Vida

Vida Malakooti-Dehkordy

Corporate/M&A Associate, Frankfurt

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Overview

Vida has specialised experience in private equity and M&A transactions as well as corporate law.

Work highlights

  • Hatch: Advising on the acquisition of material assets of Küttner Group
  • Vantage: Advising on a Joint Venture regarding various European data centres
  • NKD Group: Advising on corporate matters in relation to debt financing
  • Athora: Advising on the acquisition of the “Leben-Portfolio” from AXA.*
  • Infinigate Group AG: Advising on the acquisition of the Nuvias Group.*
  • Infinigate Group AG: Advising on the acquisition of Vuzion.*
  • Dantherm: Advising on the merger with Trotec.*

* Deals completed before joining Linklaters

Professional experience

Vida has joined Linklaters as an Associate in 2022. 

She worked in another international law firm as an Associate before she joined the firm.

She is a member of the EBS Alumni e.V. and participates in the Women at Linklaters Programme and the European Reverse Mentoring Programme.

 

Education and qualifications

 Vida studied Law at the EBS University in Wiesbaden, Germany and at the Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.  She also completed a Master of Arts (M.A.) in business at the EBS University in Oestrich Winkel, Germany.  

Vida is admitted as a German lawyer. She completed her legal traineeship at the Regional Court of Wiesbaden, Germany. During that time, she worked for international law firms in the Capital Markets and Finance departments.

She speaks German, English and Persian.