White & Case LLP's German foreign trade law team acts integrated into the firm's Global FDI Reviews practice and primarily advises on investment control, with a particular focus on regulated and digitised industries in addition to advising sovereign wealth funds. Thilo Wienke regularly takes the lead here and is supported by Erasmus Hoffmann, who joined the team from Hengeler Mueller in June 2024; the latter also boasts expertise in ESG.

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Key clients

  • Global Wafers
  • State Oil Limited
  • Easypark
  • Enpal
  • Tier Mobility
  • Emirates Global Aluminium
  • Diaverum
  • Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company

Work highlights

  • Representation of the British Prax Group in the acquisition of the OIL! petrol station business from Marquard & Bahls AG and in the acquisition of a 37.5% stake in the PCK refinery.
  • Representation of Bridgepoint Capital and the target company Diaverum in the sale of Diaverum to M42.
  • Representation of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company in the acquisition of a 49% stake in the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea from the Spanish Iberdrola SA.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Thilo Wienke, Tilman Kuhn , Tobias Heinrich, Erasmus Hoffmann