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Stephan Waldhausen

Stephan Waldhausen

Global 2026

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Practice Areas

Stephan specialises in public and private M&A, splits and spin-offs, joint ventures and integration measures. He advises listed companies as well as family owned and private businesses on both national and cross-border transactions including complex carve-outs. Stephan also has vast experience with respect to boards’ fiduciary duties, governance questions, compliance and investigations, as well as in capital markets law, in particular disclosure requirements of listed companies. Stephan is global Co-Chair of Freshfields for the industrial sector group and has also significant experience in the IT/health care, infrastructure and consumer products sectors.

Career

Stephan has been a partner since 2007. In 2004, he worked at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York. He's also worked as a member of academic staff at the universities of Essen and Bochum, and has a PhD in law.

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Chambers Global Guide

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

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Individual Editorial

Stephan Waldhausen has notable expertise in highly complex international mandates. His practice covers multi-jurisdictional transactions that include sophisticated carve-out structures and acquisitions, in addition to high-value takeover matters.

Strengths

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  • Stephan is undoubtedly the right guy for complex, high-end deals. I can highly recommend him for this work.

    Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Global Guide
  • Stephan is a very good commercial lawyer.

    Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Global Guide

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