Dr Oliver Schröder > SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft > Frankfurt, Germany > Lawyer Profile

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft
TAUNUSANLAGE 1
60329 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Germany
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Work Department

M&A, Takeovers, Joint Ventures, Private Equity, General Corporate.

Position

Dr. Oliver Schröder is a leading transaction lawyer with many years of M&A experience. His specializations include domestic and international acquisitions, joint ventures, mergers and public takeovers. He advises both strategic investors as well as private equity clients. Dr. Schröder was recently lead counsel in the sale of Opel/Vauxhall by General Motors to PSA as well as the acquisition of RIMOWA by LVMH. He also advises on Corporate Law and transaction-related Capital Markets Law. Dr. Schröder has authored commentaries on the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act and numerous publications on legal issues in M&A transactions.

Career

Joined Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz as Partner in 2020. Previously at Cleary Gottlieb (partner 2007-2019; associate 2004-2006) and associate at Haarmann Hemmelrath (1999-2004,).

Languages

German, English

Education

LLM, New York University School of Law (1998), Doctorate in Law, University of Heidelberg (2001), second state examination Baden-Wuerttemberg (1997); first state examination University of Heidelberg (1995).

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Corporate and M&A > M&A

German blue chip clients, European stock corporations, medium-sized companies and private equity investors rely on SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft for national and cross-border M&A transactions, including public takeovers and private equity transactions, as well as resulting corporate restructurings and due diligence audits. Key contacts include M&A and corporate governance advisor Marc Löbbe, transaction lawyer Oliver Schröder, who advises on joint ventures and public takeovers, and Martin Gross-Langenhoff, who focuses on listed companies and financial investors. Practice head Jochem Reichert advises on corporate issues and assists both buyers and sellers with M&A transactions, while Jan Friedrichson, who made partner in October 2023, focuses on the interface between corporate law, M&A and corporate financing in the PE and VC sphere.