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Christopher Freiherr von Lilien-Waldau

Partner
Rechtsanwalt

CMS Hasche Sigle
Kasernenstraße 43-45
40213 Duesseldorf
Germany
Languages German, English

Christopher von Lilien-Waldau advises companies, shareholders and investors on domestic and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions, including distressed M&A. He also advises financial investors and clients in various industries on corporate restructurings as well as international financing rounds and general corporate law issues. Furthermore, Christopher is a mentor in the CMS equIP programme, working with start-ups and their investors and advising them on setting up their businesses, funding and exit.

Christopher joined CMS in 2013 and became a partner in 2022. In 2019, he worked in London for a leading global consulting firm in corporate finance, M&A and restructuring.

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"solution-oriented, constructive and effective negotiator"

Mandant, 2021

Relevant experience

  • x+bricks | On securing access to a real estate portfolio worth around EUR 1 billion
  • MBCC Group | On the acquisition of TPH Bausysteme
  • Kienzle Automotive | On the sale to Liberta Partners
  • x+bricks, SCP Group | On the acquisition of real,- Group from Metro
  • IVG Immobilien | On the sale of the portfolio companies TRIUVA (EUR 9.8 billion AuM) and STORAG
  • Augur | On the sale of Veritas Group (EUR 8 billion AuM) to La Française
  • Qvest Media | On the sale of a majority stake to RAG-Stiftung Beteiligungsgesellschaft
  • YOUNIQ | On corporate restructuring and restructuring of financial liabilities
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Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Board of Private Equity Forum NRW e.V.
  • Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht (academic association for company and corporate law)
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Publications

  • Unternehmenskauf aus der Insolvenz: Besonderheiten in der Praxis (mit Dr. Maximilian Hacker), WPg 2018 (Heft 8), S. 522 ff.
  • Kompetenz des Insolvenzverwalters zur Umfirmierung der insolventen Gesellschaft – gleichzeitig Anm. zu KG, Beschluss vom 10.7.2017 – 22 W 47/17 (mit Dr. Maximilian Hacker), NZI 2017 (Heft 20), S. 787 ff.
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Lectures list

  • "Legal Basics when founding and financing a startup", Startplatz Accelerator, September 2021
  • "Rechtlicher Rahmen für Startups und Investoren bei Finanzierung und Exit", Startplatz Accelerator, Juni 2021
  • "Rechtliche Grundlagen für Gründung und Wachstum von Startups", Startplatz Accelerator, Februar 2021
  • "Legal Pitch Training", Startplatz Accelerator, Dezember 2020
  • "Legal Basics for Startups", Startplatz Düsseldorf, August 2020
  • „Corona-Spezial: Erleichterungen für Distressed M&A Transaktionen“, diverse Webinare im April und Mai 2020
  • "Die W&I Insurance im M&A-Prozess: Deal Maker oder Deal Breaker?", CFA Society Germany, Oktober 2019
  • "Aktuelle Entwicklungen aus Käufer- und Verkäufersicht?", Network Corporate Finance, Juni 2019
  • "Der M&A Vertrag aus Käufer- und Verkäufersicht", CFA Society Germany, November 2018
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Education

  • 2013: Second state examination in law
  • 2011 - 2013: Trainee lawyer in Duesseldorf, Bonn and Hamburg including placements at the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection and a leading international commercial law firm
  • 2011: First state examination in law
  • Law and economics studies in Bonn and Salzburg
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14/08/2023
Penta Hotel in Berlin-Koepenick switches to Leonardo with CMS
Berlin – The Penta Hotel in Berlin's Koepenick district has changed hands. The hotel chain Leonardo has acquired the property from a closed real estate fund as part of an asset deal. Leonardo will also...
08/05/2023
CMS advises Metropolitan Equity Partners on the sale of Wismar Pellets...
Cologne – Germany's second largest power producer, the Cottbus-based LEAG Group, has acquired Wismar Pellets GmbH, based in Wismar, from US private equity investor Metropolitan Equity Partners in a...
20/04/2023
Entry in Series A round: CMS advises Equinor Ventures on investment in...
Dusseldorf –  Semodia, a tech company from Dresden specialising in modular process automation, has successfully completed its Series A financing round. With Equinor Ventures, the company, which was...
27/10/2022
CMS advises digital care start-up ucura (DeinePflege) on Series A financing...
Düsseldorf – Digital care start-up ucura, which offers innovative digital solutions for outpatient care under the name “DeineP­flege”, has successfully closed its seven-digit Series A round of financing...
12/10/2022
CMS advises MERULIN Gartenbauservice on merger with Raiffeisen Gartenbau
Düsseldorf – Raiffeisen Gartenbau GmbH & Co. KG, a horticulture company based in Korschenbroich (North Rhine-West­phalia), has been merged into MERULIN Gartenbauservice GmbH & Co. KG, which is headquartered...
02/08/2022
CMS advises thyssenkrupp on investment in fintech cap-on
Düsseldorf – Body shop specialist and plant manufacturer thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions GmbH is acquiring a stake in fintech start-up cap-on GmbH, which specialises in digital pay-per-use services...
02/02/2022
CMS advises KOLEKTOR Magnet Technology on the sale of its former headquarters
Duesseldorf – KOLEKTOR Magnet Technology GmbH, a company specialized in the production of plastic-bonded magnets for the automotive supply and electrical industries, has sold its former headquarters...
31/01/2022
CMS advises ght on acquisition by Liberta Partners
Düsseldorf – Multi-family holding company Liberta Partners has acquired ght GmbH Elektronik im Verkehr through its Liberta Partners Fund II. ght is a trading and services company for applications and...
05/01/2022
CMS Germany appoints eleven new partners at start of new year
Berlin – Commercial law firm CMS Germany has appointed eleven new partners as of the start of 2022. These appointments strengthen the partnership in the Corporate/M&A, Employment, Real Estate & Public...
04/10/2021
CMS advises logistics start-up Aparkado on financing round
Düsseldorf – Start-up Aparkado has secured funding as part of a seed round of financing. Jens Thiermann, IT entrepreneur and founder of the Timocom digital freight exchange, has invested in the company...
26/07/2021
CMS advises real estate investor x+bricks on accessing property portfolio...
Düsseldorf – The x+bricks Group has signed a conditional purchase agreement with the SCP Group for 34 grocery-anchored properties in Germany with a total rental area of some 425,000 square metres...
12/04/2021
CMS advises Master Builders Solutions Deutschland on acquisition of TPH...
Düsseldorf – Master Builders Solutions Deutschland GmbH has acquired all the shares in TPH Bausysteme GmbH, a specialist in injection solutions for tunnel construction and civil engineering. Master...