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Hogan Lovells advises Bundesrepublik Deutschland – Finanzagentur GmbH on the sale of a block of shares constituting its remaining shareholding in Deutsche Lufthansa AG
14 September 2022
Dr. Tim Oliver Brandi, LL.M. (Columbia)
PartnerFrankfurt
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +49 69 962 36 0
LanguagesEnglish, French, German
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
Tim Oliver Brandi looks back on more than 25 years of experience in mergers & acquisitions and corporate law. During the financial crisis and the economic crisis in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tim has advised at the forefront of the most significant state interventions by the German government. Due to his extensive knowledge and experience at the intersection of corporate and banking regulatory law, Tim is recognized as being one of the leading corporate lawyers in Germany. Tim heads the corporate and mergers & acquisitions team of the Frankfurt office of Hogan Lovells.
You can rely on Tim's support in case of complex acquisitions and restructurings in the financial industry and in other industry sectors. Tim advises on public takeovers and private M&A transactions. He is your point of contact for complex issues in corporate law and banking regulatory law.
Clients acknowledge Tim as being "outstanding – the best cooperation we have ever had", "I have rarely seen such high caliber" and say that he "always thinks one step ahead". He is known for being "very likeable" and someone who "impresses the other side in negotiations". Competitors say that he is a "brilliant lawyer" and "has a very good grip on his team" and see him as "one of the strongest corporate lawyers for financial services providers" (all quotes from JUVE handbook).
Tim Oliver Brandi is co-editor and co-author of a commentary on the German Takeover Code
Awards and recognitions
2005–2021
Highly recommended lawyer for M&A
JUVE handbook
2009–2022
Highly recommended lawyer for Banking Regulatory Law
JUVE handbook
2009–2022
Highly recommended lawyer for Corporate Law
JUVE handbook
2012–2022
Leading corporate rainmaker
JUVE handbook
2017-2022
Leader in Corporate Law/M&A
Who's Who Legal Germany
2009–2023
Included for M&A, Corporate Law and Regulatory Advice
Edition Best Lawyers™ in Germany
2020
Recommended lawyer for Corporate Law/M&A high-end capability
Chambers Europe
2020
Recommended lawyer for Corporate Law/M&A high-end capability
Chambers Global
2018-2019
Banking and Finance: Financial Services: Regulatory
Legal 500 EMEA
2021-2022
Notable practitioner for M&A and Financial Services Regulatory
IFLR1000
Education and admissions
Education
Dr. iur., University of Freiburg
LL.M., Columbia Law School
Memberships
German-American Law Association
Representative experience
Bundesrepublik Deutschland – Finanzagentur GmbH on the granting of €6bn recapitalization aid by the German Economic Stabilisation Fund to Deutsche Lufthansa AG in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Advising the German Federal Ministry of Finance on the €18.2bn recapitalisation of Commerzbank AG and the grant of a €15bn guarantee by SoFFin under the German bank stabilisation scheme.
Advising the German Federal Agency for Financial Market Stabilization on the restructuring of Portigon AG and the transfer of risk assets in the nominal amount of €100bn to Erste Abwicklungsanstalt.
Advising FMS Wertmanagement on the acquisition of a portfolio consisting of risk assets of Hypo Real Estate Group in the total nominal amount of €173bn and on the organisational set-up of FMS-WM.
Advising Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, DZ Bank, the German Savings Bank Association and other banks on the sale of Concardis GmbH to Advent International and Bain Capital.
Advising Deutscher Sparkassenverlag on a joint venture with Ingenico in the payment sector in the DACH-region and on combining this joint venture with the payment activities of Worldline.
Advising BAWAG P.S.K. on the acquisition of Depfa Bank plc from FMS Wertmanagement.
Advising BAWAG P.S.K. on the acquisition of HSH Nordbank AG (together with Cerberus, JC Flowers, Goldentree and Centaurus).
Advising Akasol AG on the public takeover by BorgWarner and the subsequent squeeze-out merger with ABBA Bidco AG.
Advising HORNBACH Baumarkt AG on a delisting offer of HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA.
Advising Advent International on the acquisition of Herlitz AG and on the mandatory offer for the free float shares of Herlitz AG and the subsequent sale of Herlitz AG to Pelikan AG.
Advising NORD/LB on the merger of Deutsche Hypothekenbank AG with NORD/LB.
Advising Opel on the global reorganisation and merger of its financial services entities in France and Germany.
Advising First Data Corporation on the acquisition of GZS Gesellschaft für Zahlungssysteme GmbH and the sale of easycash GmbH to Warburg Pincus.
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