Philipp Martin

Associate

Frankfurt + 49.69.9726.3968

Philipp Martin advises prominent financial sponsors on cross-border investments in private and public companies, including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, minority and majority investments, other structured transactions, co-investments, and management equity programs, mainly in the industrial and manufacturing, business services, technology, and financial services sectors. In addition, his practice includes cross-border M&A and other strategic legal advice for corporate clients.

Philipp also gained significant in-house experience during a six-month secondment to the investment legal team of Partners Group in Zug, Switzerland.

Philipp's recent representations include advising One Equity Partners on the acquisition of platform investments Montanhydraulik, a provider of hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic systems for the crane, mining, and construction industries, and BARTEC, active in the engineering, manufacturing, and distribution of explosion protection and safety technology for hazardous areas.

Prior to joining Jones Day in 2025, Philipp advised, among others, Riverside on the investment into GFOS, a software provider for workforce management and access control; Nimbus Private Equity on the sale of Extrusion Technology Group, active in the engineering, development, and distribution of extrusion and converting technology systems; Charterhouse Capital Partners on the acquisition of Telio, a provider of technology and communication services to correctional facilities; Advent International on the sale of allnex Group, a supplier of specialty chemicals, in particular industrial resins; Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) on the acquisition of Dantherm, an European provider of HVAC technology; and a consortium led by Life Sciences Partners (now EQT Life Sciences) on the carve-out of Ariceum Therapeutics from Ipsen.

Experience

  • One Equity Partners acquires MontanhydraulikJones Day is advising One Equity Partners in the acquisition of Montanhydraulik Group, a leading provider of hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic systems for various applications in the crane, mining and construction industries.
  • Finnish Minerals Group becomes IONCOR's majority ownerJones Day acted as German counsel to Finnish Minerals Group Oy in the acquisition of a majority interest in IONCOR Oy, which engineers and manufactures battery solutions.
  • One Equity Partners acquires BARTECJones Day is advising One Equity Partners in the acquisition of BARTEC from a consortium led by Bridgepoint Credit and Alcentra.
  • PFSTECH acquires Germany’s finstreetJones Day advised PFSTECH in the acquisition of finstreet GmbH, a German software and solution provider in the field of onboarding, origination, and digital consulting for the financial services industry, from a portfolio company of Anacap.