Ralph Drebes
LinklatersLinklaters routinely cooperates with the corporate and M&A practice, here, the key contacts are Andreas Müller and practice head as well as co-head of the global financial sponsors team Ralph Drebes. This integrated approach is utilised in the advice to investors, including long-standing client relationships, and companies on national and cross-border large and mid-cap transactions. This is complemented by expertise in the regulated industries, including energy, healthcare, (digital) infrastructure and technology, where Carl Sanders is a key contact; he made partner in May 2023.
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Work highlights
- Advising Macquarie Asset Management on the sale of its indirect stake in Open Grid Europe (OGE) to Fluxys.
- Advising Société Générale and its German subsidiary on the sale of the minority stake in Schufa Holding AG to the Swedish financial investor EQT.
- Advising the majority shareholder GBL in connection with the strategic investment of LRMR Ventures, the family office of LeBron James and Maverick Carter as well as SC Holdings, in Canyon Bicycles.
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