Mergers & Acquisitions

• Rick van Aerssen advised Volkswagen on the takeover of Europcar.
• Assisted Vonovia with the business combination with Deutsche Wohnen and takeovers of Conwert, Buwog, Victoria Park, and Hembla.
• Guided BorgWarner in the takeover of Akasol.
• Counseled TRATON on its takeover of Navistar.
• Supported BASF in the business combination of Wintershall and DEA.
• Advised Deutsche Bank on the proposed business combination with Commerzbank, disposal of BHF Bank, and acquisition of Sal. Oppenheim.
• Assisted RWE with the disposal of Innogy and swap with E.ON business divisions.
• Guided Midea on the takeover offer for KUKA.
• Advised London Stock Exchange on the proposed business combination with Deutsche Börse.
• Supported Gagfah SA in the business combination with Deutsche Annington.
• Assisted Deutsche Post in its sale of Postbank to Deutsche Bank.
• Counseled UniCredito Italiano on its takeover of HypoVereinsbank.
• Advised PPR on its acquisition of a strategic stake in Puma.
• Guided Taylor Nelson Sofres on its intended takeover of GfK.

Capital Markets

• Rick van Aerssen advised on the IPOs/proposed IPOs of AMAG, Befesa, Brenntag, Constantia Packaging, Douglas, DWS, European Clean Tech I SE, Evonik, FACC, Grohe, Hapag-Lloyd, Hensoldt, HHLA, Helikos SE, ista, instone, Interhyp, Kabel Deutschland, KION, MTU Aero Engines, Petrotec, Siltronic, Suse, Tank & Rast, TeamViewer, TLG Immobilien, TRATON, Wacker Chemie, and Q-Cells.
• Advised on multiple rights offerings for Bilfinger Berger, Colonia Real Estate, Deutsche Lufthansa, Deutsche Wohnen, EnBW, Fresenius, Gagfah, KION, Immoeast, Infineon, K+S, ProSiebenSat.1, SGL Carbon, TUI, and Vonovia.
• Assisted with accelerated equity placements for BASF/K+S, Bayer, BC Partners/Brenntag, CVC/Evonik, Delivery Hero, Deutsche Lufthansa/Amadeus, EnBW/Verbund, Fresenius, GAGFAH, KfW/Deutsche Telekom, KION, KKR/Permira/Pro7, Linde, Oaktree/Deutsche Wohnen, Permira/Freenet, Permira/Hugo Boss, Permira/TeamViewer, Providence/KDG, RWE, Salzgitter/Vallourec, Siemens/Infineon, Siemens Energy, Triton/Befesa, and Vonovia.

Bond Transactions

• Rick van Aerssen advised on (secured) and equity-linked bond transactions for BASF, Delivery Hero, Deutsche Lufthansa, Deutsche Post, HeidelbergCement, EnBW, Fresenius, Jenoptik, K+S, KlöCo, Kabel Deutschland, KUKA, Linde, Merck, MTU Aero Engines, Phoenix Pharmahandel, SAP, SGL Carbon, Siemens, Siemens Energy, TUI, and Zalando.