Philip M. Schmoll

Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Associated Partner

Capital Markets
Compliance & Investigations
Corporate

Philip M. Schmoll

Dr Philip M. Schmoll is Associated Partner and member of the pratice groups Capital Markets, Corporate as well as Internal Investigations & Compliance. His practice focuses on capital market transactions (in particular ECM and Public M&A transactions) as well as the ongoing corporate and capital market law advice to listed companies. He also advises on complex regulatory and internal investigations relating to corporate and capital markets law as well as compliance cases, in particular in the area of board responsibility and liability issues. He regularly publishes on capital markets and corporate law topics. Dr Philip M. Schmoll is Co-founder of the young professional network "Young Capital Markets Lawyers".

Projects

  • IPOs: Babbel, Bike24, Compleo Charging Solutions, DFV Deutsche Familienversicherung, EV Digital Invest, fashionette, Frequentis, Gateway Real Estate, Global Fashion Group, home24, Intilion, Instone Real Estate, Mister Spex, STS Group, Veganz, Westwing
  • Capital Increases: CECONOMY, Compleo Charging Solutions, Deutsche Industrie REIT, DFV Deutsche Familienversicherung, Hertha BSC, H&K, Hypoport, Mutares (including uplisting to Regulated Market), The Social Chain
  • Public (takeover) offers: CTP/ Deutsche Industrie REIT, COMMERZANK/comdirect, Fosun/TOM TAILOR, KOSTAL/Compleo Charging Solutions, Optima Group/InTiCa Systems, Schneider Electric/RIB Software, TAG Immobilien/LEG Immobilien, Weng Fine Art/artnet
  • Conversions: Deutsche Industrie REIT on its cross-border merger into Dutch CTP, Fresenius Medical Care on its deconsolidation from Fresenius Group and its conversion from a KGaA into an AG, Mutares on its conversion from an AG into a SE & Co. KGaA

Distinctions

  • "Very prudent and service-oriented", client, in: Legal 500 Germany 2024
  • Recommended Lawyer for Equity Capital Markets, The Legal 500 (2023 und 2024)
  • Recommended as one of the "Best Lawyers" for capital markets law, Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers in Germany (2022 and 2023)
  • Recommended as lawyer of the future for capital markets law, Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers in Germany (2023)
  • Recommended as one of the "Best Lawyers" for corporate law, Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers in Germany (2022 and 2023)
  • Recommended as lawyer of the future for corporate law, Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers in Germany (2022 and 2023)
  • Recommended Lawyer for Compliance, The Legal 500 (2021; 2022; 2023)

Career

Interim General Counsel of a listed SE (Prime Standard)
Secondment at a investment bank in Frankfurt am Main
Legal studies at the University of Heidelberg and at the Université de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Doctoral studies in the field of Public M&A at the University of Heidelberg
Legal traineeship at an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main
Legal traineeship at the Berlin chamber court
With Noerr since 2017
Admitted to the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Lawyers

Memberships

  • Young Capital Markets Lawyers (Co-founder)
  • VGR Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung
  • Deutsch-Schweizerische Juristenvereinigung e.V. (DSJV)
  • Verein zur Förderung des Deutschen, Europäischen und Vergleichenden Wirtschaftsrechts

Publications

  • New prospectus requirements for sustainability-related information (with Dr. Julian Schulze De la Cruz), Börsen-Zeitung from 16.09.2023
  • The takeover procedure is digitized, but remains German-language (with Dr. Julian Schulze De la Cruz), Börsen-Zeitung from 21.07.2023
  • The Exemption Document for Public Exchange Offers pursuant to the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act under the new Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/528 (with Dr. Julian Schulze De la Cruz and Thomas Thies), WM 2022, 1817 et seq.
  • EU Listing Act - Ambitious Goals of the Commission (with Dr. Julian Schulze De la Cruz), Börsen-Zeitung from 16.12.2022
  • Share for Share (with Dr. Laurenz Wieneke), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung from 24.03.2021
  • The publication date of reasoned statements pursuant to Section 27 WpÜG (with Philipp Roese), NZG 2022, 1138
  • Neutral opinions pursuant to Section 27 of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (with Dr. Volker Land), NZG 2021, 185 et seq.
  • EU simplifies raising of equity capital (with Dr. Julian Schulze De la Cruz), Börsen-Zeitung from 28.11.2020
  • The Statement of the Target Company and the Consideration in Takeovers, Dissertation, in: Series of Publications "German, European and Comparative Business Law", Nomos
  • Exchange offers according to WpÜG in light of the new prospectus regulation (with Dr. Julian Schulze De la Cruz), WM 2020, 630 et seq.
  • Not the big shot (with Dr. Julian Schulze De la Cruz), Börsen-Zeitung from 15.02.2020