Dr. Heiko Gotsche is an M&A and private equity partner in the Düsseldorf office of Latham & Watkins.

With more than 15 years of experience advising on high-profile transactions, he has built a strong reputation for cross-border deals, public M&A, joint ventures, and carve-outs. 

Heiko serves an international client base, including private equity investors, listed as well as family-owned companies, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals.

Leading legal publications, including JUVE, Chambers, and The Legal 500, rank him for M&A.

Heiko is a member of several associations, including the German Association for Corporate and Company Law (VGR).

Heiko’s representative experience includes advising on the following matters:

Private M&A

  • Alat on the acquisition of a stake in TK Elevator and the establishment of a joint venture
  • Advent on a €6.2 billion joint venture with LANXESS and joint acquisition of DSM Engineering Materials
  • Authentic Brands Group on the US$2.5 billion acquisition of Reebok from Adidas
  • Lincoln International on the acquisition of TCG Corporate Finance
  • Paragon on various transactions
  • Shareholders on the sale of Just Spices to Kraft Heinz
  • Shareholders on the sale of e-commerce sanitary specialist MEGABAD to FSN Capital
  • Worth Capital on its investment in Deutsche ReGas
  • DBAG on various transactions, including the investment in freiheit.com
  • Permira/Lowell on various transactions, including the acquisition of Tesch Group*
  • Accenture on various transactions, including the acquisition of Mackevision*
  • GEA on the sale of compressor manufacturer GEA Bock*
  • Grünenthal on the acquisition of Adhesys Medical Group*
  • ZF Friedrichshafen on various transactions, including the carve-out of its global electronic interfaces product line
  • Apollo on various transactions, including the joint venture with Rickmers*
  • Tengelmann on the reorganization of its business in Eastern Europe*

Public M&A / Listed Clients

  • KKR on its strategic partnership with MDAX-listed Encavis and implementation of a squeeze-out
  • Centerview in connection with the takeover of MDAX-listed MorphoSys by Novartis
  • A private equity investor on the delisting offer for its majority-held subsidiary
  • GIP/KKR on the takeover of MDAX-listed Vantage Towers
  • An NYSE-listed client on the contemplated takeovers of two DAX40 companies (share-for-share)
  • Deutsche Bank on the sale of HIT Holzindustrie to Mercer International
  • Bayer on the €3 billion sale of Currenta to Macquarie (MIRA)*
  • METRO AG on various transactions including the sale of METRO China to Wumei*
  • Dürr AG on the takeover of HOMAG*
  • Sky on the takeover of Sky Deutschland*
  • Rolls-Royce on the takeover of Tognum*
  • IPO of Deutsche Pfandbriefbank*
  • Porsche SE on its €5 billion public rights offering and the subsequent integration of the Porsche business into VW AG*
  • Various strategic and financial investors on contemplated takeovers (bidder- and target-side)

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwalt (Germany)

Education

  • LLM, London School of Economics, 2010
  • Doctorate of Law, University of Muenster, 2008
  • Second State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Cologne, 2008
  • First State Exam, University of Muenster, 2005

Languages Spoken

  • German
  • English
  • French