Andreas Piepers
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Andreas Piepers

Counsel

Email

andreas.piepers@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 7475

Offices

New York

V-CARD

Andreas advises public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions on a wide range of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.

He frequently leads transactions involving carve-outs, reorganizations and other complex deal  dynamics, and is relied upon by clients for pragmatic execution and efficient deal management.

Based in New York, Andreas is dually qualified in New York and Germany and regularly advises on international transactions. He brings in-depth experience with both US and European M&A practice, advising clients on transaction execution, governing law considerations and cultural dynamics in cross-border transactions.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Macquarie Asset Management on its $1.8 billion sale of its North American and European public investments business to Nomura.
  • MetLife, Inc. on its up to $1.2 billion acquisition of the PineBridge Investments business from Pacific Century Group. 
  • Raytheon Technologies Corporation on its divestiture of Raytheon Anschütz GmbH.
  • TELUS Corporation on its $350 million acquisition of Workplace Options.
  • TELUS International (Cda) Inc. on several cross-border transactions, including:
    - The $1.225 billion acquisition of WillowTree.
    - The acquisition of Playment.
    - The $935 million acquisition of the Artificial Intelligence Business of Lionbridge.
    - The $1 billion acquisition of Competence Call Center Group.
  • Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited on its $1.4 billion divestiture of the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Business to JAB Holding Company.
  • American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. on its €125 million acquisition of the Tekfor Group.
  • Pierpont Capital Holdings LLC on its $600 million acquisition by Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
  • Glatfelter Corporation on several transactions, including:
    - The acquisition of Georgia Pacific’s European Nonwovens Business and the subsequent acquisition of the US Nonwovens Business.
    - The divestiture of its Specialty Paper business to Lindsay Goldberg.
  • Intapp, Inc. on its cross-border acquisition of OnePlace Holdings Pte. Ltd. and in its acquisition of DealCloud, Inc.
  • GENEWIZ Group on its $450 million sale to Brooks Automation, Inc.
  • Textron Inc. on the $810 million divestiture of its Tools & Test business to Emerson Electric Co.
  • Corning Incorporated on its $900 million acquisition of 3M Company’s global Optical and Copper Connectivity Solutions Business.
  • Warner Music Group on its acquisition of the Songkick concert discovery app.
  • Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. on several transactions, including:
    - The acquisition of Trayport Limited from the GFI Group and the subsequent divestiture of Trayport to TMX Group Limited in exchange for Natural Gas Exchange, Inc., Shorcan Energy Brokers, Inc. and a cash payment.
    - The acquisition of the index business of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
    - The divestiture of its Interactive Data Managed Solutions business to FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
    - The acquisition of National Stock Exchange, Inc. by NYSE Group, Inc.
  • Capital Z Partners Management, LLn C on the acquisition of the Portfolio Group.
  • Exxon Mobil Corporation on the divestiture of its refinery in Torrance, California to PBF Energy, Inc.
  • General Electric Company on the $2.5 billion sale of a portfolio of US, Canadian, Mexican and Brazilian aircraft leases and related aircraft and aircraft loans to Global Jet Capital.
  • Nokia Corporation on its €2.5 bn divestiture of HERE B.V. to a consortium of AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG.
  • Dycom Industries, Inc. on several acquisitions in the United States.
  • Mitsubishi Rayon Co. on the acquisition of a majority interest in the Wethje Group.
  • Fairfax Financial Holdings on the acquisition of the Praktiker home improvement store chain in Greece.
  • Barry Callebaut AG in connection with its acquisition of the cocoa ingredients division from Petra Foods Limited.
  • Cisneros Group of Companies on its investment in the Mobly Group (Brazil).

Qualifications

Admissions

Germany, 2012

New York, 2013

Academic

LL.B., Bucerius Law School, 2008

LL.M., University of Chicago, 2012

Languages

English, German
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.