THOMAS KOMANEK advises on all aspects of business and corporate law, in particular national and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions, corporate reorganizations and restructurings.
He represents private equity funds, strategic investors and domestic and international corporate clients with regard to leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, management incentive plans, debt and equity restructurings and distressed investments.
Prior to joining Sidley in 2017, Thomas was an associate in the private equity and M&A practice of another international law firm.
He is fluent in German and English.
资深主办律师
Thomas Komanek
- 新兴公司和风险投资
- 私募基金
- 企业重组和破产
经验
- 代理事宜
In recent years, Thomas has advised:
- Rivean Capital on the acquisition of Perbility GmbH.
- Rivean Capital's portfolio company, Green Mobility Holding, on the acquisition of A-DIGITAL one GmbH.
- Marlin Equity Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Treasury Intelligence Solutions GmbH.
- Gurobi Optimization, a portfolio company of Thompson Street Capital Partners, on the acquisition of October Sky.
- Rivean Capital on the acquisition of Green Mobility Holding GmbH.
- Z Capital Partners’ Portfolio Company Techniks Tool Group in its Acquisition of The Eppinger Group.
- 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.
- Gilde Buy Out Partners on the sale of Pro Gamers Group to HAL Investments and Management.
- Water Street Healthcare Partners on its sale of Orgentec Group to Sebia S.A.
- Vegamour, Inc., in connection with an US$80 million equity investment by affiliates of General Atlantic.
- Rodenstock Group, a Compass Partners portfolio company, on their acquisition by Apax Funds.
- Marlin Management Company, LLC on the acquisition of a majority stake in COYO GmbH.
- EMH Digital Growth Fund GmbH & Co. KG with its acquisition of a majority stake in Native Instruments Holding GmbH.
- EQT Partners on the merger between FocusVision and Confirmit.
- Gilde Buy Out Partners on the acquisition of TonerPartner Group.
- ACPS Automotive, a technology and market leader in towbars/hitches for cars, SUVs, and vans, on the completion of its financial restructuring.
- Micron Technologies, Inc. on its investment in Volocopter.
- Gilde Buy Out Partners in their sale of COMCAVE Holding GmbH to Amadeus FiRe AG.
- A U.S.-based venture fund in connection with its investment in Flixbus.
- Volkswagen AG in its proposed co-investment with Ford Motor Company in autonomous vehicle technology company, Argo AI.
- OpCapita on its sale of NKD Group to TDR Capital.
- Gilde Buy Out Partners in its acquisition of Gundlach Automotive Corporation.
- TowerBrook Capital Partners on the acquisition of the ACPS Group from Bosal.
- Intermediate Capital Group on the acquisition of proALPHA Business Solutions Group.
- Bain Capital on the acquisitions of MSX International.
- The major shareholders of IVG in connection with the sale of Officefirst to Blackstone.
- Gilde Buy Out Funds on the acquisition of Losberger GmbH and a majority interest in the Comcave Group.
- Sycamore Partners on the acquisition of EMP Merchandising.
- Bregal Unternehmerkapital on the acquisition of Onlineprinters GmbH.
- PSAV on the acquisition of KFP Group.
- The ad hoc committee of SynLoan I lenders of IVG Immobilien AG in connection with a debt-to-equity swap.
- Water Street Healthcare Partners on the acquisition of Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH.
新闻与观点
证书
执业资格及证书
- Germany – Attorney at Law
- 美国纽约州
学历和教育
- Higher Regional Court Braunschweig, Second State Exam, 2013
- Boston University School of Law, 法学硕士, 2010
- University of Münster, First State Exam, 2008
语言
- 英文
- German