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About Dr. Maximilian Berenbrok

Maximilian is a principal associate in our Global Transactions practice group specialising in Corporate/M&A.

He primarily advises listed companies and investors on M&A and capital markets transactions as well as on restructurings, corporate governance and stakeholder issues.

He speaks German and English.

Recent work

  • DEUTZ Aktiengesellschaft on the acquisition of a diesel engine business from Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG (2024), on a cash capital increase by way of an accelerated bookbuilding (2024) and on the acquisition of IP and licensing rights and cooperation with Daimler Truck AG, partly by way of a capital increase in kind from authorized capital (2023);
  • MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A. on the public takeover offer for Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG and the strategic partnership with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (2023/2024);
  • Busch Group on the conclusion of a domination and profit and loss transfer agreement with Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (2023);
  • Medium-sized private equity investment company on the reorganization of its partnership structure (2022/2023);
  • The supervisory board of a listed company in the context of post-M&A disputes (2022);
  • Siemens Energy AG on the public takeover offer for the Spanish Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, S.A. with the aim of a delisting (2022);
  • Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft on the acquisition of the terminal business and associated logistics services in South and North America from the Chilean company Saam (2022);
  • Körber AG on the sale of a minority stake in the supply chain business to KKR including carve-out of the supply chain business (2021/2022);*
  • ZF Friedrichshafen AG on the acquisition of WABCO (2020) and the subsequent mandatory offer to the shareholders of WABCO India (2020), the sale of Brakes India (2021) and the sell-down of shares in WABCO India (2021);*
  • Platinum Equity on the acquisition of Continental Bakeries (2021);*
  • Desktop Metal, Inc. on the acquisition of EnvisionTec (2021) and Aerosint (2021);* and
  • Triton on the acquisition of a majority stake in Renk AG from Volkswagen and the subsequent public takeover of Renk AG (2020)*.

* Experience from previous law firm.

Qualifications

  • Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, Second State Exam (Bar Exam)
  • University of Virginia, Charlottesville (USA), LL.M.
  • University of Hamburg, Dr. iur.
  • University of Cambridge, England, Semester Abroad
  • Bucerius Law School, First State Exam