Dr. KarstenMüller-Eising

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Dr. Karsten Müller-Eising is a distinguished equity capital markets lawyer, who has acted as the lead lawyer on a multitude of completed M&A and equity capital market (ECM) deals for more than 30 years. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings (IPOs), capital raisings, public takeovers, other equity and equity-linked transactions, refinancings, and restructurings. He advises international corporations, investors, and investment banks on capital markets, corporate, and stock corporation law, including corporate governance and regulatory issues. Karsten has a particular knowledge of the life sciences and the financial industries sectors. He also acts a civil law notary primarily on corporate matters.

Recent representative transactions include the voluntary public tender offer for all shares of GfK SE by KKR; the IPO of capsensixx; the representation of Phenomen Ventures in connection with the $1.1 billion IPO of Delivery Hero; and the German Federal Agency for Financial Market Stabilization, which manages the German Financial Market Stabilization Fund (SoFFin), in connection with the €2.5 billion (US$3.2 billion) rights offering of Commerzbank. Prior to joining Jones Day, Karsten worked on a number of landmark transactions, including the first mandatory convertible bond ever in Germany (Daimler Benz); the listing of DaimlerChrysler after its transatlantic merger; and the split of Depfa into two listed entities, an Irish bank and Aareal Bank. In the course of the financial crisis between 2008 and 2013, he advised the German Ministry of Finance and the SoFFin on a series of transactions stabilizing Commerzbank, Germany's second-largest bank.

Karsten is a member of the German-American Law Association (DAJV) and the Association for Corporate Law (VGR — Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung).

Experience

  • Rejuvenate acquires entire business operations of cell transplants manufacturer co.don AktiengesellschaftJones Day advised Rejuvenate GmbH, a subsidiary of ReLive Biotechnologies, in connection with the acquisition of the business operations of co.don Aktiengesellschaft ("CO.DON") (including all shares in its Dutch, UK and Swiss subsidiaries).
  • ProSiebenSat.1 sells moebel.de to XXXLutzJones Day advised ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE in the sale by subsidiary NuCom Group, in which General Atlantic also holds a stake, of moebel.de Einrichten & Wohnen AG to XXXLutz Group.
  • Leading automotive components and systems supplier obtains $100 million senior secured term loan facilityJones Day represented a leading automotive components and systems supplier in connection with a $100 million senior secured term loan facility.
  • SAP forms strategic partnership with Dediq for financial services industriesJones Day advised SAP in the formation of SAP Fioneer, a joint venture with the Munich based investor DEDIQ GmbH whereby SAP contributed its Financial Services and Insurance Services business and DEDIQ will invest more than €500 million.
  • Ophthalmic lens manufacturer completes €375 million IPO by Mister Spex SE and €50 million cornerstone investment in Mister SpexJones Day advised an ophthalmic lens manufacturer as existing shareholder in the initial public offering (IPO) by Mister Spex SE, a leading digitally native omni-channel retail optical brand focusing on both online and offline retail channels for eyewear located in Berlin, Germany, and in the €50 million cornerstone investment in Mister Spex in the course of the IPO.
  • EPH completes US$163 million public offering of shares, private placement of shares, and listing of new equity shares on SIX Swiss ExchangeJones Day advised EPH European Property Holdings Ltd., as German counsel, in connection with a US$163 million public offering of shares in Switzerland, private placement of shares to international investors, and the subsequent listing of the new shares on SIX Swiss Exchange, the Swiss regulated market.
  • Orocobre raises A$156 million by way of placement and share purchase planJones Day advised Orocobre Limited, a dual ASX and TSX-listed lithium chemicals producer, on a A$156 million capital raising by way of a fully underwritten placement to institutional investors of A$126 million and non-underwritten share purchase plan to shareholders in Australia and New Zealand of up to A$30 million.
  • Amadeus FiRe AG completes €52 million share capital increaseJones Day advised Amadeus FiRe AG, a leading personnel service company, in connection with the €52 million share capital increase for refinancing the acquisition of Comcave Holding GmbH.
  • Amadeus FiRe AG acquires COMCAVE Holding GmbH, Dortmund for €200 millionJones Day advised Amadeus FiRe AG, Frankfurt, on the €200 million acquisition of 100% of the shares in the retraining specialist COMCAVE Holding GmbH, Dortmund.
  • Celonis raises $290 million in Series C funding roundJones Day represented Celonis SE, a Munich-based unicorn for process mining software, in connection with the US$290 million Series C financing round led by Arena Holdings and other U.S. investors based on a company valuation of US$2.5 billion.
  • Exporo makes market entry into NetherlandsJones Day advised Exporo AG, a German FinTech company specializing in crowd-investments and blockchain-based real estate (re)financings, as regards Dutch and German law in connection with Exporo's initial offering of a token-based bond issue in the Netherlands and establishing its real estate investment business in the Netherlands.
  • Panalpina and DSV join forces by way of CHF 4.6 billion (US$4.6 billion) public exchange of stockJones Day advised Panalpina Welttransport (Holding) AG, Basel, Switzerland, one of the world's leading freight forwarders, with respect to German, EU, and U.S. securities law aspects and foreign direct investment filings in connection with the combination with DSV A/S, Hedhusene, Denmark, by way of a CHF 4.6 billion (US$4.6 billion) public exchange offer of DSV to all Panalpina shareholders to tender their Panalpina shares (listed at SIX Swiss Exchange) against DSV shares (listed at NASDAQ Copenhagen).
  • Exporo AG continues to expand in AustriaJones Day advised Exporo AG, as Austrian and German securities counsel, in connection with its continued expansion in the Austrian market.
  • Trafigura acquires majority stake in Nyrstar operating businessJones Day advised Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. (“Trafigura”), a market leader in the global commodities industry, in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in the operating business of Nyrstar, a multi-billion dollar global metals business.
  • SAP acquires Qualtrics for $8 billionJones Day advised SAP in its $8 billion acquisition of Qualtrics International Inc., the global pioneer in the experience management software category.
  • Abiomed invests in ProtembisJones Day advised Abiomed, Inc., a U.S. listed medtech company, in connection with its purchase of Series A Preferred Stock in a private placement by Protembis GmbH, a medical device start-up company based in Aachen, Germany.
  • Celonis raises capital in $50 million Series B roundJones Day represented Celonis SE, a leading process mining company, in connection with its issuance of $50 million of Series B Stock in a private placement to Accel and 83North.
  • Compagnie Plastic Omnium acquires 33.3 percent in HBPO joint venture and increases its overall stake to 66.6 percentJones Day advised Compagnie Plastic Omnium in the acquisition of 33.3 percent of the shares in HBPO Group held by Mahle GmbH for an enterprise value of €350 million (US$431 million).
  • capsensixx completes IPO of Common Shares in Germany and LuxembourgJones Day advised capsensixx AG as issuer's counsel in its initial public offering of Common Shares in Germany and Luxembourg with a concurrent private placement in certain jurisdictions outside of the U.S. and subsequent listing of the entire share capital on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
  • Phenomen Ventures participates in $350 million IPO of HelloFreshJones Day represented Phenomen Ventures in connection with the $350 million initial public offering of HelloFresh SE, a leading global platform for meal kit services.
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    MARCH 2021 Commentary

