Before joining the legal practice, Florian worked as a legal trainee in the German corporate practice group of the firm and an international pharmaceutical company.
Florian advises industrial corporations, strategic investors, private equity investors and banks on M&A transactions and complex intra-group reorganisations as well as on all issues related to corporate law, with a focus on regulated industries.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
Avenga, an international IT service provider and consulting group and a portfolio company of Oaktree, on the acquisition of Ukrainian-based Perfectial Group.
House of HR, a leading European personnel service provider on several acquisition in the German market, in particular the acquisition of SOLCOM, a German IT service provider and pluss Personalmanagement GmbH, a German personnel provider specializing in healthcare HR.
A multinational financial institution on the acquisition of MCE Bank GmbH from Mitsubishi Corporation.
CropEnergies, the leading European manufacturer of renewable ethanol, on the delisting tender offer from Südzucker AG and the subsequent delisting from the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
A multinational financial institution on the joint venture with big German banks to fund the blockchain platform SWIAT.
Several clients in a variety of industries on intra-group and/or cross-border reorganisations, in particular pursuant to the German Transformation Act.
The ultimate shareholder of Alfred Jäger GmbH, a manufacturer of spindles and high-performance motors, on the sale of the company to Japanese NAKANISHI INC.
Qualifications
Admissions
Rechtsanwalt, Germany, 2022
Academic
Second German Law Degree, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 2022
First German Law Degree, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, 2020
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.