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Dr. André Frischemeier

Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Head of Banking & Finance, CMS Germany

CMS Hasche Sigle
Neue Mainzer Straße 2–4
60311 Frankfurt
Germany
Languages German, English

André Frischemeier specialises in advising on financing transactions, restructurings and refinancings, acting for both German and international companies as well as investors and insurance companies, banks and debt funds. He has particular experience advising on corporate, real estate and project financing, including the issuance of bonds.

Prior to his legal training, André trained as a banker. He joined CMS in 2011 and has been a partner since 2020. In 2014/2015, he was seconded to work in the legal department of a development finance provider before working as a senior project manager for a London bank in 2017/2018.

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Memberships & Roles

  • Bankrechtliche Vereinigung – Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Bankrecht e.V. (German banking law association – academic society for banking law)
  • Association for the promotion of the Institute for the Law of Digitisation at the University of Marburg
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Publications

  • LIBOR - Eine Benchmark auf dem Prüfstand und kautelarjuristische Konsequenzen, WM 2018, 1441-1449
  • London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) - Anfang vom Ende eines Referenzzinssatzes, Update Banking & Finance, Juli 2018
  • Verwirkung des Widerrufsrechts bei Verbraucherkrediten - der Widerrufsjoker aus Perspektive der Bank, Deutsche Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Insolvenzrecht (DZWir) 2016, S. 101–112, Mitautor: Dr. Roman Jordans;
  • Can rights of revocation regarding consumer loans be forfeited? Some thoughts from the perspective of a bank, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, International Briefings, March 2016, S. 194-196, Mitautor: Dr. Roman Jordans
  • The German Retail Investor Protection Act (KASG) and Crowdfunding, CMS RegZone, 08.01.2016
  • Kleinanlegerschutzgesetz (KASG) und Crowdfunding - Verbraucherschutz versus Startup-Finanzierung, Update Banking & Finance, Dezember 2015
  • Die Haftung geschäftsführender Organe für Compliance-Verstöße in Tochtergesellschaften (Diss.), Peter Lang Verlagsgruppe, Schriftenreihe: Intradisziplinäre Forschung zur Compliance, Februar 2014
  • Equator Principles III - Implikationen für Banken und Darlehensnehmer, Update Banking & Finance, Januar 2014, co-author: Dr. Herbert Wiehe
  • NYSE Euronext neuer Hüter des LIBOR, Update Banking & Finance, Januar 2014, co-author: Dr. Philipp Schäfer LL.M.
  • Portfolio-Projektfinanzierung, Update Banking & Finance, Mai 2013, co-author: Dr. Herbert Wiehe
  • Inkrafttreten des Gesetzes zur Bekämpfung von Zahlungsverzug im Geschäftsverkehr; Update Banking & Finance; Dezember 2014; co-author: Dr. Herbert Wiehe
  • Debt Equity Swap - Gesetzgeberische "Sanierung" eines Sanierungsinstrumentes, Update Banking & Finance, Juni 2012, co-author: Dr. Philipp Schäfer LL.M.
  • Opinion - Corporate Finance by Way of Debt Equity Swaps in Light of New Amendments to the German Insolvency Statute, Journal of international banking law and regulation, Vol. 27, No. 5 (2012), co-author: Dr. Philipp Schäfer LL.M.
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Lectures list

  • 23.05.2019: 14. Internationale Konferenz zu Finanzdienstleistungen, Moderation eines Panels zu Benchmark- und EURIBOR-Reform, Hamburg
  • 27.02.2020: Fachtagung Verband Deutscher Treasurer: Konzernfinanzierung und Transferpreise, Welche steuerlichen und rechtlichen Aspekte muss ich beim Cash Pooling beachten?, Frankfurt am Main
  • 07.06.2018: Limitation Language Klauseln ‒ Aktueller Stand der Diskussion, Interne Schulungs- und Know-How-Veranstaltung, Köln
  • 04.06.2018: Bankrecht an der Schnittstelle zum Gesellschaftsrecht ‒ Verbraucher oder nicht, das ist hier die Frage sowie Limitation Language * Totgesagte leben länger, CMS Corporate Lunch, Düsseldorf
  • 18.10.2017: Financing and Procurement, Panelist im Rahmen des 4th German-African Healthcare Symposiums, Berlin
  • 07.02.2017: Besicherung von Unternehmerkrediten durch Verbraucher ‒ oder: Die Vielgestaltigkeit des Verbrauchers, CMS Hasche Sigle Webinar
  • 19.05.2016: Widerruf von Verbraucherdarlehensverträgen - Rechtsprechung und aktuelle Entwicklungen zum sog. "Widerrufsjoker", Bankrechtliches Praktikerseminar der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn
  • 2 April 2015: Significance of Financial Covenants based on the example of Real Estate Financing, internal training and know-how event, Cologne
  • 5 February 2015: Influencing the selection of the auditor in Loan Agreements in light of Directive No 2014/46/EU and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, internal training and know-how event, Cologne
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Education

