Dr. Jan Henrik Pesek
Senior Associate
Languages spoken
English | German | Czech | French
About Jan
Dr. Jan Henrik Pesek is a senior associate in the Corporate Practice based in the Frankfurt office.
Jan advises enterprises, investors and family offices on national and cross-border corporate matters, particularly in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, and private equity, as well as on general corporate and contract law matters in a variety of industries, including life sciences.
Prior to joining the firm, Jan worked for several years as a lawyer for international law firms in Frankfurt.
Experience
- Advised Crown Holdings, Inc. on its acquisition of Signode Industrial Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. from The Carlyle Group.*
- Advised Griffon Corporation GFF on the sale of Clopay Plastic Products Company to Berry Global Group, Inc.*
- Advised the shareholders of Rigontec Pharma GmbH on its acquisition by MSD (Merck & Co., Inc.).*
- Advised Shanghai Shenda Co. Ltd. on its joint venture with the IAC Group.*
- Advised PhotoBox Holdco Ltd. on its acquisition of posterXXL AG.*
- Advised a Fortune 500 company on its restructuring process of its German- and European-based entities.*
- Advised the Tönsmeier family on the auctioned sale of the Tönsmeier Group to GreenCycle, a Schwarz Group company.*
- Advised DER Touristik Group, a division of the German REWE Group, on the takeover of three former Adeo Alpin hotels in Austria.*
- Advised Jones Lang LaSalle on the sale of its European property management business to MVGM.*
- Advised the shareholders of UNITANK on its acquisition by DIF and Aberdeen Standard.*
- Advised Naxicap Partners on their acquisition of alwitra.*
* Matter handled prior to joining the firm.
Credentials
Education
- University of Bochum, Dr. iur, (PhD), 2015
- Regional Court of Wiesbaden, Second State Examination, 2011
- Justus Liebig University Giessen, First State Examination, 2009
- University of Zurich2006
Admissions
- Germany, 2012
Memberships & Affiliations
- Frankfurt Bar Association
Expertise
Services
- Corporate
Industries
- Life Sciences
About our firm
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