As part of our global transactions group, Bastian specialises in advising financial sponsors and corporates on M&A transactions, including acquisitions, exits, co-investments, participation programs, carve-outs and other corporate matters across a broad range of sectors.
Focusing on financial investors, Bastian combines international experience with a pragmatic approach and commercial understanding when advising our clients on some of their most complex global transactions.
Bastian is based in our Munich office and has also worked in our Frankfurt and London offices. His past experience in the investment banking department of a private bank and as senior legal counsel during a secondment with a client help him understand our clients' needs and deliver the best results for them.
He speaks German, English, French and some Italian.
- Advising Permira and Nordic Capital on their public takeover offer for vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic
- Advising Rieter AG on its acquisition of Barmag from OC Oerlikon
- Advising CDPQ on its investment in Aareon
- Advising UBS on the upfront acquisition of the global investment banking business of Credit Suisse and the subsequent mergers of the regulated banks part of the combined group in jurisdictions worldwide
- Advising Allianz X on the acquisition of Innovation Group, a leading global provider of claims and technology solutions to the insurance and automotive industries; as well as on the later sale
- Advising Cinven on its acquisitions of BTV Multimedia Group and Amadys Group through its portfolio company Netceed
- Advising EQT Infrastructure on the acquisition of a majority stake in Meine Radiologie and blikk to form a leading radiology and radiotherapy provider in Germany
- Advising Cinven on the acquisition of a majority stake in think-cell, the developer of charting and layout software for PowerPoint for holistically streamlining professional slide production and thereby improving efficiency and quality when creating and editing presentations
- Advising Francisco Partners on the acquisition of a majority of the shares in Native Instruments Holding GmbH, the Berlin-based global leader in digital music creation software and hardware
- Advising EQT on the acquisition and divestment of Schülke & Mayr GmbH, one of the leading suppliers of hygiene and infection prevention solutions for skin and surfaces and wound antiseptics
- Advising GIC on its participation in an equity round of CHF 600m for Climeworks
- Advising Cinven on the acquisition of Generali Lebensversicherung AG, a life insurer with c. 4 million policies and c. EUR 40 bn. of assets under management, in a transformational acquisition
- Advising EQT on a joint venture between its portfolio company Sivantos and the Danish hearing-aids specialist Widex
- Advising Zurich on the expansion of its strategic partnership with Deutsche Bank and DWS Group
- Advising a leading global insurance group on the sale of an insurance broker network to financial investors
- Advising several private equity investors on the set-up of comprehensive management incentive and equity programs
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