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Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

Germany

20 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Christoph Seibt

Germany

Practice Areas

Christoph is one of the most highly regarded corporate lawyers in Germany, evidenced by peer group reviews and received awards, and the fact that he is regularly asked to give expert opinions to the German government. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, corporate and financial restructurings, as well as providing corporate governance and corporate finance advice to boards.

Over the last 20 years Christoph has become 'the name in the market' for takeover and activist shareholders defence work, crisis management advice, and complex stakeholder issues. Besides working on extraordinary, one-off matters for new clients, he has built long-term relationships with a number of DAX and MDAX clients and also large family offices for whom he acts on a regular basis.

Career

Christoph joined Freshfields in 1995 and has been a partner since 2000. He was seconded to Goldman Sachs, IBD Frankfurt in 1998.

Personal

Christoph has been Honorary Professor at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg since 2008, was Visiting Professor at Kyoto University in 2010 and Visiting Scholar there in 2013 and 2015.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - Germany

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Band 1

Individual Editorial

Christoph Seibt is one of the leading figures in the German market. He particularly stands out for his expertise in large public M&A transactions across a range of industries, among them pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. He also has notable experience in corporate governance matters.

Indviduelles Editorial

Christoph Seibt zählt zu den führenden Persönlichkeiten auf dem deutschen Markt. Er zeichnet sich insbesondere durch seine Expertise in großen öffentlichen M&A-Transaktionen in verschiedenen Branchen aus, darunter die Pharma- und die Fertigungsindustrie. Darüber hinaus verfügt er über beachtliche Erfahrung im Bereich Corporate Governance.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Christoph has remarkable ability in corporate governance.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph Seibt is brilliant and innovative – it is a pleasure to work with him. Seibt knows the answer to everything and understands the development of the legal systems and global markets.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph is simply the best in the market.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph Seibt is a very well-known expert in this space.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph Seibt ist brillant und innovativ – die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm ist ein Vergnügen. Seibt kennt auf alles eine Antwort und versteht die Entwicklung der Rechtssysteme und der globalen Märkte.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph verfügt über bemerkenswerte Fähigkeiten im Bereich Corporate Governance.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph ist einfach der Beste auf dem Markt.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph Seibt ist ein sehr bekannter Experte auf diesem Gebiet.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph has remarkable ability in corporate governance.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph Seibt is brilliant and innovative – it is a pleasure to work with him. Seibt knows the answer to everything and understands the development of the legal systems and global markets.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph is simply the best in the market.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph Seibt is a very well-known expert in this space.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph Seibt ist brillant und innovativ – die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm ist ein Vergnügen. Seibt kennt auf alles eine Antwort und versteht die Entwicklung der Rechtssysteme und der globalen Märkte.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph verfügt über bemerkenswerte Fähigkeiten im Bereich Corporate Governance.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph ist einfach der Beste auf dem Markt.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

Christoph Seibt ist ein sehr bekannter Experte auf diesem Gebiet.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers Germany

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