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Richard Stefanink

Dr. Richard Raoul Stefanink

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Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern

Biography

Dr. Richard Raoul Stefanink is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Corporate/M&A Practice Group in Düsseldorf. He has several years of experience in M&A transactions for both corporate and private equity clients. His studies and practical training included internships with other international law-firms as well as the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. and the German Embassy in Paris. In 2022/2023 he was seconded to Baker McKenzie's New York office.

Practice Focus

Richard focuses in particular on M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions. His practice includes a broad range of transaction types, including domestic and international acquisitions and divestments. He also regularly advises on co-investments, corporate reorganizations and general corporate law matters.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised Knorr Bremse on the sale of Kiepe Electric to Heramba.
  • Advised Puig on its acquisition of a majority stake in Dr. Barbara Sturm.
  • Advised AURELIUS Group on the acquisition of LSG Group from Lufthansa.
  • Advised Johnson & Johnson in connection with the spin-off of its consumer health business.
  • Advised Siemens on the sale of its gas chromatography business to Valmet.
  • Advised New Mountain Capital on the acquisition of PerkinElmer, Inc.'s applied, food and enterprise services businesses.
  • Advised Kerry Group plc on the acquisition of a majority stake in c-LEcta.
  • Advised Deutsche Beteiligungs AG on the sale of its stake in DNS:Net.
  • Advised Paragon Partners on the acquisition of Messer-Group and the sale of NovumIP.
  • Advised Portobello Capital on the acquisition of 27% of the shares in Arenit Industrie GmbH.
  • Advised Pacoma Holding on the disposal of the Pacoma Group.
  • Advised Accenture in connection with a number of acquisitions of technology companies in Europe.
  • Advised GEA on the sale of compressor manufacturer Bock.
  • Advised CGS Management on the acquisitions of BMS Maschinenfabrik, NEO Conveying Intelligence and Deltamatic.
  • Advised Ufenau Capital Partners on various transactions.
  • Advised the founders of aquila biolabs on the divestment to Scientific Industries, Inc.
  • Advised Syngroh Capital on the acquisition of a majority share in TermaCook GmbH.
  • Advised H.C. Starck GmbH on the acquisition of all shares in Chemitas GmbH.

Professional Honors

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • German Bar Association - Member

Admissions

  • Germany (2016)

Education

  • Certified Specialist for Commercial and Corporate Law (Fachanwalt für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht) (2020)
  • Higher Regional Court of Hamm (Assessor Exam) (2016)
  • University of Dusseldorf (Dr. jur.) (2015)
  • University of Bielefeld (Referendar Exam) (2013)

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German

Previous Offices

  • New York
  • Dusseldorf

Publications

  • Author, "Keine Löschung der Firma bei Erforderlichkeit weiterer Abwicklungsmaßnahmen" (Anm. zu KG v. 10.9.2021 – 22 W 51/21), EWiR 2022, S. 296

  • Author, "Sittenwidrigkeit der Veräußerung von GmbH-Anteilen bei kollusivem Zusammenwirken der Vertragsparteien" (Anm. zu OLG München v. 6.4.2022 – 7 U 9421/21), EWiR 2022, S. 457

  • Author, "Zur Schenkungsanfechtung von Dividendenausschüttung und Übergewinnbeteiligung (Anm. zu BGH v. 22.7.2021 - IX ZR 26/20)," EWiR 2021, S. 590

  • Author, "Keine Gründung einer GmbH im vereinfachten Verfahren bei Abweichung vom Text des Musterprotokolls (Anm. zu OLG Stuttgart, Beschl. v. 07.07.2020 - 8 W 188/20)," EWiR 2021, S. 263

  • Co-Author (with Jan Gutsche), "Die Bedeutung der Beschlussfeststellung für die Wirksamkeit von GmbH-Gesellschaftsbeschlüssen," ZIP 2021, 70

  • Author, "Kein datenschutzrechtlicher Auskunftsanspruch des Insolvenzverwalters gegen Steuerbehörden hinsichtlich Schuldnerdaten (Anm. zu BVerwG, Urteil vom. 16. September 2020 - 6 C 10.19)," EWiR 2021, 51

  • Co-Author (with Jan Gutsche), "Vinkulierungsklauseln in GmbH-Gesellschaftsverträgen im Kontext der Legitimationswirkung des § 16 Abs. 1 Satz 1 GmbHG - Auswirkungen und Risiken für die M&A Praxis," ZIP 2020, 1546

  • Author, "Einsichtsrecht des Kommanditisten einer Publikums-KG in Insolvenzakten der Gesellschaft vor Eröffnung des Insolvenzverfahrens (Anm. zu OLG Hamburg, Beschl. v. 30.09.2019 - 2 VA 10/19)," EWiR 2020, S. 315

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