Oliver Staatz

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Oliver Staatz advises clients on all aspects of German and international taxation, with a particular focus on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity, and real estate transactions.

He has extensive experience providing comprehensive tax advice to corporations, financial institutions, funds, and individuals on a variety of complex transactions. He also regularly advises clients on tax rulings, tax audits, and tax disputes.

Prior to joining Jones Day in 2017, Oliver worked for a transaction-focused spin-off of one of Germany's premier law firms for several years, where he gained experience in matters of taxation as well as in M&A and private equity.

Oliver acts as an examiner for the certified tax advisor exam in Hesse and was a lecturer for European tax law at the University of Mannheim. As a former participant, he also lends support to students involved in the tax moot court held by the German Federal Fiscal Court.

Experience

  • Bristol Myers Squibb and BioNTech announce global strategic partnership to co-develop and co-commercialize next-generation bispecific antibody candidate BNT327 broadly for multiple solid tumor typesJones Day is acting as tax counsel to Bristol Myers Squibb in the agreement with BioNTech SE for the global co-development and co-commercialization of BioNTech’s investigational bispecific antibody BNT327 across numerous solid tumor types. Under the agreement, BioNTech and BMS will work jointly to broaden and accelerate the development of this clinical candidate.
  • ZimCap sells MERITUS Business Advisors to DeloitteJones Day advised ZimCap GmbH in the sale of MERITUS Business Advisors GmbH to Deloitte GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.
  • UniCredit completes €125 million “Buy Now Pay Later” consumer securitisation transaction for Ratepay GmbHJones Day advised UniCredit Bank GmbH, as arranger and senior lender, in relation to a €125 million committed and scalable securitisation transaction for Ratepay GmbH.
  • 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.
  • PNC Bank provides $1.3 billion syndicated unsecured revolving credit facility to leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial safety equipmentJones Day represented PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with a $1.3 billion syndicated unsecured revolving credit facility provided to a leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial safety equipment.
  • Société Générale sells Société Générale Equipment Finance's (SGEF) activitiesJones Day advised Société Générale in the sale of the professional equipment financing businesses operated by Societe Generale Equipment Finance (SGEF) to Groupe BPCE.
  • Oxenwood sells Central One logistics property in Neuss, GermanyJones Day advised Oxenwood Real Estate in the sale of a core logistics property known as ‘Central One’ in Neuss, a city located west of Düsseldorf, to Ofi Invest Real Estate.
  • Gimv sells majority stake in outpatient rehabilitation specialist rehaneo to Fremman CapitalJones Day is advising Gimv NV, the pan-European PE fund, in the sale of its majority stake in outpatient rehabilitation specialist, rehaneo, to Fremman Capital.
  • LyondellBasell acquires APKJones Day advised LyondellBasell in the acquisition of APK AG in Merseburg, Germany.
  • Darfon Electronics acquires GROFA Action Sports GmbHJones Day advised Darfon Electronics, a Taiwanese listed electronics group, known among other things as the owner of the e-bike brand BESV, on the acquisition of 80% of the shares in GROFA Action Sports GmbH in Bad Camberg, Germany.
  • Affiliates of Centre Lane Partners acquire substantially all of the assets of Hardinge Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Kellenberger, USACH, SuperPrecision, and Workholding business linesJones Day advised affiliates of Centre Lane Partners in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Hardinge Inc. and its debtor subsidiaries, a global leader and provider of advanced machine tool, manufacturing and workholding solutions, as part of chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
  • 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.
  • ITT completes divestiture of Wolverine Advanced MaterialsJones Day advised ITT, Inc. in the $171 million sale of its Wolverine Advanced Materials business to private equity firm Center Rock Capital Partners.
  • 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.
  • Spark Networks obtains chapter 15 recognition of first-ever cross-border restructuring under German StaRUGJones Day represented Spark Networks SE in the first-ever cross-border restructuring under the recently enacted German restructuring law ("StaRUG") and chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code involving over $100 million of funded debt issued by a U.S.-based credit fund and guaranteed by other German and U.S. entities.
  • WEG acquires industrial electric motors and generators business from Regal Rexnord CorporationJones Day advised WEG S.A. in the $400 million acquisition of the industrial electric motors and generators business of Regal Rexnord Corporation.
  • 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.
  • Charge Construct sold to ace GroupJones Day advised the shareholders of Charge Construct GmbH on the sale of their shares to the newly formed ace Group, which is part of the portfolio of EMERAM Capital Partners.
  • Spark Networks obtains $110 million senior secured credit facility upon emergence from first-ever cross-border restructuring proceeding under German StaRUG, and recognized by U.S. chapter 15Jones Day represented Spark Networks SE (“Spark”), a Germany-based leading social dating platform, operating worldwide, together with Spark Networks, Inc. and Zoosk Inc., as co-borrowers, in connection with an amended $110 million secured credit facility provided by a U.S.-based private credit fund as part of Spark's emergence from a long-term forbearance and the first-ever cross-border restructuring proceeding under German StaRUG, where such proceeding was recognized under chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
  • 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.
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    June 2019 Commentary

    Tightening of German Real Estate Transfer Tax Rules for Share Deals

    May 2019 Alert

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

    March 2018 Commentary

    EU Targets Tax Avoidance Reporting Obligations for Intermediaries

    July 2017 Alert

    German Constitutional Court Held Parts of Loss Forfeiture Rules are Unconstitutional

    Additional Speaking Engagements

    • November 15, 2022
      Betriebs-Berater Conference "Tax & Finance 2022“ - Taxation of share trading - quo vadis? (Besteuerung des Aktienhandelsgeschäfts: Quo vadis?)
    • November 16, 2021
      Betriebs-Berater Conference "Tax & Finance 2021“ - Taxation of share trading - quo vadis? (Besteuerung des Aktienhandelsgeschäfts - Quo vadis?)
    • November 20, 2017
      Workshop: Wir lüften das Steuergeheimnis – Besteuerung von Immobilientransaktionen (Taxation of real estate transactions)
    • September 12, 2017
      Workshop: Wir lüften das Steuergeheimnis – Gewerbe- und umsatzsteuerliche Risiken bei der Vermietung von Immobilien (Trade and value added tax risks from letting real estate)

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