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

Partner
Rechtsanwalt

CMS Hasche Sigle
Kasernenstraße 43-45
40213 Duesseldorf
Germany
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).

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Relevant experience

  • 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
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Memberships & Roles

  • Board member of D´ELSÄßER – Association Alsacienne de Duesseldorf
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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
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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...
18/04/2023
CMS advises Lazard Asset Management on a minority investment in Swiss SkyCell...
Dusseldorf – Vehicles managed by Lazard Asset Management invest in SkyCell AG. The Swiss company specialises in tem­per­at­ure-con­trolled door-to-door container solutions. The technology enables phar­ma­ceut­ic­al...
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...
14/11/2017
IVG advised by CMS Germany on successful sale of TRIUVA to PATRIZIA
Düsseldorf – Bonn-based financial holding company IVG Immobilien AG (“IVG”) has sold its shares in TRIUVA Kapit­al­ver­wal­tungs­gesell­schaft mbH (“TRIUVA”) to PATRIZIA Immobilien AG of Augsburg...
20/01/2015
ThyssenKrupp elevator division advised by CMS on acquisition in England
Düsseldorf – The Elevator Technology division of Essen-based engineering group ThyssenKrupp has acquired Lift & Engineering Services Ltd. (LES) of Cradley Heath in the UK's Midlands. The acquisition...
08/01/2013
CMS Hasche Sigle 2013: Six new partners appointed
Berlin – CMS Hasche Sigle has seen in the New Year by appointing six new partners. Managing Partner Dr Hubertus Kolster: "We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new partners at the start...
28/12/2012
CMS Hasche Sigle advises CHIRON on acquisition of Scherer Feinbau GmbH
Düsseldorf – The management company of CHIRON-Werke GmbH has acquired 75.1% of the shares in Scherer Feinbau GmbH, which is headquartered in the Lower Franconian town of Mömbris. The deal is effective...
30/10/2012
CMS Hasche Sigle advises Alliance Holdings LLC on acquisition of First...
Düsseldorf – US private equity fund Alliance Holdings LLC has acquired group companies holding various real estate portfolios from First Red AG, part of the Hamburg-based Garbe Group. The PE fund's...
14/08/2012
CMS Hasche Sigle advises ThyssenKrupp on sale of Construction Group
Düsseldorf – ThyssenKrupp has sold the construction components business of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG. The buyer is strategic Irish investor Kingspan Group, which has signed an agreement with ThyssenKrupp...
25/05/2012
CMS Hasche Sigle advises TÜV Rheinland on acquisition
Düsseldorf – TÜV Rheinland AG is acquiring highly regarded IT training provider the campus GmbH. Headquartered in Düsseldorf, the campus GmbH is among the most successful centres for professional...
01/11/2010
CMS Hasche Sigle advises Solarion AG on investment totalling over EUR 100...
Düsseldorf – Major Asian corporation Walsin Lihwa is acquiring 49% of the shares in Solarion AG, a Leipzig-based maker of flexible thin-film solar cells and modules. The deal, worth around EUR 40 million...