资深主办律师

Dr. Matthias J. Annweiler

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mannweiler@sidley.com

慕尼黑 +49 89 24440 9167

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DR. MATTHIAS J. ANNWEILER advises national and international private equity funds, asset managers and strategic investors on all aspects of German business and corporate law, in particular domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, management incentive plans and general corporate matters.

As in the previous editions, Matthias is currently ranked “Best Lawyer” by the 2024 edition of “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” for Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Corporate Law. In addition to his practice, he frequently authors various professional publications, including books, book contributions and scientific articles, focusing on corporate transactions, executive body liability, and foreign direct investments (FDI).

Matthias graduated from University of Bonn, where he earned his J.D. and also received a Ph.D. with a doctoral thesis in international law. During his legal clerkship, he was placed, inter alia, with international law firms in Hamburg and San Francisco as well as the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva. Furthermore, he holds a Master in General Management from Nordakademie – Graduate School, Hamburg.

Prior to joining Sidley in 2018, Matthias was an associate in the corporate and M&A practice of another international law firm.

He is fluent in German and English.

经验

Recent experience includes advising:

Apollo and certain other shareholders on the sale of the share capital of German bank Oldenburgische Landesbank (OLB) to TARGO Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of leading French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale.
A leading infrastructure fund in its acquisition of Melita, a fully converged digital infrastructure owner and operator delivering broadband, mobile connectivity and data centre solutions across Malta.
proALPHA on the acquisition of Metaal Kennis Groep BV (MKG), a cloud-based ERP player for metalworking companies.
Dover Corporation on the sale of the Destaco business unit, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of workholding and automation components for industrial automation applications, for an enterprise value of US$680 million to Stabilus SE.
Vivonio Group, a European furniture manufacturer, on its corporate reorganization.
proALPHA on the acquisition of Quiply Technologies GmbH, a modern employee communication provider.
proALPHA on the acquisition of DIG GmbH, an expert for cloud solutions in the field of operational purchasing and EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).
proALPHA on the acquisition of Gedys IntraWare GmbH, a customer relationship management (CRM) software provider.
proALPHA on the acquisition of Persis GmbH, a human capital management (HCM) software provider.
Rivean Capital on the acquisition of Green Mobility Holding GmbH, a provider of (e-) bike leasing and innovative mobility solutions.
proALPHA on the acquisition of Empolis Group, a provider of cloud-based and AI-assisted software products for intelligent decision support.
proALPHA on the acquisition of ENIT, a leading provider for energy management and carbon tracking.
A U.S. pension fund on its investment in a German offshore wind farm project with a capacity of approx. 900 MW.
Water Street Healthcare Partners on its sale of Orgentec Group to Sebia S.A.
proALPHA on the acquisition of CP Corporate Planning AG, a provider of software for operative controlling, integrated financial and performance planning, and consolidation.
Summit Partners on its US$68 million growth equity investment in online language school Lingoda GmbH.
proALPHA Group on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Böhme & Weihs GmbH Industrieholding, on the participation in SKILL Software and on the acquisition of curecomp Software Services GmbH.
Ivanti Software, Inc., a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., on its proposed acquisition of Cherwell Software, a provider of IT service management and enterprise service management solutions.
IDEX Corporation in connection with its acquisition of ABEL Group from Hillenbrand, Inc.
Summit Partners on its €50 million investment in Solactive AG, a technology-enabled provider of indices and index solutions to the global financial services industry.
Ivanti Software, Inc., a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., on its acquisition of MobileIron Inc., a provider of mobile-centric unified endpoint management solutions.
Summit Partners on their investment in Appway AG, a provider of business process software solutions for the financial services industry.
Allianz Capital Partners GmbH and certain Allianz sponsors on the acquisition of nöGIG – Niederösterreichische Glasfaserinfrastruktur GmbH, an operator and developer of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in Austria.
Water Street Healthcare Partners and its portfolio company Key Surgical on the acquisition of all shares in Insitumed GmbH.
RTI Surgical on its acquisition of Paradigm Spine, an international leading provider of non-fusion spinal implant technology.
Gilde Buy Out Partners on its acquisition of Gundlach Automotive Corporation.
Various national and international private equity funds and their respective portfolio companies with regard to incentive and equity participation programs for management and employees.
An international private equity investor on a convertible bond for Liacon GmbH, a German developer and producer of high-performance energy storage systems.
The private equity fund Riverside on its investment in Transporeon, a leading European provider of e-logistic solutions.
Tank & Rast Group, an operator of highway service areas in Germany, on the acquisition of an online journey planner that accesses multiple modes of transport via an online booking platform.
A German project developer on the project structuring and financing of an RDF power plant (waste-to-energy) as well as on the sale of such project to an international strategic investor.
Zeaborn Group, a German ocean carrier, on the acquisition of E.R. Schiffahrt Group’s worldwide ship-management activities as well as on a joint venture with Intermarine Group.
PNE Wind AG on the sale of the offshore wind farm project “Atlantis I” to the Swedish utility Vattenfall as well as of an 142-MW onshore wind farm portfolio to a fund managed by Allianz Global Investors GmbH.
STRABAG OW EVS on the sale of the "Global Tech II" offshore wind farm project to the Swedish utility Vattenfall.

