Linklaters specialises in investment control and advises on regulatory compliance as well as approval procedures and merger control filings. Here, practice head and merger control expert Christoph Barth regularly supports transactions of Chinese investment funds. Thanks to the close cooperation with the dispute resolution practice, the team increasingly assists with sanctions law matters in supporting companies in the sale of Russian company shares.
Testimonials
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'Interdisciplinary project teams. Very good international network. Fast scalability thanks to the resources of a major international law firm. Very good customer orientation.'
'Kerstin Wilhelm offers the highest level of specialist expertise, maximum commitment, integrity, and open and clear communication.'
'Kerstin Wilhelm was an important support for the company and the compliance team in dealing with numerous complex legal matters. The collaboration was very good, open and productive.'
'Kerstin Wilhelm proved to be reliable, highly competent and able to do good work in very complex and company-relevant matters.'
Work highlights
- Advising the Volkswagen Group on sanctions law on the sale of its shares in Volkswagen Group Rus LLC and its local subsidiaries (Volkswagen Components and Services LLC, Scania Leasing LLC, Scania Finance LLC, Scania Insurance LLC) to Art-Finance LLC, which is owned by the Russian dealer Avilon.
- Advising ELMOS Semiconductor SE on the planned sale of chip production to the Swedish semiconductor company Silex.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christoph Barth