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Elizabeth´s practice focuses on in- and outbound US/Continental Europe transactions. She has extensive experience advising both corporate and private equity clients on complex cross-border M&A deals. Elizabeth has particular expertise in the industries, tech and life sciences sectors and has practiced in both New York and Germany.
She speaks English, German, Dutch and Afrikaans
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- 3M Company inter alia on the worldwide carve-out and spin-off of its healthcare business, the newly formed Solventum, involving more than 90 jurisdictions and over 20,000 employees worldwide leading on the structuring and implementation of the global separation from a corporate, tax, regulatory, employment, pensions and commercial/contractual perspective.
- BorgWarner on the global separation of its fuel systems and aftermarket businesses encompassing an estimated $3.3bn in combined sales, followed by a spin-off into a publicly traded company named PHINIA.
- 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.
- TRATON on the carve-out of the TRATON Group R&D function in Germany, Sweden and the US.
- Jungheinrich AG on its acquisition of Storage Solutions, Inc.
- Antech Diagnostics, a subsidiary of Mars Petcare, on the acquisition of medical technology company, Eurolyser, from French life science fund, Archimed.
- Airbus Defence and Space on the carve-out of their sensors, electronic warfare and avionics businesses; and the sale of these businesses, together with its optronics business, to KKR.
- Ergon Capital Partners on the sale of the majority of pharmaceutical supplier Zellbios to DPE Deutsche Private Equity.
- Flint Group on the carve out and sale of its XSYS Division, which specializes in the development and supply of printing plates, sleeves and adapters, and pre-press equipment for the packaging industry, to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.
- PepsiCo, Inc. on the Series B investment rounds in air up, a Germany-based startup developing water bottles with scent pods.
- Catalent, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies, development, and manufacturing solutions for drugs, biologics, cell and gene therapies and consumer health products, on its acquisition of RheinCell Therapeutics.
- Cazoo, the leading UK online car retailer, on its acquisition of Cluno, Germany’s leading consumer car subscription platform.
- Emerson Electric Co. on a strategic investment in inmation Software GmbH, a global software platform developer, based in Cologne, Germany.
- Advising Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. on the sale of its electronic securites business in Germany, India, Portugal, Singapore and Switzerland to Securitas AB.
- Zurich-based gategroup on the acquisition of the European business of Lufthansa's catering subsidiary LSG Sky Chefs.
- Knauf on the divestment of the mineral fibre tiles and grids for modular suspended ceilings business in Austria, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and the UK it agreed to acquire from Armstrong in 2017, to Aurelius.
- 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.
- EQT Partners on the sale of its stake in Sportradar AG, the world’s leading supplier of sports and betting-related data, to a consortium consisting of CPPIB and TCV in transaction valuing Sportradar AG at EUR 2.1bn.
- On the merger of Sivantos Pte. Ltd. and Widex A/S, creating a global hearing aid leader in a transaction valuing the merged businesses at EUR 7 bn.
- Honeywell on the acquisition of Elster, a maker of metering devices, for €4.7bn; and the divestment of its friction materials business to Federal Mogul Corporation.
Elizabeth Oberholzer
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Munich Office
Maximiliansplatz 13
80333 Munich