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Dr. Christoph Löffler

Counsel
Rechtsanwalt

CMS Hasche Sigle
Augustusplatz 9
04109 Leipzig
Germany
Languages German, English

Christoph Löffler is a lawyer in the CMS Corporate / M&A group. He joined CMS in 2016 after having worked as a research assistant at an international law firm as well as at the University of Halle where his research work focussed on capital markets criminal law. He has been a counsel since 2022.

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Relevant experience

  • Advising Bridgepoint's portfolio company Qualitest on acquisition of Telexiom
  • Advising Canadian accounting software provider FreshBooks on the acquisition of FastBill
  • Advising of British listed real estate investment company CLS on portfolio acquisition
  • Advising VR Equitypartner and MEH Beteiligungs GmbH on the sale of n3k group to Invision
  • Advising the shareholders of IT-service provider EWERK on investment by NORD Holding
  • Advise on the sale of Healthfood24, a premium petfood producer and retailer, to Alphapet Ventures
  • Advising EEX AG on integration of Powernext SAS (France) und Gaspoint Nordic A/S (Denmark)
  • Advising on the sale of semiconductor specialist Creative Chips GmbH to MDAX listed Dialog Semiconductor Plc.
  • Advising API International AG on capital increase of car digitization specialist Twinner
  • Advising VR Equitypartner and BIP Investment Partners on the sale of LEUNA-Tenside GmbH to US firm Vantage Specialty Chemicals Holding Inc., a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital
  • Advising on the sale of procilon-Group to Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen
  • Advising lead investor Ponooc on series B financing round for e-scooter start-up unu
  • Advising the shareholders of 2sales International S.A. on the sale to WPP Group
  • Medike International: Advice on the acquisition of Landes Group from VR Equitypartner
  • Advising Hirmer Group on the acquisition of Travel Charme Hotels & Resorts
  • Advising the shareholders on the sale of BELANTIS leisure park to Parques Reunidos Group
  • Advising Aheim Capital on the sale of shares in W.AG to funds advised by Kieger AG and CIC Capital
  • Advising the sole shareholder of webhosting company Alfahosting on the sale to European Directories, a company of Triton Fund III
  • Advising Sosta on the sale of its production facility to Butting Group
  • Advising Kreuzfahrtberater.de on the sale to Cruise.co.uk, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital
  • Advising on the sale of Gamma Service Group to Eckert & Ziegler AG
  • Advising SUEZ on the acquisition of a hazardous waste treatment facility from DOW
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Memberships & Roles

Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung (VGR)

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Publications

  • Recht der Kapitalgesellschaften: GmbH (Corporate Law: the limited liability company), in: Wachter (Ed.), Praxis des Handels- und Gesellschaftsrechts (Commercial and Corporate Law Practice) (5th Edition., 2021), p. 882 – 1128 (together with Prof. Dr. Heribert Heckschen)
  • Die Straftatbestände des Zahlungsdiensteaufsichtsgesetzes (ZAG), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden 2017
  • "Gesicht zeigen!" – anonym? "Outing" und das Vermummungsverbot aus strafrechtlicher Sicht ("Show Your Face!" – Anonymous? Outing of Demonstrators for Identification and the Ban on Face Coverings from the Penal-Law Perspective), in: Beier/Weber (editors), Festschrift for Volker Schimpff (BUFM 76), p. 421 et seqq.
  • Begriff der Insiderinformation (The Term of Insider Information), comment on the decision issued by the European Court of Justice on 28/06/2012, C-19/11, NZWiSt 2012, p. 303 et seqq.
  • Review: Kruse, Die Preiserheblichkeit von Insiderinformationen (The Price Relevance of Insider Information), ZBB 2011, p. 238 et seqq.
  • Befugte Mitteilung von Insiderinformationen in Presseerzeugnissen (Authorised Communication of Insider Information in Press Products), in: Schröder/Sethe [editors], Kapitalmarktrecht und Pressefreiheit, 2011, p. 95 et seqq.; (together with Marcus Bergmann)
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Education

