Dr. Thomas Dieker

Dr. Thomas Dieker advises on all aspects of German tax law, in particular on structuring, financing and implementation of tax-efficient national and international M&A, private equity and real estate transactions as well as on corporate reorganizations. He is also experienced in capital markets transactions and innovative financial products. Further, he advises on employee and management participation programs tax risk insurance products as well as tax disputes.

Thomas is dual-qualified as a lawyer and certified tax advisor (Steuerberater). He also publishes articles on contemporary tax discussions.

Advised:

• Shareholder of Abfluss Schäfer Group on sale to Infravadis.
• INDUS on sale of SCHÄFER Group to Callista Portfolio Holding.
• Powerfleet on the acquisition of Movingdots from Swiss Re.
• On the structuring of a media joint venture.
• German laboratories enterprise on the restructuring and sale of human diagnostics capacities.
• A chemical group on a major refinancing.
• A craftsmen business on the sale and re-investment.
• An energy company on the assessment of VAT claims.
• Digital Bridge on a joint venture with Telekom in relation to the European radio tower segment.*
• European bank in a cross-border restructuring involving European and non-European subsidiaries.*
• International bank consortium on the financing of a new power plant by Kieler Stadtwerke.*
• International bank consortium on a bridge facility taken out by AMS for the acquisition of Osram.*
• Tokai Carbon on the acquisition of Cobex from Triton.*
• Helaba on the acquisition of Dexia Kommunalbank from Dexia Crédit.*
• HgCapital on the sale of software specialist STP to Bregal.*
• Zurich Insurance on the sale of a run-off portfolio of life insurances to Viridium.*
• Hapag-Lloyd on the acquisition of shares in JadeWeserPort from AP Moller-Maersk.*
• Tado on a de-SPAC and joint venture with GFJ.*
• SGS on the acquisition of Synlab’s diagnostics services business.*
• Haniel on the sale of a recycling business to Aperam.*

(*at previous law firms)

• Frankfurt am Main, Germany

• English
• German

• Member of the Bar Association of Frankfurt am Main
• Member of the Hessian Chamber of Tax Consultants