Partner

Dr. Sebastian Becker, LL.M. (London)

Rechtsanwalt

Languages

German
English
French

Sebastian Becker has more than 15 years‘ experience advising sellers as well as buyers on German and international M&A transactions, also specialising in advising private equity and hedge funds. Furthermore, Sebastian regularly represents the interests of companies across different industries as well as banks and financial investors in the context of corporate reorganisations and restructurings.

Sebastian started his legal career in 2004, joined CMS in 2006 and has been a partner since 2013. He is also admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. He is the co-author of a leading guide to German stock corporation law (Handbuch des Aktienrechts).

Relevant experience

Swiss Life Asset Management and Vesper Next Generation Infrastructure Fund | acquisition of Rad-X SAS
Lazard Asset Management | acquisition of Collective Energy GmbH
Lazard Asset Management | acquisition of shares in Ageras AS
Equinor | Acquisition of shares in Semodia GmbH
Equinor | intented acquisition of German tech company
Lazard Asset Management | acquisition of shares in SkyCell AG
Synova | acquisition of Learnlight Holdings
Lone Star Portfolio company Master Builders Solutions | acquisition of TPH Bausysteme GmbH
US Hedge Funds | Divestment of IVG – sale of Triuva and sale of Storag
Augur Capital | acquisition of Mall GmbH, Aura Finance GmbH and the intended acquisition of Valorlife Versicherungs AG
Amsterdam Capital | restructuring of Time Partner and Neumayer Tekfor
ThyssenKrupp AG | Ongoing corporate and M&A advice, amongst others, on the sale of the group’s construction components business, on the implementation of a restructuring concept with AMK Automotive Group and the acquisition of Lift & Engineering Services Ltd. in the UK
Gaz de France| intended acquisition of shares in EWE AG
NRW.BANK | Advising the corporate organs on the restructuring of shareholdings and advising board members on exercising their duties as corporate organs in holding companies
TÜV Rheinland AG | corporate restructuring, various intended mergers and on M&A transactions
WestLB AG/Portigon AG | M&A and outsourcing projects and status proceedings (Statusverfahren in German stock corporation law) as well as providing ongoing corporate law support

Memberships & Roles

Board member of D´ELSÄßER – Association Alsacienne de Duesseldorf

Education

PhD under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Christian Wolf; thesis on interim measures in EuGVVO (Regulation of the European Union and the Council on jurisdiction and the recognition)
LL.M. in London
Trainee lawyer and second state examination in law in Duesseldorf
First state examination in law in Freiburg
Law studies in Freiburg

Practice Areas

Corporate / M&A Mergers & Acquisitions Distressed M&A

sectors

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Insights

Global Reach

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