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Dr. Christian Zuleger
- Private Equity
- M&A
- Restructuring
DR. CHRISTIAN ZULEGER is co-head of Sidley's European Corporate and Private Equity group. He focuses on complex private equity and M&A transactions. Over the last two decades he has lead numerous high-profile, cross-border leveraged buy-outs on behalf of European and U.S. private equity clients.
Christian has been recognized as a leading private equity lawyer in Germany by Chambers Europe and is listed among the “best lawyers” by Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2020. In the 2019/2020 edition of the JUVE Handbook, Christian was recognized as “Often Recommended” in M&A and Private Equity, commentators described him as “extremely prudent” and “one of the strongest Mid-Cap lawyers in Munich.”
Prior to joining Sidley in 2017, Christian was a partner in the corporate practice of another international law firm.
Experience
- Representative Matters
In recent years, Christian has advised:
- Micron Technologies, Inc. on its investment in Volocopter.
- Gilde Buy Out Partners in their sale of COMCAVE Holding GmbH to Amadeus FiRe AG.
- Water Street Healthcare Partners and its portfolio company Key Surgical on the acquisition of all shares in Insitumed GmbH.
- OpCapita on its sale of NKD Group to TDR Capital.
- Gilde Buy Out Funds on the acquisitions of Gundlach Automotive Corporation, Caseking Group and numerous other transactions.
- Sun Capital Partners on the acquisition of ESIM Chemicals GmbH.
- Intermediate Capital Group on the acquisition of proALPHA Business Solutions Group.
- Quadriga Capital on several transactions.
- TowerBrook Capital Partners on the acquisition of Bosal ACPS.
- Water Street Healthcare Partners on the acquisition of Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH and on the acquisition of Interlock group.
- Bain Capital on the acquisitions of MSX International and Wittur group (and the add-on acquisition of Sematic group) as well as on the acquisition of Apex Tool Group from Danaher Corporation and Cooper Industries.
- Golden Gate Capital on the acquisition of ANGUS Chemical Company, the acquisition of Lantiq group from Infineon AG, as well as the sale of Lantiq group to Intel.
- OpCapita on the acquisition of German discount clothing retailer NKD.
- Private equity investor on the intended acquisition of the Osram lamps business.
- SC Johnson on its agreement to acquire melvo Holding GmbH, as well as on the disposal of its stake in Cofresco to Melitta.
- Summit Partners in connection with the sale of their majority investment in 360T Beteiligungs GmbH to Deutsche Börse AG.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on its €3.6 billion acquisition of Merckle/ratiopharm group.
*Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.
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Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- Germany – Rechtsanwalt
Education
- Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, J.D., 2001
- Higher Regional Court of Munich, Second State Exam, 2000
- Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, First State Exam, 1998
Languages
- English
- German