Dr. Sophie Thieme is an associate in the Corporate Department of Latham & Watkins’ Frankfurt office.

Sophie advises financial sponsors and corporate clients on complex private equity and M&A transactions across Europe and internationally, including minority investments, co-investments, and management incentive arrangements.

Prior to joining Latham as an associate, Sophie worked in the Frankfurt office of another global law firm.

Sophie’s experience includes advising:

  • A consortium led by Bridgepoint Credit and Alcentra on the sale of BARTEC to One Equity Partners*
  • Warburg Pincus on:
    • The acquisition of Arsipa and subsequent add-on acquisitions, including ASUC and ASAM praevent*
    • Its investment in Infoniqa and add-on acquisitions, including BRZ and HS – Hamburger Software*
    • Its investment in blau direkt and add-on acquisitions, including MAXPOOL*
    • Its investment in oyora*
    • Disposing of its investment in IONOS by way of placement of IONOS shares*
  • Permira on:
    • Its investment in BESTSECRET*
    • Disposing of its investment in TeamViewer by way of placements of TeamViewer shares*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwältin (Germany)

Education

  • Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court Frankfurt, 2023
  • Dr. jur., University of Goettingen, 2021
  • LLM, Georgetown University Law Center, 2020
  • First German State Exam, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, 2019

Languages Spoken

  • German
  • English