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Tobias Knapp

Tobias Knapp

Partner
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Biography

Tobias (Toby) Knapp is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Transactional practice group, based in the New York office. Toby is an internationally recognized advisor to strategic and financial sponsor clients. He has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of New York’s leading lawyers for Mergers & Acquisitions, by The Legal 500 in the categories of middle-market and large M&A transactions, and as a notable practitioner by the International Financial Law Review.

Practice Focus

Toby counsels both US and multinational clients across a broad range of industries in their most important strategic and investment transactions. He routinely advises clients on corporate governance, shareholder activism, fiduciary and investment advisory relationships and a broad range of capital raising transactions.

Representative Legal Matters

Prior to joining the Firm, Toby advised on the following matters:

  • A leading publicly traded technology solutions and specialty components manufacturer in acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic transactions across the United States and Asia.

  • A leading European stock exchange and financial information company on US-based M&A transactions.

  • A publicly traded pharmaceutical company in multiple strategic and capital raising transaction and sale through an all-stock merger combination.

  • A leading asset management and corporate trust firm on numerous private equity investment transactions.

  • A Nasdaq-listed live TV streaming company in its acquisition of a French media organization.

  • A UK-based publicly traded sports media and gaming company in its acquisition of a sports data analytics and technology business.

  • A leading Japanese trading company in acquisition and investment transactions in North and South America.

Professional Honors

  • Recommended, Sports, The Legal 500 US, 2022
  • Recognized, Notable Practitioner, Capital Markets and M&A, IFLR1000, 2019-2021

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • New York City Bar Association - Member, Mergers & Acquisitions Committee
  • New York City Bar Association - Member, Council of International Affairs

Admissions

  • District of Columbia~United States (2003)
  • New York~United States (1998)

Education

  • Boston University (JD) (1997)
  • Tufts University (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (MALD)) (1997)
  • Amherst College (BA) (1991)

Languages

  • English
  • Russian
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