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Julia Sellmann

Partner
julia.sellmann@freshfields.com
Hamburg: +49 40 36906173
Munich: +49 89 20 70 20
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About

Julia is a partner in our Global M&A and Capital practice.  

She specialises in M&A transactions, focusing on advising financial sponsors and corporate clients on their cross-border acquisitions, disposals and co-investments as well as strategic joint ventures. She has particular experience in the health care, digital/tech sectors and chemicals.

Julia combines international experience with a pragmatic approach and commercial understanding when advising our clients on some of their most complex global transactions. She is qualified and has worked as a lawyer in Germany and England, including during her secondments to Citigroup’s legal M&A department and to a large cap private equity fund, both in London.

Julia speaks German, English and French.

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Mergers and acquisitions
Private capital
Technology
Infrastructure
Life sciences

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  • Advising APM Terminals, a global terminal operator and part of A.P. Møller – Maersk Maersk A/S, on the long-term joint venture with EUROGATE and planned €1bn investment in the modernisation of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven 
  • Advising APM Terminals on the strategic partnership with DP World in the Southern Container Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port and the acquisition of a 37.5% minority stake in the terminal
  • Advising Maersk A/S on the acquisition of Senator Group
  • Advising Continental on the spin-off and IPO of its automotive business (now Aumovio)
  • Advising Continental on the sale of its plant in Kaluga/Russia to S8 Capital
  • Advising Continental on the acquisition of Trelleborg's printing blanket business
  • Advising ams-OSRAM AG on the sale of its Digital Systems business to Inventronics, Inc. and Acuity Brands, Inc.
  • Advising Eurazeo on the acquisition of the majority in OMMAX GmbH, the digital strategy consultancy 
  • 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 H.I.G. Capital on the sale of HCS Group to ICG
  • Advising H.I.G. Capital on the acquisition of the sports marketing business (Lagardère Sports) from the Lagardère Group
  • Advising H.I.G. Capital on the acquisition of the European Polyurethan Business (now Plixxent) from Covestro
  • Advising H.I.G. Capital on the acquisition of the majority stake in the automotive supplier Beinbauer Group
  • Advising Antin Infrastructure on its minority investment in ERR
  • Advising EQT on its exclusive negotiations regarding the acquisition of Schülke & Mayr from Air Liquide
  • Advising EQT on the merger of its portfolio company Sivantos with the Danish hearing aid manufacturer Widex

Julia Sellmann

Partner
julia.sellmann@freshfields.com

T +49 40 36906173

T +49 89 20 70 20

Hamburg Office

Hohe Bleichen 7

Hamburg 20354

Munich Office

Maximiliansplatz 13

Munich 80333

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