Christian Krebs has more than 15 years of experience advising international corporations and financial sponsors on cross-border M&A transactions, corporate law, and corporate governance. He is recognized as one of the most renowned corporate and M&A lawyers in Germany by WirtschaftsWoche, Handelsblatt, and Best Lawyers and recommended for large M&A transactions by The Legal 500.
Chris provides counseling on all aspects of sales of private and public corporations, including private equity transactions (public-to-privates, LBOs, MBOs), on both the buy- and sell-side, as well as on early to late-stage financing rounds in venture capital contexts. He also provides boardroom advice regarding the latest trends in shareholder activism and corporate governance.
Clients in recent representations, in which Chris acted as lead or co-lead lawyer, include Avient, Aurora Resurgence, Bessemer Venture Partners, Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, Deutsche Börse, EDF, Infiana, Procter & Gamble, PTT Global Chemical, Verizon, and XIO.
Chris gained in-house legal experience in the energy industry during an extended client secondment and worked at international law firms in New York, Brussels, and Buenos Aires. As a result of his international experience, he is especially apt at and has specific experience in advising foreign investors.
Chris has published extensively on matters of corporate law and speaks publicly on M&A topics. He is a coauthor of leading treatises on the law of corporations and reorganizations. As a board member of the German American Lawyers Association (DAJV), he organizes its annual symposium on contemporaneous transatlantic legal issues. He is also a member of the Association for Corporate Law (VGR).
Expérience
Autres publications
- February 2019
Author, The In-House Lawyer Comparative Guide on Corporate Governance, Germany Jurisdiction - December 2018
Tailwind for MAC clauses, Börsenzeitung, p. 9 - November 2015
Internationale Zuständigkeit bei Geschäftsführerhaftung, GWR 2015, 450 - October 2015
Haftung des übertragenden Rechtsträgers nach Ausgliederung für „Goodwill“-Ausgleichsanspruch des Versicherungsvertreters, GWR 2015, 402 - August 2015
Aufhebung eines Unternehmensvertrages ist auch im GmbH-Konzern nur zum Ende des Geschäftsjahres zulässig, GWR 2015, 340 - October 2014
Commentary on decision II ZR 174/13 of the German Federal Court regarding indemnification of officers of a stock corporation for criminal law penalties, BB 2014, 2512 - September 2014
Nicht aus eigener Tasche, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - June 2014
Gewahrte identitaet (Maintained Identity), Unternehmermagazin - May 2014
BGH konkretisiert und stärkt Auskunftsverweigerungsrecht der Aktiengesellschaft/SE, BB 2014, 1168 - May 2014
Nicht geltend gemachte Lohnforderungen eines Arbeitnehmer-Gesellschafters sind im Insolvenzfall nachrangig, GWR 2014, 225 - May 2014
Gesamtrechtsnachfolge der WEG-Verwalterstellung einer juristischen Person durch Verschmelzung, Kommentar zu BGH V ZR 164/13, GWR 2014, 194 - April 2014
Grenzüberschreitender Formwechsel nach Deutschland – Einordnung, Voraussetzungen und Praxisfolgen, GWR 2014, 144 - May 2013
Grenzüberschreitender Formwechsel nach Deutschland – Einordnung, Voraussetzungen und Praxisfolgen, GWR 2014, 144 - February 2013
Vorsicht bei Zahlungsversprechen an Gesellschafter: BGH konkretisiert Anforderungen, Handelsblatt Rechtsboard - February 2013
BGH-Entscheidung zur HSH-Nordbank, Finance Magazin - Oktober 2012
BGH-Entscheidung zur HSH-Nordbank, Finance Magazin - August 2012
Freeze-Out Transactions in Germany and the U.S.: A Comparative Analysis, German Law Journal 13(8):941-978 - August 2012
Non-Reliance Letter - ein wirkungsvolles Gestaltungsinstrument?, NZG 2012, 847
- May 15, 2019
CFIUS and European Foreign Direct Investment Control Event - May 8, 2019
Circular Lecture (Ringvorlesung) on Corporate Law: Shareholder Activism, University of Freiburg Law School - April 5, 2019
Transatlantic Legal Conference 2019, Moderator M&A Panel "The MAC is back" - November 6, 2018
Einführung in den Unternehmenskauf, Universität Freiburg - March 2, 2018
Working Group Day 2018 of the DAJV (German-American Lawyers’ Association) - November 6, 2017
Movers and Shakers: Shareholder Activism in the U.S. and Germany - September 29 - October 2, 2014
Sommerlehrgänge des ILF (Institute for Law and Finance) 2014 - March 4-15, 2013
Unternehmensrecht in der Beratungspraxis plus Fallstudie - March 4-15, 2013
Advising on Corporate Law in Legal Practice - Spring Seminar (Frühjahrslehrgang) of the ILF (Institute for Law and Finance) 2013
"Keen eye for detail while keeping the big picture in mind."The Legal 500 Germany
- Harvard University (LL.M. 2011); Second State Examination (Ranked no. 1 of state, 2007); University of Speyer (Administrative Law 2006); Saarland University (First State Examination with highest honors 2005); Université de Lille (Certificate of Integrated Legal Studies 2003); University of Warwick (Integrated Common Programme 2002)
- Federal Republic of Germany
WirtschaftsWoche: (since 2021): among the most renowned lawyers in M&A and corporate law
Handelsblatt (2020-2024): recognized for "Best Lawyers in Germany for M&A and Private Equity"
Recommended by IFLR 1000 and The Legal 500 (2016) for large international M&A deals (EUR500m+): "keen eye for detail while keeping the big picture in mind"
- German, English, French, Spanish