Dr. Jan Schubert

Jan's practice is primarily focused on domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, leveraged buy-outs for private equity funds, restructurings and joint ventures. He represents a variety of private equity and investment firms, as well as strategic buyers across sectors including technology, e-commerce, healthcare, chemicals and manufacturing. He regularly advises private equity clients on M&A, buy-and-build acquisitions, divestitures of portfolio companies, majority and minority investments, intercompany restructurings, management incentive programs, capital measures and other shareholder-related matters.

Financial Sponsors - Transactional Work

• Advised Lone Star Funds in connection with:
  • the acquisition by its portfolio company, ERIKS, of REIFF Group;
  • the sale by its portfolio company, Kidde Global Services, of its EMEA portable fire extinguishers business, GLORIA.
• Advised Cheyne Capital on its debt and equity investment in Limehome Group.
• Advised a US-headquartered global large-cap private equity investor on the potential acquisition of a chemicals business in connection with a carve-out from its parent company.
• Advised a European mid-market private equity firm in connection with its acquisition of an international provider of financial services.
• Advised a leading Asian growth equity investor on the acquisition of an international medical technology business.
• Advised a US-headquartered global private equity investor with large-cap capabilities on the carve-out and sale of a business unit of one of its portfolio companies.
• Advised a US-headquartered global mid to large-cap equity investor on the potential sale of a specialty chemicals company.
• Advised a US-headquartered global large-cap private equity investor on the potential sale of an international software company.
• Advised a European-headquartered mid-market growth investor on the acquisition of a German provider of service infrastructure.
• Advised a European portfolio company of a US-headquartered global large-cap private equity investor with respect to post-closing deal work.

Financial Sponsors - Investee Company Work

• Advised a US-headquartered global large-cap private equity investor on questions related to various aspects of the operations of one of its major European investments.
• Advised a European portfolio company of a US-headquartered global private equity investor on various aspects of its operations.
• Advised a European portfolio company of a US-headquartered global large-cap private equity investor on various aspects of its operations.
• Advised a European portfolio company of a US-headquartered global private equity investor on selected aspects of its operations.

Corporates - Transactional Work

• Advised a Canada-headquartered listed company on the acquisition of assets in the natural resources sector.
• Advised a US-headquartered listed company on the acquisition of an industrial analytics company.
• Advised shareholders in connection with the sale of an international electronics manufacturing company.
• Advised a US-headquartered listed company on post-closing issues with respect to one of its European acquisitions.
• Advised the shareholders of a European company on the revision of a shareholders' agreement in connection with a sale.
• Advised an Asia-headquartered listed company on post-closing issues with respect to one of its European acquisitions.

 

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie:

Selected Private Equity Deals

• Advised Astorg on the acquisition of hg medical from Nord Holding.
• Advised Blue Earth Capital and Future Energy Ventures in connection with their co-lead investment in reev, a leading software provider for electric vehicle charging stations.
• Advised Biosynth Group, a portfolio company of KKR, on its acquisition of CELARES GmbH.
• Advised KKR on its acquisition of Coriolis Pharma.
• Advised Dubai International Capital on the USD 1.7 billion sale of Mauser, a leading industrial packaging company, to Clayton Dubilier & Rice.
• Advised EQT in connection with the acquisition of ju:niz Energy GmbH.
• Advised One Equity Partners on the acquisition of transformer manufacturer SGB-SMIT from private equity investor BC Partners.
• Advised One Equity Partners on the acquisition of Alltub Group, a market leader in aluminium and laminate specialty packaging for the cosmetics industry and other markets.
• Advised Perusa, an international Private Equity Firm, on the sale of MÜPRO Group GmbH to IK Partners.
• Advised Platinum Equity Advisors on its acquisition of Solenis from BASF SE and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
• Advised SC Holdings on the investment in Canyon Bicycles.
• Advised Stone Canyon Industries and its subsidiary BWAY on the US$2.3B acquisition of Mauser Group, a leading industrial packaging company, from Clayton Dubilier & Rice.
• Advised Susquehanna International Group on the sale of a majority of the Schuberth Group, one of the leading manufacturers of high-end head protection systems.

Selected Corporate Deals

• Advised Atlas Copco on the €486M acquisition of Oerlikon Leybold, the vacuum segment of the Swiss Oerlikon group.
• Advised CANAL+ on the €1B acquisition of M7 Group, a European pay-TV operator, from Astorg, a private equity firm.
• Advised Gilead Sciences, Inc. on its acquisition of MYR GmbH (approx. €1.15B plus up to €300M milestone payment, named Deal of the Month by JUVE, February 2021).
• Advised Heska Corporation, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic and specialty solutions for veterinary practitioners, in its acquisition by Mars, Inc. for $1.5B.
• Advised Heska Corporation on the acquisition of scil animal care GmbH, a veterinary point-of-care laboratory and imaging diagnostics leader, from Covetrus, Inc.
• Advised Heska Corporation on the acquisition of VetZ GmbH, a leading provider of veterinary practice management software in Europe.
• Advised HJM Investment GmbH & Co. KG on the sale of a stake in RENOLIT SE and the acquisition of RKW SE.
• Advised Muehlhan AG on the sale of Gerüstbau Muehlhan GmbH to Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services GmbH.
• Advised Muehlhan AG on the sale of its European and U.S. business to One Equity Partners.
• Advised Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Südkabel GmbH from Wilms Group.
• Advised Xella, a leading building materials company headquartered in Germany, and the Management Team on the sale of Xella to Lone Star.

• Ranked by Chambers Germany for Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market (Up-and-coming), 2026
• The Best Lawyers in Germany for Corporate Law and M&A, 2024-2027
• Recommended for Corporate Law, M&A, and Private Equity Transactions - The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
• Recommended for Corporate Law, M&A, and Private Equity Transactions – The Legal 500 Deutschland, 2024