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Maximilian Zellerhoff
Principal Associate
maximilian.zellerhoff@freshfields.com
Hamburg: +49 172 2554 800
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Maximilian is a member of our intellectual property and information technology practice within our global transactions group. 

Maximilian is involved in cross-border corporate transactions and carve-out projects and advises on complex contract negotiation and drafting.

He speaks English and German.

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Intellectual property
Mergers and acquisitions
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Life Sciences & Healthcare

  • Permira and Nordic Capital on the intended acquisition of Bavarian Nordic A/S
  • BIOTRONIK Group, a leading global medical technology company based in Berlin, Germany, on an agreement to divest its Vascular Intervention (‘VI’) division to Teleflex Incorporated, a global provider of medical technologies
  • Merck on its acquisition of HUB Organoids Holding B.V. from Stichting Ontwikkelfonds voor Organoïden
  • Eppendorf on the sale of its micro manipulation product portfolio to Calibre Scientific
  • Grünenthal on a joint venture collaboration with Kyowa Kirin International, the Japan-based global specialty pharmaceutical company, in relation to Kyowa Kirin's established drug portfolio of 13 brands across six therapeutic areas with a focus on pain management
  • International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) on their sale of CordenPharma, a leading global contract development & manufacturing organization (CDMO), to European private equity firm Astorg
  • International chemicals company LANXESS on its $1,3bn acquisition of the Microbial Control business of International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
  • Grünenthal on its acquisition of the men's health product Nebido for a purchase price of up to € 500m from Bayer AG
  • Grünenthal on its acquisition of Mestex AG
  • International pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca on its $39bn acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals
  • International chemicals company LANXESS on its acquisition of Theseo Group, a manufacturer of disinfectant and hygiene solutions
  • Private equity investor Charterhouse Capital Partners / SERB on the $800m acquisition of the BTG Specialty Pharmaceuticals business from Boston Scientific Corporation

Technology

  • Accenture on the acquisition of Sentia Group's business in the Netherlands, Bulgaria and Belgium. The Sentia Group provides cloud advisory and delivery services
  • Private equity investor EQT on the sale of Utimaco Verwaltungs GmbH, one of the leading global providers of mission-critical professional cybersecurity and data intelligence solutions for regulated critical infrastructures
  • Private equity investor 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

Other

  • Continental on spin-off and stock exchange listing of AUMOVIO SE
  • Cinven on the Sale of Viridium Group to a consortium comprising Allianz, BlackRock, T&D Holdings, HannoverRE and Generali
  • Schenck Process Group on the $730M sale of its Food and Performance Materials Business to Hillenbrand
  • Röhm on the acquisition of SABIC's worldwide polycarbonate business
  • Prettl Group and private equity investor Trilantic Europe on the sale of Prettl SWH Group, a developer and manufacturer of sensor, connectivity and electrification solutions for the automotive industry, to Foxconn Interconnect Technology
  • Viridium on the acquisition of an extensive portfolio of traditional life insurance policies with approximately 720,000 insurance contracts and assets under management of approximately €21 billion from Zurich Group Germany
  • Continental, a leading automotive manufacturing company, on the carve-out of its powertrain business ("Vitesco Technologies")
  • Merck KGaA on the restructuring and repositioning of its Gernsheim production site
  • Global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs on its acquisition of Oikos Group, one of Europe's leading providers of prefabricated houses

Maximilian Zellerhoff
Principal Associate
maximilian.zellerhoff@freshfields.com

T +49 172 2554 800

M +49 172 25 54 800

Hamburg Office

Hohe Bleichen 7

20354 Hamburg
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