Niklas Kniess
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Niklas Kniess

Associate

Email

niklas.kniess@aoshearman.com

Phone

+49 69 2648 5338

Offices

Frankfurt

V-CARD
Niklas is specialized in national and international tax advice on questions of M&A and (re-)financing, especially in connection with the structuring of private equity investments, tax reorganizations, as well as real estate and fund investments. 
In addition, Niklas has experience in providing tax advice to alternative investment funds and their investors.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • The banks on syndicated acquisition financing for Rheinmetall acquisition of NVL 
  • BayernLB on its smart metering financing for Calisen. 
  • The lenders on the EUR 262.5m record financing for ITM.
  • The arrangers and other finance parties on a EUR 2.8bn refinancing for IFCO. 
  • BayWa r.e. AG on the conclusion of a comprehensive refinancing package. 
  • The lenders on the financing of the acquisition of OMS Prüfservice by 3i. 
  • Nuveen on the sale of the Designer Outlet Berlin. 
  • Volkswagen on a EUR 12.5bn credit facility. 
  • The lenders on the EUR 3.5bn acquisition of Viridium by a consortium comprising Allianz, BlackRock, T&D Holdings, Hannover RE and Generali Financial Holding. 
  • Alstria on the EUR 500m emission of bonds. 
  • Several international debt funds on the financing of the acquisition of CSO and MIGx by ATHAGORAS. 
  • EIB and EIF on market first public solar securitization in Europe. Stahl on the acquisition of WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH. 
  • Dastex Group GmbH, a portfolio company of The Riverside Company, on the acquisition of pure11 GmbH. 
  • KD Pharma Group on the EUR 180m bridge financing and successful refinancing through the placement of a Nordic Bond, as well as on the acquisition of the marine lipids business of Dsm-Firmenich. 
  • Commerzbank AG on the EUR 240m sustainability-linked syndicated loan for Vossloh. 
  • A subsidiary of a global financial institution on the EUR 350m Term Loan B for Schoen Klinik SE as sole physical bookrunner. 
  • Ams-OSRAM AG on the EUR 1bn emission of high yield bonds.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as Rechtsanwalt (Germany), 2023

Academic

Second German Law Degree, 2023

First German Law Degree, University of Mannheim, 2021

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), University of Mannheim, 2018

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.