Profile details
About Christian Schmidt
Christian is a Principal Associate in our tax group and his practice covers all aspects of national and international tax law. He specialises in advising on tax aspects of M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and reorganisations as well as real estate transactions. Moreover, Christian provides tax advice for both lenders and borrowers in all tax-related areas of corporate finance.
Recent work
- Advising KfW on €24bn loan for German hydrogen network
- Advising Fressnapf on €1.1bn bank and bond financing
- Advising consortium comprising Partners Group (acting on behalf of its clients), CDPQ and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on selling Techem to US private equity group TPG and Singapore’s state fund GIC
- Advising Novartis on the public takeover of MorphoSys, the delisting purchase offer and the merger squeeze-out
- Advising Merck KGaA on the sale of its global Surface Solutions business unit to Global New Material International Holdings Ltd.
- Advising Siemens Energy on sustainability-linked €4bn revolving credit facility
- Advising ZF Chassis Modules on the financing of a joint venture with FoxConn
- Advising Vonovia SE on JV and sale of minority stake in "Norddeutschland" portfolio to Apollo for €1bn
- Advising banks on a €2.5bn syndicated loan facility with a sustainability component for Porsche AG
- Advising Grünenthal on a collaboration with Kyowa Kirin International regarding Kyowa Kirin's established medicines portfolio
- Advising banks in a syndicated financing with a sustainability component for Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
- Advising J.P. Morgan on the €415m term loan B/cov-lite and RCF refinancing to Rodenstock
- Advising a consortium of lenders of LEONI AG, a listed cable and wire harness manufacturer headquartered in Germany with operations around the world, in connection with the restructuring of approximately €1.6bn of debt
- Advising Apera on financing an acquisition of certain DMS Group companies
- Advising Vonovia SE on sale of stake in "Südewo" portfolio for €1bn
- Advising banks on a €4.1bn equivalent acquisition bridge facility for Messer SE & Co. KGaA
- Advising a consortium of banks on a €800m revolving ESG-linked credit facility (RCF) for Vitesco Technologies Group AG
- Advising Merck KGaA on a €2.5bn syndicated loan facility
Qualifications
Education
- Heidelberg University (First State Examination in Law)
- Heidelberg University (Mag. iur.)
- Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe (legal traineeship and Second State Examination in Law)
Professional qualifications
- Rechtsanwalt (attorney-at-law), Germany
- Steuerberater (certified tax advisor), Germany