Jens Hafemann

Synopsys in its acquisition of PikeTec from ECM Equity Capital Management.

NeXtWind’s founders in the sale of NeXtWind Capital to a consortium of Sandbrook Capital, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), and the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO), including commitments of such consortium to invest up to $750 million of equity capital to acquire NeXtWind’s existing portfolio of operating wind assets and to fund future growth.

International Flavors & Fragrances in the sale of its food preparation business to Frulact, a portfolio company of Ardian.

The Walt Disney Company in the sale of its partnership interest in SRTL to RTL/Bertelsmann.

LivaNova in the sale of its heart valve business to Gyrus Capital.

Latour Capital in the acquisition of Solvay’s barium and strontium, and sodium percarbonate businesses.

Baxter Healthcare in its strategic partnership with ZeoSys.

Casa Tarradellas in its acquisition of a 60% stake in the Herta charcuterie and dough business from Nestlé.

International Flavors & Fragrances in its merger with the Nutrition & Biosciences business of DuPont.

3M in the sale of its communication markets business to Corning.

Dow Chemical in its sale of Safechem.

Lafarge in its $40 billion merger with Holcim and in the €6.5 billion sale, together with Holcim, of certain assets to CRH.

Merck KGaA in its divestment of Allergopharma to Dermapharm Holding SE.

Lavazza in its acquisition of Mars Drinks from Mars Incorporated.

Falabella in its $138 million acquisition of online marketplace operator Linio.

Hanon Systems in the $1.2 billion acquisition of the Global Fluid Pressure & Controls business of Magna International Inc. and the complex post-M&A integration of German Magna entities.

DCC in its acquisition of TEGA - Technische Gase und Gasetechnik GmbH from Linde.

Alstom in its terminated €15 billion merger with Siemens’ mobility business, including its rail traction drives business.

General Motors in the sale of its Opel/Vauxhall subsidiary and GM Financial’s European operations to PSA Group.

German banks, insurance companies, and industry clients in tax audits and tax court proceedings, including before the German Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof).

Clients in tax-related arbitration proceedings, including post-M&A in connection with tax indemnification claims.

Furukawa Electric in its European joint venture with Essex Magnet Wire.

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) in its acquisition of Fragrance Resources.

LVMH in its acquisition of RIMOWA, a leading manufacturer of luggage and leather goods.

Asahi Kasei in its acquisition of Polypore International and the back-to-back sale of the worldwide separations media business to 3M.

The underwriters in the re-IPO of Pfleiderer Grajewo, following a complex restructuring of the German Pfleiderer Group.

Henry Schein in its acquisition of scil animal care company.

Germany’s Financial Market Stabilization Agency (FMSA) in connection with the reprivatization and IPO of Deutsche Pfandbriefbank.

Westlake Chemical Corporation in its acquisition of Vinnolit.

Edenred in the acquisition of a participation in the fuel-card issuer UTA.

Commerzbank AG in a rights offering.

Deutsche Bank in capital increases.

Helikos SE in its IPO and subsequent business combination with the Swiss exceet Group.

Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen on the acquisition of West LB.

American Express in its acquisition of Loyalty Partner.