Stefan Bajohr

Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has advised Global Infrastructure Partners (‘GIP’) on the acquisition of wpd offshore GmbH from wpd AG. As a leading offshore project developer and independent renewables power producer (IRPP), wpd offshore GmbH is active in various European and Asia-Pacific markets. With this investment, GIP further expands its renewables portfolio, noting offshore wind will be critical to net zero carbon targets and energy transition goals. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. The Freshfields team was led by Global Transactions Partners Natascha Doll (Hamburg) and Patrick Ko (London) and included Counsel Mirko Masek, Principal Associate Carsten Bork, Associates Aleksandar Atanasov, Panagiota Kavvada and Cosmas Weigel (all Hamburg) as well as Partners Richard Lister (London) and Torsten Schreier (Frankfurt), Counsel Tomoko Nakajima (Tokyo), Principal Associate Stefan Bajohr (Düsseldorf), Associates Oscar Berry and Alexandra Sims (both London), Associates Ethan Donovan and Takahiro Sato (both Tokyo), Associate Nora Chekhab (Paris), Tainá Moreira de Araújo (Frankfurt, all Global Transactions). They were supported in finance related questions by Partner Michael Josenhans, of Counsel Daniel Reichert-Facilides, Counsel Nina Heym and Alexander Ruschkowski, Associate Marlin Jürgens (all Frankfurt) as well as Partner Pascal Cuche, Counsel Tanguy Bardet, Senior Associate David Albertini (all Paris). Partner David Beutel, Counsel Martin Rehberg, Associate Maximilian Trappmann (all Munich) advised on tax matters. Advice on antitrust and competition was provided by Partners Paul van den Berg (Amsterdam) and Martin J. McElwee (London/Brussels), Counsel François Gordon (Paris) and Special Counsel Meytal McCoy (Washington), Senior Associate Felix Roscam Abbing, Associates Mark Brabers and Vladya Reverdin (all Amsterdam), Associate Laéna Bouafy (Paris), Partners Helmut Bergmann and Frank Röhling, Counsel Uwe Salaschek, Principal Associate Ilka Oberländer, Associate Lara Steinbach (all Berlin). The team for employment law matters comprised Partners Boris Dzida and Klaus-Stefan Hohenstatt (both Hamburg), Partner Christel Cacioppo (Paris), Principal Associates Niklas Eckert and Judith Römer, Associates Hubertus Reinbach (all Hamburg) and Lucie Plan (Paris). Partner Michael Ramb (Düsseldorf/Berlin), Counsel Sascha Arnold (Hamburg), Associate Tobias Klatt (Düsseldorf) advised on environment, planning and regulatory.

May 11

1 min

Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has announced the promotion of 44 new counsel from across all regions and practice groups. This group of lawyers is drawn from Freshfields’ deep pool of talent and reflects the firm’s international expertise. They will play an important role in driving forward Freshfields’ growth agenda and people and client strategies. Freshfields Senior Partner Georgia Dawson commented: “We are delighted to welcome our new group of counsel. These talented lawyers bring tremendous experience and insight to the roles, combining strong technical and team leadership skills, client focus and commercial insight. We wish them every success and look forward to working with them in the years ahead.” The list of promotions is set out below: Antitrust, Competition and Trade Laurent Bougard, Hong Kong Mariusz Motyka-Mojkowski, Berlin Dispute Resolution Tobias André, Frankfurt Sebastian Burow, Hamburg Nicholas Caselli, New York Hanno Delp, Frankfurt Harriet Hanks, London Stephan Hillenbrand, Munich Daniel Hunt, London Nino De Lathauwer, Brussels Maria Julia Milesi, Washington Simon Murray, London Matei Purice, Paris Holger Roos, Frankfurt Oliver Talhoff, Düsseldorf Global Transactions Oliver Aikens, London Justus Anacker, Düsseldorf Stefan Bajohr, Düsseldorf Simon Dievart, Paris Matthew Dodwell, London Tom Dye, London Viviane Fröhling , Düsseldorf Maxim Frolov, London Falko Glasow, Frankfurt Carla Gómez, Madrid Alicia Hildner, Frankfurt Jeff Jay, New York Thomas Jeannin, Paris Kai Jungbluth, Frankfurt Arne Krawinkel, Hamburg Cindy Kwong, Hong Kong Aileen Legré, Paris Philipp Lehmann, Hamburg Reena Parmar, London Walid Salib, Riyadh Marius Scherb, Hamburg Vinita Sithapathy, New York Bert Spijkervet, Amsterdam Tom Wallis, London Tracy Zhang, Silicon Valley Celia Zhou, Hong Kong Quan Zhou, Hong Kong People & Reward Harriet Gaillard, London Tax Alison Dickie, London

Apr 20

1 min

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Cazoo, the leading UK online car retailer, on its acquisition of Cluno, Germany’s leading consumer car subscription platform. Cazoo was founded in 2018 by Alex Chesterman OBE in the UK and is backed by leading global technology investors. Following the acquisition, Cluno, which was founded in Munich in 2017, is expected to become Cazoo's European headquarters and the base for its international growth strategy in Germany and Europe. Cazoo will then also offer car subscriptions in Europe and the UK. Sellers are the founders of Cluno, Christina Polleti, Nico Poletti and Andreas Schuirer, as well as further investors, among them Valar Ventures, Acton Capital Partners and Atlantic Labs. Freshfields regularly advises Cazoo on transactions and works closely with Cazoo‘s Group General Counsel, Ned Staple. The team included Lars Meyer, Elizabeth Oberholzer, Mirjam Meyer (all Corporate / M&A) and Philipp Knoll (People & Reward) as well as Mario Hüther and Matthis Grenzer (both Finance); Stefan Bajohr (Corporate / IP), Philipp Lehmann (Corporate / Data); Alexander Glos and Alicia Hildner (both Finance / Regulation); Alexander Schwahn and Tobias Franz (both Tax), Frank Röhling and Uwe Salaschek (both Antitrust), and Natasha Good, Kaustuv Banerjee and Kathleen Chua (Corporate / UK law, London).

