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Georg
F.
Thoma
Partner
Education
University of Freiburg
University of Bonn
Practice
Mr. Thoma has been the managing partner of the German offices in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich and a member in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group since 1991, the Managing European Partner from 1994 until 2000 and from 2000 a member of the firm's Executive Group. In 2004, he became Global Co-Managing Partner of the firm.
Mr. Thoma practices primarily in the areas of corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and privatizations. He acts as counsel for German and international industrial corporations, banks and insurance companies, as well as investment banks in domestic, international and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and other transactions. Mr. Thoma published articles on legal topics in various publications. From the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, he received his Dr. h. c. in 2005.
Mr. Thoma practiced in London with Linklaters & Paines in 1977 and in New York with Shearman & Sterling in 1978. The remainder of his career was with the Düsseldorf law firm Galler, Meyer-Landrut and Thoma until the 1991 merger between his former partnership and Shearman & Sterling.
Recent Experience
- Allianz in its conversion into an SE and its merger with RAS
- Allianz in its take-over of Dresdner Bank
- Allianz in the abandoned merger of Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Bank
- Allianz Capital Partners in the acquisition of majority stake in MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG
- Axel Springer in the contemplated takeover of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
- Bank Austria in the merger of HypoVereinsbank/Bank Austria
- Bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben (former Treuhandanstalt) in the privatization of the eastern German shipyards
- Daimler-Benz AG in its merger with Chrysler Corp.
- DaimlerChrysler AG in a billion-dollar ICC arbitration against Bombardier, Inc. of Canada
- DaimlerChrysler Financial Services AG in the ad hoc arbitration proceedings against the Federal Republic of Germany regarding the introduction of the highway toll collection system for heavy trucks (Toll Collect) in Germany
- DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG in the restructuring of the European aerospace industry(Casa, Aerospatiale) and in several other restructurings
- E.ON in various demergers and divestitures
- France Telecom in its dispute settlement with Mobilcom
- Fresenius in its conversion into an SE
- Principal counsel and coordinator of the privatization and corporate reorganization of the chemical, mining and public utility industries in former East Germany representing the Treuhandanstalt
- VEBA in its merger with VIAG, now E.ON
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
Germany
Languages
German
English
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