as other high-profile German and international corporations and their boards of directors on corporate issues, including in connection with restructuring projects, reorganisations, IPOs and general meetings. Tim Johannsen-Roth further complements the practice's capacities with expertise in complex M&A deals, restructuring and corporate governance and jointly leads the team with Marco Carbonare, who assists companies and financial investors with cross-border M&A and capital market transactions. The team also includes Ralph Wollburg, who heads the global M&A group and advises DAX companies on cross-border acquisitions, Kristina Klaaßen-Kaiser (cross-border mergers, sales and acquisitions), Staffan Illert (stock and capital market law advice as well as corporate disputes) and Hans -Ulrich Wilsing (stock corporation and corporate law). M&A and restructuring expert Andreas Zenner made partner in May 2023.
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- 'Ralph Wollburg and Hans-Ulrich Wilsing: Still strong corporate partners in Düsseldorf.'
- 'Ralph Wollburg and Hans-Ulrich Wilsing: excellent networkers and strategists.'
- 'We received excellent support from Linklaters Hamburg. The team had just the right combination of seniority and skills for the matter. They showed a good understanding of the needs of a non-German client. Great general business and communication skills in addition to great legal skills. Good value.'
Work highlights
- Comprehensive advice on the reorganisation of Aldi Nord's group of companies, including the implementation of a new group and foundation structure as well as coordination with tax authorities and foundation supervision.
- Advising Uniper on the federal rescue package worth more than €30 billion in state support via equity measures as well as advising on all state aid and public law aspects of the stabilisation and rescue package, which was coordinated and negotiated with majority shareholder Fortum and the Federal Republic of Germany and should be further coordinated with the European Commission.
- Advising thyssenkupp on its comprehensive corporate review and preparation regarding the possible independence of its steel division, comprehensive corporate advice on the sale of a stake in the steel division to an industrial partner, corporate advice on the spin-off and subsequent IPO of thyssenkrupp subsidiary Nucera (formerly Uhde Chlorine Engineers) and comprehensive corporate advice on the intended spin-off.
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Tim Johannsen-Roth, Marco Carbonare