Dirk Horcher LL.M.

Dirk focuses on German and international (private and public) M&A and private equity transactions, advising corporate clients, institutional investors, financial sponsors, and family offices on a broad range of transaction types (both buy- and sell-side), including national and cross-border acquisitions and divestments, and joint ventures.

Besides that, he advises on a broad range of corporate and capital markets law matters, including corporate integrations, corporate reorganizations, board room advice, corporate governance and securities trading law.

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, he advised:

• Hamburger Hafen and Logistik AG on the takeover offer by the Mediterranean Shipping Company.*
• Tion Renewables AG on the acquisition by EQT and the subsequent squeeze-out of its minority shareholders.*
• First Sentier Investors on the acquisition of a 45% stake in MVV Energie AG and subsequent public offer.*
• Santander Consumer Bank on the acquisition of Sixt Leasing SE.*
• ams on the competing takeover offer for OSRAM Licht AG and the subsequent delisting offer and integration.*
• E.ON SE on the EUR 46bn asset swap with RWE AG, including the takeover offer for innogy SE and the subsequent squeeze-out of its minority shareholders.*
• Prof. Piëch on the sale of his (indirect) shareholding in Porsche Automobil Holding SE.*
• Continental on the joint venture with OSRAM Licht AG in the automotive lighting sector.*
• Deutsche Börse AG on the (planned but aborted) merger of equals with the London Stock Exchange Group.*
• Apollo Global Management on the acquisition of a majority stake in Saint-Gobain Oberland AG, including the subsequent domination and profit and loss transfer agreement and squeeze-out.*
• McKesson on its takeover of Celesio AG and the subsequent domination and profit and loss transfer agreement.*
• ThyssenKrupp AG on the sale of its steel plant in the US.*
• Volkswagen on its takeover of MAN SE and the subsequent domination and profit and loss transfer agreement.*
• ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios S.A. on its (hostile) takeover of HOCHTIEF AG.*
• The financing banks on the hostile takeover of Continental AG by Schaeffler KG.*
• Supervisory board of Volkswagen in relation to the public mandatory offer by Porsche AG.*

*With prior firm.

• Munich Bar Association - Member