References
We keep discreet. Our successes are only communicated in exceptional cases if the client gives their consent as well as if the case is reported in the press. The most interesting cases and transactions therefore usually remain hidden. And rightly so.
Transaction of Renaissance painting
2022 Advising the seller of a Renaissance painting in a private sale. Purchase price € 10 Mio.
Historic racing car 1955
2022 Advising an automobile group on the auction of a historic racing car from 1955.
Art Kite Collection
2022 Advice to the consignors of the Art Kite Collection - auction result € 8.7 million (Nagel).
Bergonzi-Cello transaction
2022 Advice to the buyer of one of three known cellos by Bergonzi (pupil of Stradivari), 1740.
Racing car Daytona 1968 - reversal
2020 Judicial enforcement of the reversal after the purchase of a counterfeit "Daytona 1968" racing car (damage approx. € 1.8 million).
Restitution case Bernheimer
2019 Bernheimer ./. Free State of Bavaria. Restitution case (SZ, 15.10.2019).
Stradivarius „Cobbet“
2018 Transaction of the Stradivarius "Cobbet" (1721)
Gurlitt Collection (Schwabing art trove) - Restitution case
2014 Representation of Cornelius Gurlitt in the " Schwabing art trove" case.
Ille Papier-Service GmbH ./. Deutsche Bank AG
2011 Representation of the GmbH before LG and OLG regarding "CMS Spread-Ladder-Swap" (BGH, 22.03.2011 - XI ZR 33/10).
Eurotech S.P.A. – Cross-Border-Transaction
Advising the Italian listed public company Eurotech S.P.A., a leading provider of edge computing solutions for mission-critical applications, on the acquisition of the German company InoNet Computer GmbH
Swiss company
Advising on a joint venture of a public company in the field of cannabis production for the pharmaceutical sector
Austrian Group
Advice on the acquisition of several German target companies
Italian stock corporation in the energies/oil & gas sector
Advice to an Italian energy group on the acquisition of a majority stake in a strategic German company in the gas and biomethane sector
Swiss multinational company from the mechatronics industry
Assisting in the M&A process for the acquisition of a leading Italian multinational company in the field of new technologies out of insolvency
German company of a leading Italian hosting group
Legal advice on the acquisition of a German IT services company
Leading Italian group in the die casting industry
Advice on the sale of shares in a German company
German investment company
Support of a German fund in the strategic sale of an Italian fashion company
Italian investment company
Advice to an Italian group of companies active in the functional food and beverage sector on the acquisition of a German strategic company in the chemical sector
Italian listed company belonging to a Swiss group
Support of a Swiss group in the field of solutions for the personalization of industrial products in the context of a restructuring of the group
Italian stock company
Advice to a leading multinational company in the field of automation systems and plastics processing on the acquisition of a German company
German group from the measuring equipment industry
Advice on the acquisition and subsequent sale of shares in an Italian company specializing in industrial control systems
Leading Italian company in the packaging industry
Advice to a leading Italian company in the design and development of secondary packaging machines on the acquisition of a German packaging company
Major Italian fashion group
Ongoing advice to the German subsidiary since 2015, in particular in contract law and employment law as well as on data protection issues
International market leader in the plastics industry
Ongoing advice to the German subsidiary of an Italian stock corporation in the field of ancillary equipment, technical solutions and services for the plastics industry on contract law as well as M&A
Multinational supplier of spray packaging solutions and aerosol filling equipment
Advice to the German subsidiary on corporate and employment law issues, in particular also on the sale/acquisition of a stake in the company
German stock corporation as parent company of an Italian publicly listed company
Advice on corporate law issues and cross-border corporate reorganizations
Subsidiary of an Italian railroad company
Advice on corporate and employment law issues, in particular also data protection
Leading automotive manufacturer
2019 "Schwabing Bomb"
Representation of public authorities before the LG and the OLG (SZ, 11.02.2019)
2020 - present
Judicial assertion of indemnification claims from a notarial purchase agreement
2018 to date
Advising banks on syndicated loans including drafting agreements with volumes in the double-digit millions
2016 to 2021
Handling of an extensive inheritance case involving German and US law
2021 to 2022
Conversion (spin-off) of a registered sole trader to a GmbH
International petroleum company
Semiconductor production firm
Advice to a semiconductor production firm concerning restructuring of the finance structure
Chinese investor
Advice to a Chinese investor regarding the acquisition of a Bavarian fashion firm (asset deal)
Bavarian entrepreneur
Advice for more than 30 years to a Bavarian entrepreneur regarding his national and international major investments and transactions (f & b industry)
