SMP

Jörn mainly advises financial investors and listed companies on all kinds of national and cross-border transactions and generally on issues of corporate and capital markets law. He also regularly represents his clients in contentious matters.

In this year's The Best Lawyers® in Germany edition the US publishing house in cooperation with business daily Handelsblatt® has recognized Jörn yet again as Lawyer of the Year for Venture Capital Law.

Qualifications

  • German qualified attorney (Rechtsanwalt)
  • Ph.D. in law (Dr. iur.) (Freiburg University)
  • LL.M. (Chicago)

Languages

  • German
  • English

Education and Career

Jörn studied law in Passau, Freiburg and at the University of Chicago. Before joining SMP, he was a partner at Hamburg-based law firms Rittstieg Rechtsanwälte as well as Gleiss Lutz.

Experience

Before he joined SMP, Jörn's work highlights included advising:

  • BPE Private Equity on the sale of BE-terna and the acquisition of Greif-Velox, implico, CEDS and Walter Bornmann
  • Värde Partners in connection with its participation in Kreditech
  • SinnerSchrader on the public tender offer by Accenture and the subsequent conclusion of a domination agreement
  • "K"-Line on the sale of SAL Heavy Lift to Harren
  • Sale of PrimaCom to Tele Columbus
  • Suhrkamp publishing house in the context of its insolvency plan proceedings as well as its change of legal form into a stock corporation
  • Neuhaus Partners and Shortcut Ventures on various participations
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