Florian Sippel
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Associated Partner
Private Equity
Florian Sippel is Associated Partner in Noerr’s Private Equity practice group and focuses on advising German and international financial sponsors on M&A transactions and public takeovers. He supports his clients throughout the entire investment cycle, from acquisition through the portfolio phase to exit. The focus of his advisory work is on transactions in the areas of technology, software and e-commerce.
Projects
- IBM on the acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG
- Bowmark Capital on the acquisition of Solvians
- Deutsche Beteiligungs AG on the sale of BTV Multimedia
- Exact Group on the acquisition of weclapp SE
- Deutsche Börse on strategic partnership with Forge Global
- NORD Holding on the acquisition of heizkurier and ConUti
- CVC Capital Partners on the refinancing of Douglas*
- Hellman & Friedman on the acquisition of AutoScout24 and together with Blackstone on the attempted public takeover of Scout24*
- Permira on the sale of a majority stake in P&I Personal & Informatik as well as the investment in Adevinta*
- One Equity Partners on the acquisition and combination of DURAN, Wheaton and Kimble Chase as well as the investments in Lutech and Walterscheid*
- *: Advice during affiliation with former law firm
Distinctions
- Expert Guides "Rising Star": Corporate/M&A/Private Equity (since 2020)
- Recommended as a leading lawyer for M&A: Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt (since 2022)
Career
Legal studies at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg and the National University of Singapore, Singapore
Lawyer with a focus on Private Equity and Public M&A at a leading international law firm in Frankfurt am Main, Munich and London
At Noerr since 2022
Admitted to the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Lawyers
Publications
- Die Anerkennungsfähigkeit von US-amerikanischen punitive damages awards vor dem Hintergrund der Wirkung des Verhältnismäßigkeitsprinzips im Schadensrecht, Dissertation, 2020