  • 2015: Qualified as a certified lawyer for banking and capital markets law
  • 2013: PhD; thesis on corporate law topic, University of Bayreuth
  • 2009 - 2011: Trainee lawyer in Paderborn, Speyer and Duesseldorf
  • 2009: First state examination in law
  • Law studies at the University of Bayreuth plus special business/law course with a focus on finance and tax
  • 2001 - 2004: Training and work as a banker
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28/02/2024
CMS advises Bruker on the multi-jur­is­dic­tion­al acquisition of ELITech,...
Frankfurt/Main – Bruker has agreed to acquire ELITechGroup, a provider of specialty in vitro diagnostic (IVD) systems, from TecFin S.à r.l., a controlled affiliate of PAI Partners, a pre-eminent private equity firm, for EUR 870 million in cash, excluding the carved out ELITech clinical chemistry business. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.A team of CMS Germany headed by lead partner Dr Hendrik Hirsch acted as lead transaction counsel on this landmark transaction for Bruker's MDx business covering all M&A aspects of the transaction, IVDR and other regulatory aspects, antitrust and FDI filings, the carve out of the clinical chemistry business and support on the employee consultation processes in France and the Netherlands. ELITechGroup, with over 500 employees and over 40 active patents, develops and commercializes innovative, proprietary molecular diagnostic (MDx) systems and assays, as well as niche biomedical systems and microbiology products. Its molecular diagnostic business accounts for the majority of the to-be-acquired revenues and provides the unique sample-to-answer (S2A) instruments InGenius® and Be-Genius® in the mid-to-high throughput MDx category with PCR diagnostic assays for infections and diseases. ELITechGroup, excluding the clinical chemistry business, achieved approximately EUR 150 million in revenues in 2023. ELITechGroup generates the majority of its revenues from Europe, with significant business also in North and Latin America. Its major R&D and production sites are in Italy, the United States, France and Germany. CMS Germany Dr Hendrik Hirsch, Partner, Co-Lead Dr Jacob Siebert, Partner, Co-Lead Dr Dirk Baukholt, Principal Counsel Dr Berrit Roth-Mingram, Counsel Dr Maximilian Stark, Senior Associate, all Corporate/M&A Dr Roland Wiring, Partner Lukas Burgdorff, Associate Noah Rodenkirchen, Associate, all Regulatory & Lifesciences Dr Thomas Hirse, Part­ner Se­basti­an Vautz, Senior Associate Lisa Dietrich, Associate, all IP Dr Michael Bauer, Partner Stefan Lehr, Partner Kai Neuhaus, Partner Moritz Pottek, Counsel Dr. Denis Schlimpert, Counsel Kirsten Baubkus-Gerard, Senior Associate David Rappenglück, As­so­ci­ate Be­ne­dikt Christian Voss, Associate, all Antitrust, Competition & Trade Dr Thomas de la Motte, Partner Dr Markus Pfaff, Partner Dr André Frischemeier, Partner Hatice Aykel, Counsel Alisa Brehm, Senior Associate Thomas Schaak, Senior Associate Dr Sait Dogan, Associate, all Banking & Finance  Dr André Lippert, Part­ner Con­stan­ze Schweidtmann, Associate, both Real Estate & Public Dr Boris Alles, Partner Dr Theresa Kipp, Senior Associate, both Labor, Employment & Pensions CMS France Benoît Gomel, Partner Vincent Desbenoit, Associate Dylan Allali, all Corporate/M&A Caroline Froger-Michon, Partner Aurélie Parchet, As­so­ci­ate Ca­m­ille Baumgarten, Associate Sophie Yin, all Em­ploy­ment Claire Vannini, Partner Eleni Moraïtou, Coun­sel Lilia-Ori­ana Dif, Associate Ariane Rolin, all Competition & EU  Jean-Bap­tiste Thiénot, Partner Anaïs Arnal, Associate, both Intellectual Property Laurine Mayer, Associate, TMC Alexandre Chazot, Counsel, Banking & Fin­ance  Thi­erry Granier, Partner Renaud Grob, Partner, both Tax Arnaud Valverde, Senior Associate, Real Estate Olivier Kuhn, Partner Cécile Rebiffé, Counsel Mylène Garrouste, all Dispute Res­ol­u­tion Kawthar Ben Khelil, Coun­sel Jean-Pierre Malili, Associate, both Public law/In­fra­struc­ture CMS Italy Massimo Trentino, Partner, Corporate/M&A Maria Letizia Patania, Partner, Lifescience & Healthcare Gian Marco Lettieri, Senior Associate, Employment & Pensions Giulio Poggioli, Counsel Valerio Giuseppe Daniele, As­so­ci­ate Francesca Durante, Junior As­so­ci­ate  Arianna Toccaceli, Junior Associate, all Banking & Finance CMS Luxembourg Gérard Maitrejean, Partner Miruna Poenaru, Coun­sel Max­imili­an Helfgen, Associate, all Corporate/M&A CMS UK Jack Letson, Partner Lindsay McAllister, Associate, both Corporate/M&A David Dennis, Partner, Commercial CMS Netherlands Pieter van Duijvenvoorde, Partner Robert Jong, both Corporate/M&A Nigel Henssen Fleur van Assendelft de Coningh, both Employment Edmon Oude Elferink, Partner Marijke van der Vossen, both Antitrust, Competition & Trade CMS Serbia Radivoje Petrikić, Partner Mila Drljević, both Corporate/M&A CMS Austria Dieter Zandler, Partner Vanessa Horaceck, both Competition & EU CMS Ukraine Maria Orlyk, Partner Diana Valyeyeva CMS Turkiye Döne Yalçın, Partner Arcan Kemahlı,  Sa­ba­hat­tin Öztemiz Taner ElmasPress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
