Gerhard Schmidt > Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Offices
MAXIMILIANHÖFE
MAXIMILIANSTRASSE 13
80539 MUNICH
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Gerhard Schmidt
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Gerhard Schmidt is the Managing Partner of Weil’s German offices and one of the leading Corporate and Restructuring lawyers in Germany. He was involved in a number of landmark transactions such as advising Exide Holdings in the extensive reorganization of its European/rest of world operations and their subsequent sale to its secured noteholders pursuant to a credit bid; Upfield (controlling shareholder is KKR) on the acquisition of Arivia; KKR on the acquisition of heidelpay from AnaCap; Advent International/Bain Capital in the acquisition of leading German payment services provider Concardis GmbH and the subsequent merger of Concardis Payment Group with Nets A/S; Novalpina Capital/Odyssey Europe AS in the successful takeover offer for Olympic Entertainment Group in a transaction with a highly complex structure unprecedented in the Baltic states.
Education
Universities of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Lausanne and Strasbourg (law degree 1982; Dr. jur. 1984). Business administration studies at the Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), Fontainebleau, France (MBA 1984). Admitted to practice in Germany in 1986 and licensed as a tax advisor in 1988.
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Corporate and M&A > M&A
Due to the firm’s global network in the US, Europe and Asia, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is primarily involved in mid-cap and large cross-border deals as well as acquisitions of insolvent companies and also provides regular advice on tax aspects thanks to its close cooperation with the tax team. Practice head Gerhard Schmidt has experience in public and private M&A, joint ventures, delistings and distressed M&A, while transaction specialist Christian Tappeiner primarily acts in the technology, energy and infrastructure sectors.
Germany > Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP‘s German team is led by the restructuring expert Gerhard Schmidt and Britta Grauke (restructuring and insolvency contestation) and focuses on the automotive, real estate and infrastructure sectors. The practice advises debtors as well as creditors, shareholders and investors on bond restructuring, reorganisation, liability and rescission proceedings; non-performing loans are also covered.
Germany > Private equity > Transactions
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP advises on traditional private equity transactions, add-ons, secondary buy-outs, distressed transactions and sell-side transactions within the large and mid-cap segment, including cross-border matters. Among the client roster are PE houses and investors with a particular focus on the financial services, payment systems, automotive and healthcare sectors. The team is led by Gerhard Schmidt, who is experienced in buy-outs and distressed transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Restructuring Germany > Restructuring and insolvency
- M&A Germany > Corporate and M&A
- Transactions Germany > Private equity