Christoph Thiermann, LLM Eur., EMBA

Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Partner

Private Equity
Digital Business

Christoph Thiermann

Dr Christoph Thiermann is Co-Head of Noerr's Private Equity group. He regularly advises private equity funds as well as companies and management teams on the structuring and implementation of national and international M&A and private equity transactions. He also has extensive experience in corporate reorganisations, with a special focus on cross-border structures and general corporate issues.

Projects

  • AEQUITA: Advising on various transactions, for example the acquisitions of TMD Friction, Fujitsu Services and IFA group
  • Arcus Infrastructure Partners on various transactions, for example the acquisition of EINHUNDERT Group
  • Bregal: Advising various transactions, for example the acquisitions of RelineEurope and trendtours
  • Bridgepoint/Wiggle: Advising on the acquisition of Bike24
  • CSG/Castik: Advising on various transactions, for example the acquisition of WZC Riemann and Porath Customs Agents
  • Emeram: Advising on various transactions, for example an investment and the disposal of a participation in ]init[ as well as the buy-and-build and disposal of Officium Group
  • KKR: Advising on the acquisition of Tele München, Universum Film, I&U and Wiedemann & Berg Film
  • Rigeto: Advising on various transactions, for example the sale of SI.TEQ group, of BHT group and of EuV Residential Lizenzholding
  • Silverfleet Capital: Advising on the acquisition of 7days group
  • Assisting the funds advised by Orlando Management on various transactions for example the sale of Beinbauer-Group and the sale of Oetinger-Group
  • VIA Equity: Advising on various transactions, for example the disposal of SEMA group and the acqusistion of Etiscan

Distinctions

  • Legal 500: Dr. Christoph Thiermann: Very economically minded, very hands-on, knows our approach to certain contractual issues very well, so that he is very close to the pulse of the transaction.
  • Christoph Thiermann is constantly ranked for private equity e.g in Best Lawyers, Legal 500

Career

Studied law in Rostock, Lausanne (CH) and Frankfurt am Main (Dr. jur.; LL.M. Eur.) and tax science in Münster (EMBA)
Lawyer in the Private Equity / Mergers & Acquisitions department of a major German law firm in Munich
At Noerr since 2016
Admitted to the Munich Chamber of Lawyers

Publications

  • ESG-Compliance - Neue Herausforderungen für Private-Equity-Fonds, in Private Equity 2016, p. 32, aund Private Banking Magazin 2016
  • Beschränkungen von Leveraged Buy-Outs durch das Asset Stripping Verbot des § 292 KAGB?, in NZG 2016, p. 335
  • „Grenzüberschreitende Neugründung einer Gesellschaft“ – ein neues Rechtsinstitut in-nerhalb der Europäischen Union?, in EuZW 2012, p. 209
  • Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Auslandsgesellschaften & Co., in ZIP 2011, p. 988
  • Grenzüberschreitende Verschmelzungen deutscher Gesellschaften (Hamburg, 2010)