Moritz Nikolaus Koch
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Partner
Moritz Koch advises German and foreign financial and strategic investors as well as growth companies on private equity, M&A and venture capital transactions. He also regularly advises on complex cross border transactions and joint ventures. Before joining Noerr, Moritz spent several years working at another leading international law firm in Hamburg with career stages in Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Projects
- Jungheinrich
Advising on the sale of its Russian subsidiary - J.C. Flowers
Advising on various transactions, i.e. on the sale of HRK LUNIS AG and its previous merger with HRK Vermögensverwaltung - Level Equity
Advising on the participation in software provider Collaboration Factory AG - Hedin Mobility Group
Advising on the sale of the distribution activities in the German market to BYD - Northvolt
Advising on the construction of a German battery gigafactory - DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga
Advising the German professional football league association on the planned marketing partnership with a strategic partner - Stellantis
Advising on the acquisition of aiMotive - TotalEnergies
Advising on the acquisition of NASH Renewables - Schwarz Group
Advising on several transactions, i.e. on the financing of German AI startup Aleph Alpha - Walki / OEP
Advising on the acquisition of folian GmbH and of the French Rollpack Group - Circular Resources
Advising on the acquisition of Duales System Deutschland – Der Grüne Punkt - AURELIUS
Advising on the acquisition of dental distributors dental bauer and Pluradent - Straumann
Advising on the acquisition of PlusDental - Bregal
Advising on the acquisition of a majority stake in Theobald Software - Deutsche Telekom GmbH
Advising on the establishment of a joint venture with IFM Global Infrastructure Fund for construction and operation of four million fibre optic connections - Cellnex SA
Advising on a M&A bidding process for the acquisition of a portfolio of telephone masts from Telxius (transaction volume: EUR 7.7 billion) - AEQUITA
Advising on various transactions, e.g. on the acquisition of IFA Group and on the carve-out and acquisition of ZF Friedrichshafen’s “Electronic Interfaces” business - PreZero
Advising on the acquisition of the environmental and recycling business of Ferrovial in Spain and Portugal - Hamburg Investment and Development Bank
Advising on establishing the “Hamburg Stabilisation Fund” - Nordic Capital
Advising on the formation of a leading European dental clinic group (acquisition of dental chains in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany)* - BC Partners
Advising on the sale of SGB-Smit Group* - One Equity Partners
Advising on the acquisition of Walki Group* - Blackstone
Advising on the acquisition of Schenck Process* - XIO Group
Advising on the sale of COMPO Expert* - Evotec SE
Advising on the acquisition of Aptuit* - Stadtreinigung Hamburg
Advising on the acquisition of two waste incineration plants* - Det Norske Veritas
Advising on the business combination with Germanischer Lloyd* - * Moritz advised on this mandate prior to joining Noerr
Distinctions
- Leading expert in corporate law, Wirtschaftswoche (2024)
- Recommended for corporate law and M&A, Best Lawyers/ Handelsblatt (2022, 2023)
Career
Studied law at Bucerius Law School Hamburg and the University of Cape Town, South Africa
Doctoral studies at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
Experience as a lawyer with a focus on M&A and private equity related work at a leading international law firm in Hamburg with career stages in Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Shanghai
With Noerr since 2020
Admitted to the Hamburg Chamber of Lawyers
Memberships
- German-Chinese Lawyers Association (Deutsch–Chinesische Juristenvereinigung e.V.)
Publications
- Dissertation: Dreigliedrige Standortsicherungsvereinbarung, 2012.
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