  • 2016: PhD at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
  • 2014 - 2016: Trainee lawyer in Dresden and Leipzig
  • 2010 - 2014: Research assistant at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (to Prof Dr Christian Schröder)
  • 2003 - 2009: Studying law
  • 2001 - 2003: Studying economics and management at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
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26/09/2022
CMS advises founders and business angels of calimoto GmbH on sale of majority...
Leipzig – CMS has advised the founders and business angels of calimoto GmbH on the sale of a majority stake to Russmedia Equity Partners. calimoto GmbH is the developer of the world’s leading app...
16/06/2022
CMS advises shareholder of 1a Berlin-Tyre on sale to Best4Tires, a Rivean...
Leipzig/Berlin – Rivean Capital portfolio company Best4Tires has acquired 1a Berlin-Tyre, a tyre wholesaler with one of the widest range of products in Germany. The acquisition of 1a Berlin-Tyre is...
11/03/2022
CMS Germany and Malta Enterprise Corporation sign cooperation and secondment...
CMS Germany and Malta Enterprise Corporation, the Republic of Malta’s economic development agency, signed a comprehensive cooperation and secondment agreement on 4 March 2022. CMS Germany has been...
20/10/2021
CMS advises Bridgepoint's portfolio company Qualitest on acquisition of...
Leipzig / Frankfurt/Main – Bridgepoint's London-based portfolio company Qualitest has acquired Telexiom, a leading IT consulting specialist based in Cologne. The acquisition gives Qualitest a strong...
11/10/2021
CMS advises Canadian financial software provider FreshBooks on acquisition...
Leipzig/Frank­furt am Main – FreshBooks, a leading provider of cloud-based accounting software with customers in more than 160 countries which is headquartered in Toronto (Canada), has acquired FastBill...
28/07/2021
CMS advises on sale of online vendor premiumXL to Verdane
Berlin – The sole shareholder in online vendor premiumXL has sold the majority of his shares to Verdane, a private equity firm specialised in growth capital. He has also acquired a minority shareholding...
06/07/2021
CMS advises vehicle digitisation specialist TWINNER on Series B financing...
Leipzig – TWINNER GmbH, one of the world’s most advanced specialists in digitising cars, has successfully completed its Series B round of financing, raising an eight-figure amount. This will enable...
04/02/2021
CMS advises Warburg-HIH Invest on acquisition of Stapelwerk business campus...
Hamburg – Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH (Warburg-HIH Invest) has acquired the Stapelwerk business campus in Hamburg from aurelius Meiendorf GmbH. Located at Meiendorfer Straße 205, the site comprises...
29/01/2021
CMS advises British listed real estate investment company CLS on portfolio...
Ham­burg/Stut­tgart – CLS Holdings plc. has acquired a portfolio of three properties via a vehicle by way of a share deal through three separate real estate companies. The portfolio comprises office properties...
24/11/2020
CMS advises VR Equitypartner and MEH Beteiligungs GmbH on sale of N3K Network...
Leipzig – VR Equitypartner and MEH Beteiligungs GmbH have sold their shares in IT service provider N3K Network Systems to private equity firm Invision. Equity capital financier VR Equitypartner and...
10/03/2020
CMS advises IT service provider EWERK on investment by NORD Holding
Leipzig – NORD Holding Un­ternehmens­beteili­gungs­gesell­schaft mbH has acquired a majority stake in EWERK, a full-service IT service provider. The founders and CEOs of EWERK, Hendrik Schubert and Dr Erik...
06/02/2020
CMS advises shareholders in premium pet food provider Healthfood24 on sale...
Leipzig – AlphaPet Ventures GmbH of Munich has acquired Healthfood24 GmbH, the Leipzig-headquartered manufacturer of premium pet food brands Wolfsblut and Wildcat. AlphaPet’s existing investors include...