Daniel Wendler
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Daniel Wendler

Senior Associate

Email

daniel.wendler@aoshearman.com

Phone

+49 40 82221 2354

Offices

Hamburg

V-CARD
Daniel advises German and international strategic and financial (private equity) investors with a particular focus on (renewable-)energy and infrastructure deals as well as maritime industry.

His experience includes domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, complex joint ventures and share or asset acquisitions / divestments for a broad variety of clients across various jurisdictions and sectors.

In addition to his M&A-related work, Daniel advises on all matters of German corporate law (including reorganisations) and on related fields of civil law, including litigation and contract law.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Iberdrola on the partial sale and establishment of joint ventures in relation to two offshore wind farms in Germany (Baltic Eagle (2023) and Windanker (2025)).
  • Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) on the divestment of its European petrochemicals business to AEQUITA.
  • Allianz Capital Partners, AIP Management and Norges Bank Investment Management on the acquisition of a 49.9% stake in the planned 960 MW offshore wind farm "He Dreiht" from EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG.
  • Uniper on the sale of its Gönyű gas-fired power plant in Hungary.
  • HHLA/Hamburger Energiewerke on the acquisition of the former Moorburg power plant from Vattenfall with the aim of establishing a hydrogen hub in Hamburg.
  • DigitalBridge Group together with Brookfield Infrastructure on the acquisition of a 51% stake in GD Towers (Deutsche Funkturm GmbH), the passive infrastructure of Deutsche Telekom.
  • Comprehensive advice to Windward Offshore, a joint venture of Diana Shipping, Marubeni, Serafin Group, Searenergy, Blue Star Group and several financial investors, on establishing a platform for the operation of offshore wind service vessels (CSOVs).
  • Associated British Foods (ABF) on the German angle of a reorganisation and the demerger of Primark from its food business.
  • Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (now: Par Health / Keenova) in connection with the group reorganisation, the carve-out sale of the Therakos group and ongoing corporate law matters relating to German group companies.
  • Hapag-Lloyd on the acquisition of DAL Deutsche Afrika-Linien from the Rantzau group and the acquisition of a stake in JadeWeserPort.
  • Arcadis on the acquisition of data centre developer KuA Group and the acquisition of WSP Infrastructure Engineering GmbH from the WSP group.
  • DIVACO Group on the sale of its prefabricated housing group DFH.
  • The owner family on the sale of shipping company Carl Büttner.
  • Techem on the acquisition of smart metering company inexogy.

Pro bono

  • Providing corporate counsel to an international NGO on the establishment of a bio-diversity initiative.
  • Contributing to a Q&A guideline for refugees from Ukraine in relation to various relevant legal and everyday matters.
  • Establishing an association together with several colleagues and alumni from the firm’s Hamburg rowing team, which supports underprivileged children with joint rowing and free-time activities.

Qualifications

Admissions

Rechtsanwalt, Germany, 2020

Academic

Second German Bar Exam, Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, Germany, 2019

First German Bar Exam, Higher Regional Court of Cologne, Germany, 2017

Law studies at the University of Heidelberg and Bonn, Germany, as well as Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom, 2011 to 2017

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.