He advises listed companies on capital markets transactions, corporate restructurings and M&A transactions, as well as corporations and their bodies on general capital markets and stock corporation law, including the support of general meetings, and internal investigations. Furthermore, Achim Herfs advises issuers and banks on capital markets transactions, including IPOs, rights offerings, share placements without pre-emptive rights and block trades, as well as the issuance of convertible bonds and high yield bonds.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• EP Global Commerce (EPGC) on the acquisition of stakes in METRO AG from Haniel and CECONOMY AG and the subsequent public takeover of METRO AG

• Tele Columbus in connection with its offering of EUR 650 million 3.875% senior secured notes due 2025

• Creat Group Corporation on the EUR 940 million public takeover of Biotest AG; to date one of the largest investments by a Chinese company in the Western health sector

• Bain Capital and Cinven on their EUR 5.4 billion joint public takeover of the German pharmaceutical company Stada Arzneimittel AG; to date the largest private equity transaction ever realized in the German market

• IPOs of Tele Columbus, Scout24, Schaeffler and KION*

• Rights offering of Tele Columbus*

• Pipe investments (issue of convertible bonds and placement of shares by Epigenomics AG)*

• IPO and sale of Office First / IVG*

• Takeover of Kabel Deutschland by Vodafone, the subsequent controlling agreement and a special audit initiated by minority shareholders in connection with the takeover*

• Various M&A transactions in the cable industry, including, among others, for Kabel Deutschland, EQT and Deutsche Telekom*