Practice
Rainer Wilke, partner in the Corporate Group, is Co-Managing Partner Germany of Shearman & Sterling. Mr. Wilke has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, corporate reorganization and privatizations, including restructuring and insolvency cases.

In his practice he advised clients in various industry areas such as Axel Springer, Daimler, Daimler Financial Services, Droege, E.ON, Fresenius, German Federal Government, Hypo Real Estate Group, IVG Immobilien, Tengelmann Group.

• Daimler and Daimler Financial Services in arbitration proceedings regarding Project Toll Collect against the Federal Republic of Germany
• The German Federal Government regarding legal matters related to the restructuring of the General Motors Group and Adam Opel GmbH respectively
• Hypo Real Estate Group in connection with its restructuring and financing by the German Federal Government
• Shareholder of a German/Dutch company in insolvency proceedings including a litigation by the insolvency administrator regarding international jurisdiction
• Retail company on insolvency issues
• Insurance company on insolvency issues
• Tengelmann Group in the foundation of a joint venture with EDEKA regarding their respective discount store businesses (Plus and Netto)
• Tengelmann Group in the divestiture of several discount store units in Germany and abroad (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Romania)
• Tengelmann in the foundation of a joint venture in Russia
• Axel Springer AG as creditor and former shareholder in the insolvency proceedings of the postal company PIN Group AG S.A., including litigation against the insolvency administrator
• Axel Springer AG in a sale of a 12.5% stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG to KKR and Permira
• Axel Springer AG in the intended takevoer of ProSiebenSat.1 by Saban Capital
• Axel Springer AG in the acquisition of a 25% stake in the Turkish Media Group Dogan TV and conclusion of shareholder agreements
• Axel Springer AG in the foundation of a joint venture with Bertelsmann AG and Gruner + Jahr & Co. KG regarding their respective gravure printing business in Germany and the United Kingdom
• Axel Springer AG in a sale of a 19.4% stake by Deutsche Bank AG to the U.S. investor Hellman & Friedman
• Axel Springer AG as creditor in the insolvency proceedings of the Kirch Media Group, including the conclusion of an insolvency plan and several corporate law litigation proceedings
• Several arbitration and litigation proceedings regarding post-M&A disputes with a particular focus on questions relating to balancing and transaction settlement

• Arbeitskreis für Insolvenzwesen Köln e.V.
• Committee for Insolvency and Restructuring of the German Bar Association
• Deutsch-Israelische Juristenvereinung e.V.
• Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung e.V. (German-American Lawyers’ Association)
• German Bar Association
• German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)
• Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung (VGR)
• International Bar Association