Tobias Klass

Tobias’ experience includes advising: 

M&A

• Aliaxis on the sale of Rheinhütte Pumpen to ITT
• Bayrische Versicherungskammer on the acquisition of a stake in Amprion from Evonik
• Cheplapharm on:
  • The acquisition of the worldwide commercial rights (excluding South Korea) for Gemzar® from Eli Lilly and Company 
  • The acquisition of the US Marketing Authorization for Pulmicort Flexhaler, a Budesonide inhalation powder for the treatment of Asthma, from AstraZeneca AB
• Commerz Real on the acquisition of a stake in Amprion
• Demant on:
  • The acquisition of OHRWERK Group
  • Its agreement to acquire KIND Group
• Digital Transformation Capital Partners (DTCP) on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in maincubes
• Dropbox on the acquisition of Secomba GmbH’s Boxcryptor Software
• Heramba Electric on: 
  • Its business combination with Project Energy Reimagined Acquisition Corp.
  • The acquisition of Kiepe Electric
• Mainova and Dussmann on the sale of Chargemaker
• Novo Nordisk on the acquisition of Cardior Pharmaceuticals
• Prüftechnik Dieter Busch AG on the sale of the group to Fluke Corporation
• SERgroup on the sale of a majority stake to The Carlyle Group
• SPIE on: 
  • The acquisition of a majority stake in ICG Group
  • The acquisition of ROBUR Industry Service Group
  • The acquisition of a majority stake in BridgingIT
  • The acquisition of Otto LSE
• TP on partnerships with Ema and Parloa
• Wintershall Dea on the sale of its stake in WIGA
• ZAVA Global on the sale to listed US-based Hims & Hers Health, Inc.
• ZF Friedrichshafen on the sale of its global Body Control Systems business to Luxshare

Private Equity

• Established. on the acquisition of Blaupunkt
• GIP and KKR on the strategic partnership with Vodafone to invest in Vantage Towers
• iCON Infrastructure and Strategic Fiber Networks on the acquisition of Northern Access and GIM
• IK Investment Partners on:
  • The acquisition of the Schock Group
  • Its investment in Cinerius Financial Partners
• Keppel Infrastructure Trust on its 45% effective stake in Enpal B.V.’s solar portfolio
• Lindsay Goldberg on the acquisition of Bilcare Research Group
• Rockaway Capital on the sale of Bringmeister
• Stirling Square Capital Partners on the sale of Cartonplast to DBAG
• The Carlyle Group on the sale of Klenk Holz AG to Binderholz
• Unsere Grüne Glasfaser on the acquisition of Infrafibre Germany

Restructuring

• Senior lenders and the steering committee in the financial and operative restructuring of Kathrein group
• Löwen Play on financial restructuring and recapitalization

Real Estate

• ACCENTRO Real Estate on comprehensive refinancing with bondholders
• AFIAA on the sale of Westfalen-Center Dortmund
• Angelo, Gordon & Co. on various acquisitions of residential real estate portfolios
• Apollo on:
  • The €1 billion investment in Deutsche Wohnen SE
  • The €1 billion investment in the Northern Portfolio (residential real estate portfolio controlled by Vonovia)
  • The €1 billion investment in the Suedewo Portfolio (residential real estate portfolio controlled by Vonovia)
• Brookfield on its preferred equity investment in a Cologne residential project
• Digital Realty on:
  • The US$7 billion hyperscale data center development joint venture with Blackstone
  • The sale of data centers in Germany and the US
• Corpus Sireo on the sale of Allianz Campus Berlin to Hines
• HanseMerkur Grundvermögen on the acquisition of a real estate portfolio of 34 office and retail properties in Germany and Austria
• Mainova on the sale of a majority stake in its data center business to Blackrock
• Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund and REDOS Real Estate GmbH on the acquisition, financing, and sale of a number of real estate portfolios in Germany, including the acquisition of the Rhein-Ruhr Zentrum
• OneIM and OCP on the acquisition of Adler Group’s €422.5 million “Cosmopolitan” portfolio, located in North Rhine-Westphalia