Main shareholder in a privately held company
Advice to the main shareholder in a privately held company regarding the acquisition of additional shares (aircraft supplier; share deal)
Owners of a large retail building complex
Advice to owners of a large retail building complex concerning the restructuring of the finance structure
Swiss investor
Advice to a Swiss investor regarding the acquisition of a participation in a German GmbH (life insurance firm; share deal)
Advice to management
Advice to management regarding the investment into a privately held software company (share deal)
Advice to a bank
Advice to a bank regarding the acquisition of the assets of a trading company
Major German bank
Advice to a major German bank regarding the acquisition of capital asset portfolios from various other banks (asset deals)
Listed manufacturing company of automotive equipment
Advice to seller and management regarding the sale of shares in a listed manufacturing company of automotive equipment including subsidiaries in various European countries to an international investor
Listed company in the telephone and IT sector
Advice to seller and management of a listed company regarding the sale of the complete operative business including approval by an extraordinary shareholder to a US investor (telephone and IT sector; share deal)
International US based investment group
Advice to an international US based investment group regarding grant of the senior loan to buyer in course of the acquisition of a large German based company (film and picture production business)
Advice to a bank in the sale of shares
Advice to a bank regarding the sale of the majority of the shares in a listed company to an investor including approval by an extraordinary shareholder's meeting (software industry)
International biotech fund
Advice to an international biotech fund regarding various capital investment rounds into a biotech startup
Bavaria's largest investment fund
Advice to the largest Bavarian investment fund regarding various investments into privately held companies; acting as trustee for the fund in various acquisitions and advice to the fund regarding its exit transactions
Large German warehouse company
Advice to a large German warehouse company regarding the investment into a privately held internet-based trading company
Management of a stock corporation
Advice to the management of a stock corporation regarding the acquisition of shares of a private equity fund into the corporation (software industry)
Management of a company
Advice to management regarding the sale of subsidiaries owning large real estate assets (share deal)
Management in stock corporation and capital market law
Advice to management regarding Corporate Law and Capital Markets Law including draft of prospectus for enterprises issuing shares to the public (IPOs and SPOs) in various industry sections
Industrial companies and medium sized businesses
Legal services for industrial companies all well as medium sized businesses and senior management (2000 – today)
Swiss engineering corporation
Legal services to a Swiss engineering corporation regarding permanent establishment and employment of permanent agents
Large Japanese engine manufacturer
Legal services / representation of large Japanese engine manufacturer regarding setup of sales representatives structure
International sea and airfreight companies
Ongoing services to international sea and airfreight companies regarding the structuring of transformations
International forwarder
Legal services / representation of an international forwarder with more than 500 employees
International school
Legal services / representation of an international school with 1000 pupils and more than 200 employees regarding all employment and work's council related matters (1995 - today)
German industrial bakery
Legal services / representation of investor regarding purchase of divisions of well-known German industrial bakery. Representation regarding change of tariff negotiations with unions
European bus manufacturer
Legal services / representation of well-known European bus manufacturer regarding relocation and partial shut-down
Mail order company in the textile sector
Legal services / representation of investor regarding restructuring and shut-down of large mail order company in the textile sector (Arcandor concern subsidiary)
Bavarian brewery
Legal services / representation of Buyer Company regarding take-over of breweries by respected Bavarian brewery company
Legal counsel of Buyer Company
Legal counsel of Buyer Company regarding selling of domestic fuel division of a mineral oil company to competitor
German energy company
Legal services / representation regarding investor buy out of the renewable energies division of a large energy company
Bavarian domestic fuel oil company
Ongoing legal services / representation of a renowned Bavarian domestic fuel oil company in all aspects of labour law / collective bargaining agreements (2005 – today)
European mineral oil concern company
Ongoing legal services / representation of German subsidiaries of a European mineral oil concern company (2003 – today)
French truck manufacturer
Extensive legal services / representation of well-known French truck manufacturer regarding shut-down of company headquarter and sale of all truck centers
