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Provided by Christoph Seibt
Christoph is one of the most highly regarded corporate lawyers in Germany, evidenced by peer group reviews and received awards, and the fact that he is regularly asked to give expert opinions to the German government. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, corporate and financial restructurings, as well as providing corporate governance and corporate finance advice to boards.
Over the last 20 years Christoph has become 'the name in the market' for takeover and activist shareholders defence work, crisis management advice, and complex stakeholder issues. Besides working on extraordinary, one-off matters for new clients, he has built long-term relationships with a number of DAX and MDAX clients and also large family offices for whom he acts on a regular basis.
Christoph joined Freshfields in 1995 and has been a partner since 2000. He was seconded to Goldman Sachs, IBD Frankfurt in 1998.
Christoph has been Honorary Professor at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg since 2008, was Visiting Professor at Kyoto University in 2010 and Visiting Scholar there in 2013 and 2015.
Provided by Chambers
Christoph Seibt is one of the leading figures in the German market. He particularly stands out for his expertise in large public M&A transactions as well as exclusive distribution agreements.
Provided by Chambers
"Christoph really stands out."
"He is very well known and prominent."
"He is a strong public M&A partner in Germany."
"Christoph really stands out."
"He is very well known and prominent."
"He is a strong public M&A partner in Germany."