*Some of the above matters were handled by Matthias prior to joining Sidley.

Academic Association for Business and Corporate Law (VGR)
German Initiative of Young Arbitrators (DIS40)
Working Group of Young Scholars in Public International Law (AjV)

新闻与观点

“Deutsche Infrastruktur ist attraktiv für Private Equity” [German Infrastructure Attractive for Private Equity], Börsen-Zeitung, Vol. 143, 27 July 2024.
“Die Verschärfung der Investitionskontrolle – Auswirkungen auf M&A-Transaktionen und das Investitionsklima in Deutschland” [Tightening of the Investment Screening Regime – Effects on M&A Transactions and the Investment Climate in Germany], azur – Das Karrieremagazin für junge Juristen, Vol. 2/2021, pp. 140-141.
“Nachfolge bei Familienunternehmen – Chancen für Inhaber, Unternehmen und Investoren” [Succession in Family-Owned Businesses – Chances for Owners, Companies and Investors], PLATOW Legal + Finance, 30 September 2021.
“Rechtsnachfolge in Gesellschaftervereinbarungen” [Legal Succession in Shareholder Agreements], in D.Graewe (Ed.), “Gesellschaftervereinbarungen in der GmbH” [Shareholder Agreements in the German Limited Liability Company], C.H. Beck, 2021, pp. 61-94.
“Die 17. AWV-Novelle und ihre Bedeutung für M&A-Transaktionen“ [The 17th Amendment of German Foreign Direct Investment Law and its Importance for M&A Transactions], Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsrecht (GWR) 2021, Vol. 12, pp. 241-243.
“Viele M&A-Transaktionen werden sich verzögern“ [Many M&A Transactions will be Delayed], Interview with PLATOW Recht, Vol. 56, 19 May 2021.
“Der Vorsitzende des Restrukturierungsausschusses im Aufsichtsrat – Ein sinnvolles Aufsichtsrats-Pendant zum Chief Restructuring Officer?” [Chair of the Restructuring Committee within the Supervisory Board – A useful Supervisory Board equivalent to the Chief Restructuring Officer?], co-authored with D. Graewe, BOARD 2020, Vol. 5, pp. 200-205.
“Bald trifft der Brexit die Manager” [Brexit will soon hit the managers], Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), 7 October 2020.
“Regulatorische Rahmenbedingungen” [Regulatory Framework], in D. Graewe (Ed.), “Deutsch-chinesische M&A Transaktionen im Mittelstand – Rahmenbedingungen, Erfolgsfaktoren, Umsetzung” [German-Chinese M&A Transactions in the Mid-Market – Framework, Success Factors, Implementation], Springer Gabler, 2020, pp. 49-64.
“Beratungs- und Überwachungspflichten des Kontrollorgans in der Unternehmenskrise” [Obligations of the Supervisory Body to Advise and Supervise in Times of Company Crisis], co-authored with D. Graewe, Neue Zeitschrift für Insolvenz- und Sanierungsrecht (NZI) 2020, pp. 662 et seqq.
“Sorgfaltspflichten des Vorstands beim Brexit – Was Vorstände und Aufsichtsräte beachten müssen und wie Aktionäre ihre Rechte durchsetzen können” [Diligence Obligations of the Management Board in Relation to Brexit – What is to be observed by Management and Advisory Board Members, and how Shareholders can enforce their rights], Springer Gabler, 2020.
“Sorgfaltspflichten des Vorstandes im Zusammenhang mit dem Brexit” [Diligence Obligations of the Management Board in Connection with Brexit], co-authored with D. Graewe, ZIP – Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2019, pp. 2034 et seqq.
“Die Auswirkungen der AWV-Novelle auf Unternehmenstransaktionen – Verschärfung ohne den gewünschten Effekt?!” [Consequences of the German Foreign Trade Ordinance Amendment for Corporate Transactions – Tightening Without the Desired Effect?!], Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht (NZG) 2019, pp. 528 et seqq.
“Rechtswahlklauseln in beurkundungspflichtigen Verträgen – Gestaltungsalternativen zu kostenerhöhenden Gebührentatbeständen” [Choice of Law Clauses in Contracts Requiring Notarization – Drafting Alternatives to Cost-Increasing Fee Elements], co-authored with D. Graewe, Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht (NZG) 2017, pp. 893 et seqq.
“Die Bewirtschaftung der genetischen Ressourcen des Meeresbodens jenseits der Grenzen nationaler Hoheitsgewalt” [The Exploitation of Marine Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction], Studies on the Law of the Sea and Maritime Security, Duncker & Humblot, 2017; reviewed by H.D. Jopp in MarineForum 2017, Vol. 11, p. 55 and C.J. Tams, “New Research on the Deep Seabed and Its Resources,” in M. Bungenberg et al. (Eds.), European Yearbook of International Economic Law, 2018, pp. 521-524.

Sidley Updates

Many M&A transactions will be delayed - May 19, 2021.
Further Tightening of German Investment Screening Rules - May 17, 2021.

证书

执业资格及证书

Germany – Attorney at Law

学历和教育

Nordakademie – Graduate School Hamburg, M.A. in General Management, 2019
University of Bonn, 博士学位, 2016
Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, Second State Exam, 2016
University of Bonn, First State Exam, 2012

语言

英文
German