概览
Nikolai Sokolov advises private equity and strategic investors on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, including buy-side and sell-side mandates. His practice covers leveraged buyouts (LBOs), management buyouts (MBOs), co-investments, carve-outs, joint ventures, reorganizations, and corporate restructurings. He also counsels on corporate governance and general corporate law matters.
Nikolai has significant experience advising on management participation programs (including MEPs, MIPs, and ESOPs) and shareholder agreements. He regularly advises on warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance aspects in M&A transactions. His practice further includes advising venture capital investors and business angels.
He works with clients across a broad range of industries, including technology, software, business services, manufacturing, retail, pharmaceuticals, defense, infrastructure, and real estate. Nikolai has completed secondments with the legal department of a multinational corporation and the investment team of a real estate investor.
执业经验
Advised:
- Dürr AG and Dürr Technologies GmbH on the acquisition of BBS Automation Group from a portfolio company of funds managed by EQT and other shareholders.*
- M+W Group GmbH and Stumpf group the direct and indirect shareholders of Exyte group, on their sale of a minority participation in Exyte group to finds managed by BDT Capital Partners.*
- Lennox International Inc. on the carve-out and the disposal of its European heating, ventilation and air conditioning as well as its refrigeration divisions to funds managed by Syntagma Capital.*
- The shareholders and management team of Nexogen group on the sale of Nexogen to, and re-investment in, Transporeon group, a participation of Hg Capital.*
- Adagia Partners on the acquisition alongside the Schwind Family and management of Schwind eye-tech solutions GmbH, one of the world’s leading specialists in laser systems for the treatment of vision defects and corneal diseases, from a portfolio company of funds managed by Ardian and other shareholders.*
- Chequers Capital on its acquisiton of Corning Services GmbH.*
- iCON Infrastructure Partners V on the acquisition of a controlling interest in three German fiber-related businesses, ropa GmbH & Co. KG, NGN Telecom GmbH and Wisotel GmbH.*
- AKASOL AG on the public takeover by BorgWarner.*
- ETERNA Mode Holding GmbH and funds managed by Quadriga Capital, as ETERNA’s main shareholder, on the refinancing of ETERNA group, co-investment by Robus Capital and the restructuring of the financing under the German Act on Stabilization and Restructuring Framework for Businesses (StaRUG).*
- Herzschlag Eintracht GmbH on its acquisition of five percent of shares in Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG and the shareholders’ agreements in connection therewith.*
教育背景
- Higher Regional Court of Berlin, Legal Clerkship (Referendariat) and Second State Exam in Law
- Berlin, First State Law Exam in Law
- Humboldt University of Berlin, Study of Law
执业资格
- 德国法兰克福
语言
- 英语
- 德语
- 俄语
- 乌克兰语