The private equity team at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP supports German and global companies and investors in national and cross-border mid- and large-cap transactions. Practice head Jan Bauer complements the transactional capacities with relevant expertise in corporate restructuring and capital markets law matters.

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Key clients

  • American Industrial Partners
  • Armira Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG
  • Blackrock
  • Blackstone
  • Castik Capital
  • Celonis
  • CVC
  • Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
  • Energy Infrastructure Partners
  • FINN
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Hg
  • I Squared Capital
  • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
  • SCP Group
  • Silver Lake
  • TSG Consumer Partners

Work highlights

  • Advising a consortium led by Energy Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of a 19.85% stake in Fluxys Group with an implied enterprise value of €8 billion from the Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
  • Advised Hg on its investment in IFS and WorkWave, valuing IFS and WorkWave at $10 billion.
  • Advising Celonis on its $400 million Series D expansion led by Qatar Investment Authority.

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Jan Bauer