Martin Schulz

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For more than 24 years, Martin Schulz has represented strategic and private equity clients in cross-border and domestic M&A transactions and joint ventures ranging in size from several millions up to several billions of euros as well as in complex corporate restructurings.

Martin has advised on transactions in several industries, including energy, chemicals (plastics recycling), digital services, pharmaceuticals, automotive, and manufacturing. He has particular experience in carve-out transactions, having advised both sellers and buyers on the various aspects of carve-outs. Recently, he represented TotalEnergies in the €1.57 billion acquisition of VSB group; TotalEnergies in the acquisition of Quadra Energy, a large renewable energy trading business; GfK in the sale of a market research division (consumer panel); and LyondellBasell in various acquisitions and joint ventures and investments regarding plastic recycling businesses. Martin also has advised on several corporate restructurings, such as spin-offs under the German Transformation Act (UmwG). Furthermore, he has successfully negotiated many warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance policies. He coauthored a chapter on M&A purchase agreements and W&I insurance in the well-known German M&A treatise Handbuch Unternehmenskauf (Hölters).

Experience

  • 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.
  • TotalEnergies acquires VSB Group for €1.57 billionJones Day advised TotalEnergies in the €1.57 billion (equity value) acquisition of VSB Group, a Germany based renewable energy developer and operator of wind farms and photovoltaic power plants in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Finland, and Croatia, from Swiss asset manager Partners Group.
  • LyondellBasell acquires APKJones Day advised LyondellBasell in the acquisition of APK AG in Merseburg, Germany.
  • Corsair Gaming acquires Endor AG's operating businessJones Day advised Corsair Gaming, Inc. in its acquisition of Endor AG's operating business, including the Fanatec brand and all associated personnel. Endor develops and markets high-quality input devices such as high-end steering wheels and pedals for racing simulations on game consoles and PCs under the Fanatec brand.
  • HI Consult sells Garderos to EMERAMJones Day advised HI Consult GmbH in the sale of 91% of the shares in Garderos GmbH, a provider of ruggedised router solutions for secure data communication and optimal connectivity in harsh environments, to funds advised by EMERAM.
  • Valmet acquires process gas chromatography business of Siemens AGJones Day advised Valmet Oyj in the €102.5 million acquisition of the process gas chromatography business of Siemens AG.
  • TotalEnergies acquires Quadra EnergyJones Day advised TotalEnergies SE in the acquisition of Quadra Energy GmbH.
  • GfK sells European Consumer Panel (GfK CP) business to YouGovJones Day advised GfK SE in the €315 million sale of its European Consumer Panel business (GfK CP) to YouGov PLC, a leading international online research data and analytics technology group headquartered in the United Kingdom and listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: YOU).
  • LaSalle forms JV with Swiss Life Asset ManagersJones Day advised LaSalle Investment Management on a German-focused logistics real estate joint venture with Swiss Life Asset Managers.
  • LyondellBasell acquires minority stake in Source OneJones Day advised LyondellBasell in the acquisition of a minority share in Source One GmbH, Leiferde, Germany, a plastic waste sourcing and engineering company, specialized in developing technical solutions for hard-to-recycle post-consumer plastic waste.
  • LyondellBasell forms joint venture with AFA Nord to recycle secondary plastic packagingJones Day advised LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V. in the formation of a joint venture company with AFA Nord to create LMF Nord GmbH, a joint venture to build a mechanical recycling plant in Northern Germany to turn Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) and Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste into quality recycled plastic materials for use in flexible packaging.
  • Timken acquires Nadella Group from ICGJones Day advised The Timken Company in the acquisition of Nadella Group, a leading European manufacturer of linear guides, telescopic rails, actuators and systems and other specialized industrial motion solutions, from ICG plc.
  • LyondellBasell invests in APK, a German plastics recycling companyJones Day represented LyondellBasell as the lead investor in the latest financing round of APK AG, a German plastics recycling company.
  • LyondellBasell forms joint venture to build plastic waste sorting and recycling facilityJones Day advised LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V. in the formation of a joint venture with 23 Oaks Investments GmbH to create Source One Plastics, a joint venture that will build an energy efficient, advanced plastic waste sorting and recycling facility in Germany.
  • Findos Investor sells Rhenoflex GmbH to Coats GroupJones Day advised Findos Investor GmbH in the €115 million sale of Rhenoflex GmbH, one of the leading global manufacturers of sustainable structural material solutions for the footwear industry, to Coats Group plc.
  • Bayer secures landmark victory in post-M&A ICC arbitration against BASFJones Day lawyers secured a landmark victory on behalf of Bayer AG in a multi-billion post-M&A arbitration against BASF SE.
  • Sanofi announces carve-out creating EUROAPI and spin-off of approximately 58% of shares to its shareholdersJones Day advised Sanofi in the carve out creating EUROAPI (a leading European company dedicated to the development, production and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredients) and the listing of this entity on Euronext Paris and the placement of 12% to the French State (through French Tech Souveraineté) for a price of up to €150 million.
  • Arsenal acquires ATP Group from Bregal UnternehmerkapitalJones Day advised Arsenal Capital Partners in the acquisition of ATP Group, a leading Swiss based manufacturer of water-based adhesive tapes, from Bregal Unternehmerkapital.
  • ArchiMed acquires Cube Biotech GmbHJones Day advised ArchiMed, a leading Trans-Atlantic private equity healthcare specialist, on its acquisition of Cube Biotech GmbH, a leading provider of expression, purification, and crystallization services and products for membrane proteins.
  • EMERAM Capital Partners sells portfolio company MEONA to Trill ImpactJones Day represented EMERAM Capital Partners GmbH, one of the leading investment companies for medium-sized companies in the German-speaking region, in the sale of its portfolio company MEONA, an innovation leader for clinical software, to the private equity firm, Trill Impact.
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    Additional Publications

    • 2022
      Hölters, Handbook Acquisition of Businesses (Handbuch Unternehmenskauf), 10th edition, co-author of chapter 9 "Preparation and Conclusion of Sale and Purchase Agreement"

    Additional Speaking Engagements

    • February 1, 2018
      How to produce a due diligence report suitable for warranty & indemnity insurance, 6th IBA European Corporate and Private M&A Conference
    • November 21, 2014
      Transactional Warranty Insurance – How it can facilitate your deal

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