Feb 25

1 min

Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has advised the US technology group 3M on the spin-off of its healthcare division. The business is now listed on the NYSE under the name Solventum. The transaction involved the legal separation and reorganisation of the healthcare business with a turnover of US$8.2bn in over 90 jurisdictions. A large international Freshfields team as well as numerous law firms from our Stronger Together network, helped by the Freshfields Hub and the Freshfields Lab who provided tailored legal tech solutions were at play to achieve this tremendous result on time. The core team included: Partners: Barbara Keil, Elizabeth Oberholzer (both Global Lead, Corporate Law, Munich), Thomas Granetzny (Employment Law), Theresa Ehlen (IP/M&A, both Düsseldorf), Michael Ramb (Regulatory, Berlin), Christian Sistermann (Tax, Munich), Peter Niggemann (Antitrust, Düsseldorf), Gerrit Beckhaus (Real Estate, Hamburg/Berlin), Takeshi Nakao (Tokyo), Dirk-Jan Smit (Amsterdam), Miriam Pérez-Schafer (Madrid), Luigi Verga (Milan), Dr Farid Sigari-Majd (Vienna), Fares Al-Hejljalan (Riyadh), Vincent Macq (Brussels), Stephen Hewes (London; all Corporate Law) Counsels: Christine Laciak (Antitrust/Foreign Investments, Washington), Philipp Lehmann, Stefan Bajohr (Düsseldorf, both IP/M&A), Dr Martin Rehberg (Tax, Munich) Principal Associates: Katharina Reinhardt (Dispute Resolution, Berlin), Elisabeth Wulf (Corporate Law), Nina Gissinger (Real Estate Law, both Hamburg), Julian Siller (Tax, Munich), Sarah Rohmann (Employment Law, Düsseldorf) Associates: Julius Röck, Jan Postweiler, Philipp Schneider, Stefan Aust, Julius Raddatz (all Munich), William Björklund (Berlin; all Corporate Law), Benjamin Blum (Dispute Resolution, Frankfurt), Ilko Trenn (Tax), Julia Kilp (Employment Law, both Munich) Freshfields Lab: Gerrit Beckhaus (Co-Head Lab, Hamburg/Berlin), Lucas Treichl (Co-Head Lab, Vienna/Berlin), Blagoy Penchev (Lead Legal Solutions Engineer, Berlin), Marvin Hartmann (Legal Solutions Engineer, Düsseldorf) Transaction Lawyers/Paralegals: Lisa-Marie Woschniak (Munich), Chelsia Tai (Frankfurt), Vielka Hernandez Ceballos, Maria Konstantinou, Vitalii Ushakov (both Frankfurt), Ekaterina Chepurnaya (Munich)

Apr 8

1 min

Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) advised One Equity Partners, a leading private equity investment firm, on its sale of Walki to Oji Holdings Corporation. Details of the transaction can be found here. Founded in 1930 and headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Walki is a specialty packaging materials manufacturer, offering consumer and industrial packaging for food and specialty consumer products, as well as engineered materials, such as insulation and fire-retardant facings, sustainable membranes, and protective clothing applications. Walki has 17 production facilities worldwide and employs more than 1,700 people. Freshfields had also advised One Equity Partners on its acquisition of Walki in 2018. The Freshfields team was led by Partners Steffen Kleefass and Arend von Riegen as well as by Associates David Anschütz and Viviane Cismak (all Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt). They were supported by Partner Michael Josenhans and Associate Aleksandar Djurdjevic (both Frankfurt, Finance), Partner Frank Schaer and Associate Johanna Hirth (both Employment Law, Frankfurt), Counsel Sascha Arnold (Hamburg/Berlin) and Principal Associate Katharina Reinhardt (Berlin, both Regulatory), Principal Associate Vanessa van Weelden (Brussels) and Associates Helena Haag (Berlin) and Gisela Santos (Brussels, all Antitrust), Counsel Stefan Bajohr (Düsseldorf) and Associate Nina Gawert (Munich, both Commercial/IP), Principal Associate Marcel Michaelis (Compliance, Berlin) and Counsel Sebastian Roeger (Frankfurt, Tax), Counsel Carla Gómez and Associate Mario Pacini (both Corporate, Madrid). The team further comprised Senior Transaction Lawyers Panagiotis Rentzeperis (Frankfurt) and Pipitsa Kousoula (Hamburg). Local law advice in Finland was rendered by a team around Mika Ståhlberg from Krogerus which is part of Freshfields worldwide StrongerTogether network.

Oct 24

1 min