    New Exemption to Market Sounding Regime Under the Market Abuse Regulation

    December 2020 Commentary

    European Government Support Schemes: Current State of Play

    June 2020 White Paper

    Financial Government Support Measures Related to COVID-19 for European Corporates

    December 2019 White Paper

    "To Be or Not to Be": Determining When a European Bond is a PRIIP

    May 2019 Alert

    German Profit and Loss Transfer Agreements Face Deadline to Protect Consolidated Tax Treatments

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    EuroResource—Deals and Debt | December 2017

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    Negative Interest Rates: Autorité des Marchés Financiers Takes Position on Information to be Included in Bond Prospectuses, European Capital Markets Update

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    New EU Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129 Entered into Force, European Capital Markets Update

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    European Capital Markets Update

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    AIM Companies and the Legal Entity Identifier Requirement, European Capital Markets Update
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    Additional Publications

    • February 2019
      Author, The In-House Lawyer Comparative Guide on Corporate Governance, Germany Jurisdiction

    Speaking Engagements

    • February 11, 2016
      Jones Day Breakfast: The German Securities Trading Act’s new clothes – Market abuse regime and other changes from the law amending financial market regulations due to European legal acts (FimanoG) (Des WpHG’s neue Kleider – Marktmissbrauchsrecht und weitere Änderungen durch das FimanoG)
    • May 4, 2015
      JDialog: How to Cross the Atlantic – U.S./German M&A
    • October 6, 2014
      BioM-Forum: IPO in the US - a reality
    • May 19, 2014
      JDialog: Aktuelles im Übernahme- und Prospektrecht (Recent Developments in German Takeover and Prospectus Law)

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