Nicole Seibert

European Counsel

Frankfurt + 49.69.9726.3939

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Nicole Seibert's practice focuses on European and German competition law, working with clients in their proceedings with the German Bundeskartellamt and the European Commission. Her experience includes merger control, cartels, anticompetition agreements, and abuse of dominance.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Nicole worked as a legal assistant and trainee at several international law firms where she gained experience advising German and international clients on merger control, including EU and multijurisdictional filings.

Nicole is a member of the German Antitrust Lawyers Association (Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.).

Experience

  • Sinopec completes reorganization with China National Aviation Fuel Group (CNAF)Jones Day acted as antitrust and regulatory counsel to China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), the world’s largest oil refiner, in the merger with China National Aviation Fuel (CNAF), China’s top aviation fuel producer.
  • Shareholders of KAMAX sell KAMAX Group to Fontana GruppoJones Day advised the shareholders of KAMAX Holding GmbH & Co. on the sale of KAMAX Group, a leading manufacturer of high-strength fasteners for the automotive industry, to Fontana Gruppo.
  • One Equity Partners acquires BARTECJones Day advised One Equity Partners in the acquisition of BARTEC from a consortium led by Bridgepoint Credit and Alcentra.
  • Hexagon sells Design & Engineering business to CadenceJones Day advised Hexagon AB in the €2.7 billion sale of its Design & Engineering business, which includes the business formerly known as MSC Software, to Cadence Design Systems.
  • BayWa completes €179 million capital increase in two tranches as part of restructuringJones Day advised BayWa Aktiengesellschaft (BayWa AG) on the planning and implementation of its rights issue capital increase totaling approximately €179 million.
  • ENEOS invests in C2XJones Day is advising ENEOS Corporation in its investment in C2X LTD, a developer of green methanol projects.
  • UPM subsidiary acquires Kraftwerk PlattlingJones Day acted as Antitrust counsel to UPM-Kymmene Corporation in the acquisition by subsidiary Rhein Papier GmbH of Kraftwerk Plattling GmbH.
  • Riverside sells Energy Exemplar to Blackstone and Vista Equity PartnersJones Day advised investment funds affiliated with Riverside's Australia Fund in connection with the sale of its Energy Exemplar platform to a newly formed acquisition vehicle jointly controlled by investment funds affiliated with Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners.
  • 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.
  • Griesson brings long-running antitrust investigation to an endJones Day helped Griesson – de Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG bring the long-running antitrust investigation by the German Federal Cartel Office to an end.
  • OVHcloud acquires gridscaleJones Day advised OVHcloud, the European Cloud leader, in the acquisition of the German company gridscale, a software provider specialized in hyperconverged infrastructures.
  • Diebold Nixdorf successfully restructures over $2.7 billion in funded debt and completes the first-ever dual proceeding under the U.S. bankruptcy code and Dutch restructuring law in 71 daysIn the first-ever cross border restructuring involving dual main proceedings under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and a scheme of arrangement (the "Dutch Scheme") under the Dutch Act on Confirmation of Extrajudicial Plans (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord ("WHOA")), and the first-ever chapter 15 recognition of Dutch Scheme proceedings and a sanctioned WHOA reorganization plan (the "WHOA Plan"), Jones Day represented Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated ("Diebold") and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (the "Debtors") in connection with (i) the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of In re Diebold Holding Company, LLC, et al., (Case No. 23-90602-DRJ) commenced on June 1, 2023, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy Court"); (ii) the Dutch Scheme, commenced on June 1, 2023 by Diebold Nixdorf Dutch Holding B.V. (the "Dutch Issuer") in the District Court of Amsterdam (the "Dutch Court"), and (iii) the chapter 15 proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court commenced by the foreign representative of the Dutch Issuer, wherein the Bankruptcy Court recognized the Dutch Scheme proceeding as a foreign main proceeding and recognized and extended comity to the WHOA Plan that was sanctioned by the Dutch Court.
  • Real Alloy sells European business to SpeiraJones Day advised Real Alloy Holding, LLC in the sale of its European aluminum and magnesium recycling operations to Speira GmbH, an affiliate of KPS Capital Partners.
  • Marubeni sells global grain business of Gavilon Agriculture InvestmentJones Day advised Marubeni Corporation in the sale of the global grain business of Gavilon Agriculture Investment, Inc. to Viterra Limited, following a reorganization of Gavilon’s structure.
  • Avient acquires DSM Protective Materials businessJones Day advised Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, in the $1.485 billion acquisition and financing of Koninklijke DSM N.V.’s protective materials business, a leading specialty engineered materials business built around the invention of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber.
  • Albaugh acquires RotamJones Day advised Albaugh, LLC in the $197.5 acquisition of Rotam Global AgroSciences Limited, a company headquartered in Hong Kong and publicly listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
  • CTC takes additional stake in MegazoneJones Day advised Itochu Corporation subsidiary, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation ("CTC"), in the additional acquisition of a 30% stake in Megazone Corporation for the purpose of strongly promoting the joint venture business.
  • Riverside sells Bohemia Interactive Simulations to BAE SystemsJones Day advised The Riverside Company in the sale of Bohemia Interactive Simulations (Bohemia) to BAE Systems, one of the world’s largest defense contractors.
  • OMRON invests in Taiwan’s collaborative robot company Techman Robot Inc.Jones Day advised Omron Corporation in its capital investment in Techman Robot, Inc., the world's second-largest collaborative robot brand that work with people at manufacturing sites.
  • Sempra Energy sells PXiSE Energy SolutionsJones Day advised Sempra Energy in the sale of membership interests in PXiSE Energy Solutions to Yokogawa Electric Corporation.
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