Stefanie Tesch

Counsel

Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern

Munich

Not admitted to the bar

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Biography

Stefanie is a counsel in the Munich office and a member of the Transactional Practice Group and the Global Reorganizations Group of Baker McKenzie. She advises multinational companies on complex corporate law matters and regularly leads cross boarder projects across multiple jurisdictions.

Practice Focus

Stefanie’s practice is focused on corporate law, with a particular emphasis on cross-border reorganizations, carve-outs, spin-offs, post-acquisition integrations and legal entity rationalizations. She guides multinational companies through the structuring, implementation and management of such projects and also advises on topics relating to the Anti-Money Laundering Act, in particular regarding transparency register obligations and the identification, documentation and filing of beneficial owners / UBOs.

Representative Legal Matters

Advising S&P Global Inc. on the separation of its Mobility business into Mobility Global Inc., a newly independent public company, which is among the most significant recent cross-border corporate carve-outs in the global information services sector.
Advising CDP Foundation (CDP Worldwide, CDP North America and CDP Japan) on its transformative investment and strategic reorganization involving global investment firm Permira.
Advising Kimberly-Clark regarding its strategic partnership with Suzano to create an international tissue and professional products company.
Advising multinational hospitality group Accor on the reorganization and simplification of its organizational structure by creating its Luxury & Lifestyle as well as Economy, Midscale & Premium divisions
Advising a US-based global healthcare group regarding a comprehensive reorganization of the German subgroup.
Advising a French manufacturer of electrical systems and equipment for the aerospace, defense, transportation and security sectors on the carve-out of a business unit as preparation of its sale.
Advising CommScope on the carveout of its Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN) business and Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) business in connection with a third party sale to Amphenol Corporation.
Advising an international courier and logistics group on the post-acquisition restructuring of its European business.
Advising The Nielsen Company on its divestiture of Nielsen IQ to Advent International for USD 2.7 billion
Ongoing advice to a global medical technology group on all corporate law aspects, including post-merger integrations and rationalizations.
Advising US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson on the German part of its USD 50 billion spin-off of Kenvue, its consumer products business.
Regularly advising the Firm’s clients on corporate governance matters, general corporate law and compliance with anti-money laundering rules relating to transparency.

Education

Specialist attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law (2021)
University of Applied Sciences (Diplom-Wirtschaftsjuristin) (2010)

Languages

English
German

Co-author (together with Tobias Beck) of "EU Anti-Money Laundering Package / EU-Geldwäschepaket," Baker McKenzie Client Alert, 16 June 2024

Co-author (together with Tobias Beck) of "Transparency Register: Discrepancy Report" / Transparenzregister: Unstimmigkeitsmeldungen," Baker McKenzie Client Alert, 9 February 2024

Co-author (together with Robin Haas) of “Transparency Register / Sanctions Enforcement Act II” / “Transparenzregister / Sanktionsdurchsetzungsgesetz II,” Baker McKenzie Client Alert, 13 January 2023

Co-author (with Robin Haas and Tobias Beck), "Draft law on the reorganization of the German transparency register (E-TraFinG Gw)," Baker McKenzie Client Alert, 22 April 2021

Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern is registered with the Local Court of Frankfurt/Main (registered seat) HRB 123975. It is associated with Baker & McKenzie International, a Verein organized under the laws of Switzerland.

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