Julia is Counsel in our Düsseldorf office and part of our corporate team.
She advises national and international clients on M&A and Private Equity transactions, intragroup cross-border restructuring measures and general corporate law. She has experience in a variety of industry sectors, with a focus on technology, energy & infrastructure and real estate.
Background
Julia earned a Certificat de Droit Transnational from the University of Geneva in 2010. She then pursued further studies at the University of Münster, where she successfully completed her First State Examination in 2012. Later, Julia obtained her Second State Examination at the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf in 2015.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- Founders of Protel Hotelsoftware, a cloud-based hotel software, on the sale of their company to Eurazeo and Advent*
- Holland Capital on the acquisition of LMTec Digital Solutions Group, a software consultancy firm*
- Skillz, a leading platform for online mobile gaming, on the acquisition of a shareholding in Exit Games, a developer of technology for synchronized multi-player gaming*
- Uberall, a provider of near me-online marketing in its series c financing*
- Findos Investor in various transactions, including (i) the acquisition and sale of FFW Group, a platform agent that supports companies in the digital transformation, (ii) the acquisition of Medperion group, a specialist for healthcare communication and sales strategies, and (iii) the sale of car part specialist Rameder to FSN Capital *
- Thales on a bidding process for the sale of Airbus' border security division*
- GEA AG on several different transactions and bidding processes*
- Persico on the acquisition of a division of automotive supplier bielomatik from the insolvency estate and with respect to its acquisition of certain production machinery from Kiefel group with the aim to “liquidate” Kiefel's automotive business *
- Hitachi Chemicals on the acquisition of a German thermal insulation manufacturer*
- Luxempart and NomaInvest on the investment in Rattay Group*
- Paulig on the sale of a minority shareholding in Fuchs Gewürze*
- Westfälische Drahtindustrie in connection with the restructuring of its debt*
- Vantage Towers in connection with the public takeover of the company by GIP and KKR*
- Westag & Getalit in connection with the public takeover of the company by Broadview Industries*
- Snam in connection with Nord Stream II*
- Snam on a bidding process regarding Ferngas-Group, the operator of a long-distance gas network*
- STEAG on the sale of STEAG Power Minerals to EP Power Europe*
- Schroder AIDA on the acquisition of a shareholding in the operator of Autobahn A8 between Munich and Augsburg from InfraVia Capital Partners and Egis Investment*
- Aaron Hotels and Hostels Holding on the sale of budget hotels group "a&o hotels and hostels" to TPG Capital*
- Aaron Hotels and Hostels Holding on the sale of one hotel in Salzburg, Austria and two hotels in Venecia, Italy to TPG Capital*Avignon Capital on the sale of two commercial buildings*
- Avignon Capital on the sale of two commercial properties*
- Mecklenburgia on the sale of four residential building complexes*
- Comitis Capital on its funding structure and several transactions, including (i) the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Cloud7, a leading brand in the premium dog accessory market and (ii) the Tofoo Company, England's leading player in plant-based meat alternatives*
- FFW on the development of a management participation program*
- Nobilia-Werke J. Stickling GmbH& Co. KG, a leading kitchen manufacturer, on its international expansion strategy, in, inter alia, France, USA and China*
* experience gained prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills
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