People
Dr Thomas König
Biography
Thomas specializes in corporate law and corporate governance as well as domestic and cross-border M&A ranging from public and private mergers and acquisitions to joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and private equity transactions.
He has extensive transactional experience and in-depth expertise in many industries including the automotive, banking, chemicals, healthcare and mechanical engineering sectors.
Thomas regularly represents German and international corporate clients, management and supervisory boards, private equity sponsors and investment banks in M&A transactions and corporate matters.
Thomas is also recognized as a leading and frequently recommended lawyer for Corporate/M&A by major directories. He draws praise from clients for his expert negotiation skills in M&A transactions. Sources point out that “Thomas König always has the big picture but is also really involved in the detail” and that “he is outstanding, a key contact in every respect” and appreciate his “very goal-oriented approach”
Practice areas
- Corporate and M&A
- M and A JVs and corporate reorganizations
- Financial services advisory and regulatory
- Private client
- Public company advisory and corporate governance
Selected experience
- Swoctem GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prof. Dr. E.h. Friedhelm Loh, on various matters including the voluntary public takeover offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Klöckner & Co. SE against cash.
- Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) on numerous transactions including its acquisition of in-tech GmbH, Cartonplast Group, SERO Schröder Elektronik Rohrbach and Pfaudler Process Solutions as well as on the sale of Spheros and of Pfaudler.
- Pfaudler GmbH and its parent company GMM Pfaudler Ltd. on various transactions including the acquisition of Mixel SAS, France, of Hydro Air Research, Italy and of Professional Mixing Equipment, Cananda.
- International Chemical Investors on a regular basis including in the acquisition of the European Advanced Organics business from Valtris Specialty Chemicals, of the pharmaceutical intermediates businesses from Genzyme, Roche, Novartis/Sandoz and Tessenderlo, of Hospira Boulder from a Pfizer subsidiary and certain European chlorovinyls assets from INEOS.
- Allianz on numerous transactions including the sale of its majority stake of Oldenburgische Landesbank to Bremer Kreditbank.
- in-tech GmbH on the acquisition of Ruetz Systems Solutions and of ProIT and on the establishment of Mobility Technology Center (MTC) as joint venture with Ergo, Munich Re and others.
- Qualtrics’ $1.55 billion carve out IPO from SAP.
- TELUS International on its acquisition of Competence Call Center Group.
- American Axle & Manufacturing on the acquisition of the German business of MITEC Automotive AG.
- Continental on the acquisition of Kathrein Automotive.
Education
- Dr jur, University of Munich, 1989
- MCJ, New York University, 1990
Admissions
- Rechtsanwalt, Germany, 1991
Languages
- German
- English