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Robert Bastian is a partner in our Corporate Practice Group in our Frankfurt office. He focuses on private equity, M&A and venture capital, as well as capital markets.
His work covers a broad spectrum of companies in various industries, including technology, energy, automotive, machinery, healthcare and the financial and insurance sector.
Robert has been advising numerous highly reputable private equity houses on leveraged buyout transactions and venture capital funds on various transactions. He also advises on public tenders and capital market-related matters, in particular, public takeovers, initial public offerings (IPOs), dual listings and de-listings. Furthermore, Robert has been rendering advice to members of management boards and supervisory boards of listed and nonlisted companies.
Prior to joining our firm, Robert Bastian was head of the private equity practice at an international commercial law firm in Germany, among other positions.
Advising Inteplast Group Corp. on the acquisition of con-pearl group.
Advising Inteplast Group Corp. on the acquisition of Perga group and the entry of the German market.
Advising a Swiss private equity fund on a cross-border highly complex leveraged buyout from a German private equity fund.
Advising a German private equity fund on a management buyout of a German Mittelstands company, including the negotiation of finance documents.
Advising a private equity fund on a highly complex and multinational acquisition of an international company in the automotive sector.
Advising a private equity-held German company on the transfer from Germany to Luxembourg.
Advising a private equity fund on its fund formation.
Advising a confidential client regarding the financing in connection with a leveraged buyout transaction.
Advising a German corporation on the sale of a business division to a US multinational corporation.
Advising the management board and the supervisory board of a German MDAX company on the defence of a public takeover.
Advising a German DAX company on a public takeover of another listed company.
Advising Innocoll AG in connection with its US IPO on NASDAQ and the establishment of its alternative dispute resolution (ADR) program.
Advising a Swedish-listed company on a dual listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and capital market-related matters.
Recognised by Legal 500 Germany in various editions, inter alia in 2012 as an “excellent and very deal-oriented” lawyer.