Valentin Specht

VALENTIN SPECHT advises clients on a broad range of German business and corporate law matters, with a focus on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate restructurings, and general corporate governance. He represents national and international private equity sponsors, asset managers, and strategic investors across diverse industry sectors.

His experience includes a secondment in London with a global investment firm, where he advised on high-value transactional matters and provided legal support across the firm’s portfolio companies.

In recent years, Valentin has advised:

• Rivean Capital on the majority investment in Engelmann Sensor GmbH.
• Grab Holdings Ltd. on its strategic investment in Vay Technology GmbH.
• 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.
• Clearlake-Backed Cornerstone in its acquisition of SumTotal.
• Rivean Capital on the acquisition of Perbility GmbH.
• Siris Capital Group in its US$591 Million sale of Fiery.
• Rivean Capital's portfolio company, Green Mobility Holding, on the acquisition of A-DIGITAL one GmbH.
• Marlin Equity Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Treasury Intelligence Solutions GmbH.
• Rivean Capital on the acquisition of Green Mobility Holding GmbH.
• Z Capital Partners Portfolio Company Techniks Tool Group in its Acquisition of The Eppinger Group.
• 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.
• Gilde Buy Out Partners on the sale of Pro Gamers Group to HAL Investments and Management.
• Water Street Healthcare Partners on its sale of Orgentec Group to Sebia S.A.
• Summit Partners on its US$68 million growth equity investment in online language school Lingoda GmbH.
• ARDIAN France S.A. on the acquisition of a majority stake in the GBA Group.
• Bain Capital on its acquisition of Astral SteriTech Private Limited, a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer.
• Marlin Management Company, LLC on the acquisition of a majority stake in COYO GmbH.