References

With our longstanding experience we have been standing by national and international clients as partners for many years. We have advised – inter alia and primarily still during the many years of our joint work for the leading international law firm Linklaters – on the following mandates, projects and proceedings:

ALBA Group plc & Co. KG on a group restructuring and the conclusion of a domination and profit and loss transfer agreement with INTERSEROH SE

Alba Group, Bilfinger SE, Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Börse AG, E.ON SE, Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, GESCO AG, IKB Deutsche Industrie- und Kreditbank AG, Kabel Deutsch-land Holding AG, SAP SE, SIXT Leasing SE, Ströer SE & Co. KGaA, thyssenkrupp AG and other listed companies on stock corporation and capital markets law

Alba Group plc & Co. KG/Interseroh SE, NTT Com Security AG/NTT Communications AG and Vodafone/Kabel Deutschland as well as other companies in appraisal proceedings following structural measures under the stock corporation and corporate transaction law.

BASF SE on the sale of its construction chemicals division to Lone Star

Executive Board of  Bayer AG on stock corporation law issues in connection with the settlement of the glyphosate, dicamba and PCB litigation in the U.S.

Bilfinger SE, cash.life AG, Deutsche Börse AG, Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, Kabel Deutschland Holding AG, SAP SE and Ströer SE & Co. KGaA as well as other companies with the preparation and conduct of public general shareholders’ meetings.

Supervisory Board of Bilfinger SE in an internal investigation relating to breaches of duty by twelve former members of the Executive Board, the assertion of directors’ liability claims and the conclusion of a coverage and liability settlement agreement

Supervisory Board of D+S Europe AG in an internal investigation

Supervisory Board of Daimler AG on the establishment of a holding structure with the three pillars Cars & Vans, Trucks & Buses and Financial Services

Deere & Company on the acquisition of the global activities of Wirtgen Group

Deutsche Bank AG in connection with an internal investigation of CO2 certificate trading

Deutsche Bank AG in connection with an investigation relating to and assertion of liability claims against former board members of a group company

Deutsche Börse AG on issues relating to stock corporation and capital markets law in connection with an internal investigation

Douglas Holding AG on the takeover by Advent International and the subsequent squeeze-out

Engie on the sale of its German and Dutch hard coal-fired power plants to Riverstone

E.ON SE on the spin-off and listing of Uniper SE

E.ON SE on the takeover of innogy SE and subsequent squeeze-out

Funke Media Group on the acquisition of the regional newspapers, TV guides and women’s magazines from Axel Springer

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG regarding a court application for the appointment of a special auditor and the monitoring of the special audit

L1 Energy on the acquisition of RWE Dea AG from RWE

LetterOne on the business combination of DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG and the merger of the oil and gas business with BASF subsidiary Wintershall

Linde AG/Linde Portugal, Lda. on the planned carve-out and resale of the Portuguese and Spanish assets in connection with the merger with Praxair

NTT Communications Corp. on the merger squeeze-out of a German subsidiary

Management Board of Praktiker AG in an internal investigation in connection with the insolvency of the company

REWE Zentralfinanz eG on corporate governance issues and corporate law

Several (listed) companies in status proceedings pursuant to sections 98 et seq. AktG

Shareholder of a family-run medium-sized company in all matters of family, inheritance, gift and company law in connection with the transfer of company shares to the children as a gift

SIXT Leasing SE on the establishment and design of a stock option program

Thyssen’sche Handelsgesellschaft on the acquisition of the U.S. Anomatic Corporation

Thyssen’sche Handelsgesellschaft on the acquisition of the Italian Colcom Group

Various foreign companies and shareholders of German (listed) companies on all questions of corporate law

Various family owned businesses on questions of company law and shareholder disputes

Various listed companies in internal investigations of possible breaches of duty and the assertion of claims for damages against current and former board members

Various public sector financial institutions on corporate law and compliance issues

Various strategic investors, investment companies and PE houses with regard to the German end of major international transactions

Vion Food Group on the sale of the Ingredients Division to Darling International

VION N.V. on the squeeze-out of Moksel AG

Volkswagen AG in connection with the investigation of the diesel affair

Vodafone on the public takeover of Kabel Deutschland Holding AG and subsequent domination and profit and loss transfer agreement

Vodafone GmbH on corporate governance issues and company law

WAZ Media Group on the establishment of a new holding structure and the reorganisation of its group companies

Wintershall Dea on the first issue of an international bond and with respect to its planned IPO