31/01/2024
TMT World Congress 2024
CMS lawyers are pleased to be attending the TMT World Congress 2024 held in London on 31 January - 01 February. Below you can find an overview of our attending partners, representing a large range of jurisdictions and practice areas. To arrange a meeting, please contact the individual lawyers directly. Additionally, Anne Chitan will moderate the M&A Panel - Assessing what’s next for Transactions amid Continued Macro Headwinds, Wednesday 31 January (10:55 – 11:35). At CMS, we have some of Europe’s leading legal specialists in the technology, media and communications sector. Our Digital Communications Infrastructure Team combines exceptional expertise in project and structured finance, competition regulation and large-scale investment, while our market-leading tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions team has decades of experience in the technology and communications space, including strong expertise in the areas of fibre, towers, subsea cables, network sharing, data centres and satellite. To find out more about CMS Digital Communications Infrastructure cap­ab­il­it­ies, vis­it our Digital Communications Infrastructure section. For further information, please see our partners attending the congress in the gallery below and an overview of all our expertise areas.
13/12/2023
CMS advises Friedrich Graepel AG on acquisition of SOLVARO GmbH
Frankfurt/Main – Friedrich Graepel AG, which is headquartered in the Lower Saxony town of Löningen, has acquired all the shares in SOLVARO GmbH and indirectly also those of its Hungarian subsidiary...
18/04/2023
CMS advises shareholders of IMAGE Group on sale of majority interest to...
Frankfurt/Main – The shareholders of IMAGE Information Systems Europe GmbH, a specialist in picture archiving and communication systems and radiology information systems, have sold a majority stake...
24/02/2023
CMS advises shareholders of Factor Eleven on their Exit to Armira
Munich – Factor Eleven, a leading digital marketing software company, announces a strategic collaboration with Armira, an investment holding company focused on family businesses and tech­no­logy. The...
09/01/2023
CMS advises fibre network operator Sewikom on acquisition by Northern Fiber...
Munich – German fibre network operator Sewikom has been acquired by infrastructure company Northern Fiber Holding GmbH. The latter is part of UBS Asset Management Real Estate & Private Markets (UBS-AM)...
02/09/2022
CMS advises Carlyle on the acquisition of HCP Packaging
Frankfurt/Main - Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) has acquired a 100% stake in HCP Packaging from funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Shanghai...
27/07/2022
CMS advises Finnish process technology house Roxia on a partial acquisition...
Dusseldorf – The globally operating process technology house Roxia Oy, based in Lappeenranta, Finland, has acquired 50 percent of the shares in the German Aquachem GmbH. Roxia Oy develops technology...
06/01/2020
CMS appoints four new partners at start of year
Berlin – Commercial law firm CMS Germany has expanded the partnership at the start of the year by appointing four new partners from the Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Corporate Criminal Li­ab­il­ity/Com­pli­ance...
15/01/2019
CMS acts as transaction counsel on sale of Aachen police HQ to investor...
Co­logne/Düs­sel­dorf – As the developer of the project, HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions has sold the new police headquarters in Aachen to a group of institutional investors. Construction was handled by HOCHTIEF...
30/11/2018
CMS advises One Square Advisors on rescue of automotive supplier Neue Halberg...
Cologne – AVIR Guß Holding GmbH has acquired the business operations of Neue Halberg Guss GmbH together with all the major assets. The deal lifts the threat of job losses for the time being and was...
28/08/2018
London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) – The beginning of the end of a reference...
27 July 2017 could go down in history as the day which signalled the end of LIBOR as the world's most important reference rate. The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) explained in...