Thomas Schulz, LLM
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Attorney and Counselor-at-law, Partner
With the in depth experience of more than 100 cross border M&A transactions Thomas Schulz advises strategic and financial investors particularly in the media, industrial and chemical areas and financial services. He specialises in reorganisations of undertakings and joint ventures. Thomas also advises on corporate governance matters involving enterprises and benefits from his longstanding service as a member of supervisory boards. From 2014 to 2022 Thomas Schulz was managing partner of the London office of NOERR.
Projects
- EQT`s Constellation Cold Logistics
Advising on the acquisition of Wohlert Group - Japan Pulp & Paper
Advising on the acquisition of Inapa Group out of insolvency - 3i und Dutch Bakery
Advising on the acquisition of the Coolback Group - International infrastructure fund
Advising on the acquisition of data centers - Bidder
In the auction for the acquisition of Centrotec Climate Systems - Circular Resources
Advising on the acquisition of Duales System Deutschland Group - Der Grüne Punkt from H.I.G. - International investor
Advising on the successful public takeover offer in the office property sector - Panasonic Corporation
Advising on the carve out and sale of Vossloh-Schwabe Group - International chemical industry group
Advising in the auction for the acquisition of the Methacrylates business from Evonik Industries - J. C. Flowers & Co.
Member of the integrated team acting as lead counsel advising on the investment firm’s acquisition of HSH Nordbank - Eli Global
Advising on the acquisition of Damovo - Aleph Capital Partners and Crestview Partners
Advising on the €260 million financing of run-off specialist DARAG - Lexington Partners
Advising on the acquisition of a large part of the media-for-equity portfolio of SevenVentures - International chemical industry group
Advising on the group’s acquisition of pipelines - Payleven Holding
Advising on the merger of the Payleven Group with the SumUp Group - US consulting business
Advising on a complex joint venture
Distinctions
- Recommended as a leading expert in M&A and corporate governance, Who’s Who Legal Germany
- Recommended for private equity, Best Lawyers Germany
- Leaders individual for corporate/M&A, Chambers Global
- Frequently recommended lawyer for corporate and M&A, JUVE Handbook
- Recommended as a leading expert in M&A and governance, Lexology
Career
2014
Head of Noerr London (2014 - 2022)
2012
Member of the supervisory board of CRX Markets AG, Europe's leading marketplace for working capital financing (2012-2024)
2008
Chair of the supervisory board of VR Bank Starnberg-Herrsching-Landsberg eG (since 2008)
1996
Counsel with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London (UK)
1992
Admitted to the Munich Chamber of Lawyers and the New York Bar
1992
LLM studies at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (USA)
1988
Legal studies at the University of Munich (Germany)
Memberships
- Member of the Noerr Japan Desk
- Member of the Lex Mundi Cross-Border Transactions practice group (www.lexmundi.com)
Publications
- Commentaries on sections 150 to 160, 162 to 174 and 257 German Stock Corporation Act, Heidelberger Kommentar zum Aktiengesetz, Bürgers/Körber/Lieder (eds), C.F. Müller Verlag Heidelberg, 6th edition 2024
- Die Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Handbuch, § 8 Auflösung und Abwicklung, Bürgers/Fett (eds), C.H. Beck Verlag München, 2nd edition 2015
- Source of Secrecy Obligation (with Torsten Fett), Neate: Bank Confidentiality (ed. Gwendoline Griffiths), 6th edition, International Bar Association, 2015
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