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Harald
Selzner
Partner
Education
University of Bonn, Dr. jur., 1994
Practice
Harald Selzner is a partner in the Corporate Group of Shearman & Sterling. He is the European Managing Partner of the firm, a member of the Senior Leadership Team of Shearman & Sterling and elected member of the firm's Policy Committee. Before, he was, amongst others, the co-head of the global Mergers & Acquisitions practice group.
Mr. Selzner has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, public takeovers and private equity transactions. He has been recognized and recommended as one of the leading lawyers for mergers and acquisitions in Germany by JUVE, WiWo, Chambers, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal.
In his practice, he advised (multinational) clients, such as Allianz, ACP, Axel Springer, Daimler, Droege, E.ON, Federal Government, General Atlantic, Gerling, Heckler & Koch, Investcorp, IPIC, IVG Immobilien, Jil Sander, Novartis, RAG Stiftung, REPower and Sateri, in some of their most significant transactions.
In 2009/2010 Mr. Selzner was a member of the Adam Opel Task Force instituted by the German Federal Government and chaired by Secretary of State Jochen Homann (BMWi).
Experience
- Allianz, amongst others, in the foundation of Special Risk Insurance and Reinsurance, in the divestiture of a 40% stake in Beiersdorf, in the (indirect) divestiture of ASL and Disko Group to General Electric
- Allianz Capital Partners, amongst others, in the divestiture of Schmalbach-Lubeca and the acquisition of manroland
- Axel Springer in the (failed) acquisition of ProSiebenSat.1, in the acquisition of a majority stake in, and restructuring of, PIN Group
- Droege Capital, amongst others, in the divestiture of Madaus Pharma to Rottapharm and in connection with post-M&A disputes
- E.ON in the divestiture of Schmalbach-Lubeca, the divestiture of VAW, the divestiture of Gelsenwasser, the divestiture of Ruhrgas Industries, a cross-border asset swap transaction with Statkraft and in respect of E.ON's Hungarian gas storage and trading activities
- General Atlantic in respect of ImmoScout24 and in the acquisition of the AMEDES Group
- Gerling, amongst others, in the acquisition of NCM and the divestiture of Gerling NCM to Swiss Re and Deutsche Bank
- German Government in connection with General Motors and Adam Opel
- Investcorp in the acquisition of Gerresheimer Glas
- IPIC, amongst others, on the acquisition of 70% in Ferrostaal and in connection with the compliance investigation on Ferrostaal and in connection with a settlement to unwind the Ferrostaal acquisition
- IVG Immobilien in the acquisition of Oppenheim Immobilien-Kapitalanlagegesellschaft, in the divestiture of its caverns business
- Mayne Pharma, amongst others, in each of the acquisitions of Onkoworks, Biologici, PHT Pharma
- Munksjö in the acquisition of Arjowiggins’ specialty paper business
- Novartis, amongst others, in the acquisition of Hexal, the divestiture of Arevipharma, the acquisition of EBEWE Pharma and in connection with post-M&A disputes
- RAG Stiftung in the divestiture of a 25.01% stake in Evonik to CVC
- REPower, amongst others, on a (1,800 MW) hard coal-fired power plant project
- Sateri Holding in the auction relating to CORDENKA Group
Selected Professional & Business Activities
- Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung (VGR)
- Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung e.V. (German-American Lawyers’ Association)
Publications
- "Employee Co-Determination and Franchising," Baden-Baden 1994
- "Minority Protection Rights in GmbH Domination Agreements," GmbHR 1997, p. 285 seq.
- "Annotations to Motometer II," WIB 1997, p. 584 seq.
- "Cross-Border Domination Agreements," Der Konzern in Recht und Wirtschaft 2003, p. 85 seq.
- "Handbook Company Restructurings," Co-Author, 2006
- "Munich Lawyer’s Handbook GmbH Law," Co-Author, 2nd edition, Munich 2009
- "Compendium Private Equity," Co-Author, 2009
- "SPAC Transactions in Germany," ZHR 174 (2010)
- "Notary Handbook on Corporate Transactions," Co-Author, 2011
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
Germany
Languages
German
English
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