Dr. Sönke Bock is an associate in the Corporate Department of Latham & Watkins’ Frankfurt office. He advises financial and strategic investors on domestic and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions as well as co-investments and management participations.

Sönke studied law and economics at the University of Bayreuth. Prior to joining the firm as an associate, he worked as a law clerk in Latham’s Corporate Department in Frankfurt and New York. While pursuing his doctorate, he gained experience working in the Frankfurt office of another US law firm.

Sönke's experience includes advising:

  • Triton on the sale of FläktGroup to Samsung Electronics
  • Main Capital Partners on the sale of software company Perbility to Rivean Capital
  • Cathay Capital and Equistone on the sale of E. WINKEMANN to Associated Spring
  • Deutsche Beteiligungs AG on the sale of Abbelen
  • Carlyle on an investment in GBTEC 
  • TNG Group on the acquisition of sdt.net AG
  • Established. on the acquisition of the Blaupunkt brand
  • yfood on Nestlé's acquisition of a minority stake in the company
  • CVC on the sale of its shares in Messer Industries
  • Cheplapharm on an investment by two global investors
  • Advent International on a global joint venture with LANXESS and joint acquisition of DSM Engineering Materials
  • Hg on:
    • Its partnership with Scopevisio
    • The sale of MeinAuto’s divisions
    • The investment of Permira in GGW Group
    • Its strategic investment in LucaNet
    • The acquisition of a majority stake in Serrala
    • The acquisition of a majority stake in F24
    • The acquisition of P&I
  • Bregal Unternehmerkapital on:
    • The sale of EA Elektro-Automatik
    • The sale of ATP Group
  • Shareholders on the sale of Just Spices to Kraft Heinz
  • Permira on the acquisition of a majority stake in Engel & Völkers
  • DEDIQ on its joint venture with SAP
  • MediFox on its merger with DAN Produkte
  • Simon® in its strategic partnership with Jamestown

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwalt (Germany)

Education

  • Dr. iur., Ruhr-University Bochum, 2019
  • Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Frankfurt, 2019
  • First German State Exam, University of Bayreuth, 2014

Languages Spoken

  • German
  • English