Dr. Björn Holland

DR. BJÖRN HOLLAND is the managing partner of Sidley’s office in Munich. He advises on all aspects of German business and corporate law, in particular national and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, general corporate matters, and restructurings. His clients include financial sponsors and strategic investors across a variety of industries, including automotive, healthcare, e-commerce, financial services, and the renewable energy sector.

As in previous editions (2021 — 2024), Björn is currently ranked “Best Lawyer” by Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2025 for Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Corporate Law. In the 2024/2025 edition of the JUVE Handbook, Björn is recognized as “Often Recommended” for Private Equity, with competitors saying he is “creative and fair.” Sources from the 2023/2024 edition describe him as “extremely experienced with excellent market overview.”

Prior to joining Sidley in 2017, Björn was a partner in the corporate practice of another international law firm.

In recent years, he has advised:

• Grab Holdings Ltd. on its strategic investment in Vay Technology GmbH.
• Monarch Collective on its investment into FC Viktoria Berlin.
• Apollo-managed funds in their acquisition of a majority stake in Kelvion, a leading global provider of energy-efficient heat exchange and cooling solutions, from funds advised by Triton Partners.
• Preservation Capital Partners in the sale of its majority stake in HBC to Bridgepoint.
• Stellex Capital Management LLC on the acquisition of the environmental technology business from Dürr Group.
• Bradford Airport Logistics LLC on the establishment of an equity joint venture with Flughafen Wien AG.
• Apollo and certain other shareholders on the sale of the share capital of German bank Oldenburgische Landesbank (OLB) to TARGO Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of leading French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale.
• Marlin Equity Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Treasury Intelligence Solutions GmbH.
• Apollo Funds in their minority equity investment in AUTODOC SE.
• Gilde Healthcare in its acquisition of SDS Group.
• Crown Bioscience in its acquisition of the IndivuServ business unit of Indivumed GmbH.
• COYO GmbH, a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners, on the acquisition of Smarp OY and Jubiwee SAS.
• German automotive supplier Linde + Wiemann on its successful financial restructuring.
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on its US$3.57 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson Assets.
• Riot Blockchain, Inc. on its acquisition of Whinstone US.
• Great Hill Partners in connection with its acquisition of Notonthehighstreet, a UK curated online marketplace.
• Marlin Management Company, LLC on the acquisition of a majority stake in COYO GmbH.
• EMH Digital Growth Fund GmbH & Co. KG with its acquisition of a majority stake in Native Instruments Holding GmbH.
• EQT Partners on the merger between FocusVision and Confirmit.
• ACPS Automotive, a technology and market leader in towbars/hitches for cars, SUVs, and vans, on the completion of its financial restructuring.
• RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc. in the sale of OEM Business.
• Volkswagen AG in its proposed co-investment with Ford Motor Company in autonomous vehicle technology company, Argo AI.  
• TowerBrook in its sale of Metallo, a metal recycler and refiner, to Aurubis AG.  
• The major shareholders of IVG in connection with the sale of Officefirst to Blackstone.
• Bregal Unternehmerkapital on the acquisition of Onlineprinters GmbH.
• PSAV on the acquisition of KFP Group.
• Intermediate Capital Group on the acquisition of an interest in Minimax Viking Group.
• The ad hoc committee of SynLoan I lenders of IVG Immobilien AG.
• Intermediate Capital Group on the refinancing of, and acquisition of an equity stake in, Nora Systems Group.
• Realtime Technology AG and certain members of its majority shareholders on the sale to Dassault Systèmes.
• Martinrea/Anchorage on the acquisition of the assets of Honsel AG i.I.
• Gilde Buy Out Partners on the acquisition of Teleplan International N.V., by way of a public takeover (public to private).
• Change Capital Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Schneekoppe Group.
• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on its €3.6 billion acquisition of Merckle/ratiopharm Group.
• Apollo on its backstop arrangement in relation to a €700 million capital increase of Infineon Technologies AG.
• ATS Stahlschmidt & Maiworm GmbH on the sale of to United Wheels Group.

Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.

• Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, Executive Leadership Program Certification, 2025.