Dr. Tobias Bachmeier

DR. TOBIAS BACHMEIER advises on all aspects of German business and corporate law, with a particular focus on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and general corporate matters. His clients include national and international private equity funds, asset managers, and strategic investors.

Prior to joining Sidley in 2022, Tobias worked in the banking and finance practice of a German-Luxembourgish law firm. During his studies and legal clerkship, he received legal training in Germany, Belgium, Scotland, and Italy.

Recent experience includes advising:

• Grab Holdings Ltd. on its strategic investment in Vay Technology GmbH.
• Proalpha Group on its acquisition of Insiders Technologies GmbH.
• Geotab, in its acquisition of Verizon’s telematics business in Europe and Australia, its joint venture with Vitality to combine telematics and behavioral science for commercial fleet management, and in other strategic transactions.
• Great Hill Partners on its strategic majority investment in Peter Park System GmbH.
• Rivean Capital on the acquisition of Perbility GmbH.
• IDEX Corporation in its US$1 billion acquisition of Mott Corporation.
• Apollo Funds in their minority equity investment in AUTODOC SE.
• One Equity Partners and Buckthorn Partners in their Acquisition of Acteon Group with regard to the Group’s German business.
• Bain Capital Insurance on its joint venture with Canada Life Irish Holding Company Limited, an insurance and financial services company, and JDC Group, a financial services provider.
• Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets with approximately US$57.1 billion of assets under management, on its strategic, preferred investment into AGP Sustainable Real Assets, a Singapore-based global infrastructure and real assets developer and operator.