Philipp Roebers

Overview

Philipp specialises in advising clients on complex national and international mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures as well as stock corporation and group law. Moreover, as a member of our ESG working group, he is involved in ESG-related M&A/corporate matters and supports clients in the necessary transformation processes.

Work highlights

• BASF: advising BASF in connection with the 1.5 bn. sale of its Brazilian decorative paints business, a leading provider of architectural paints in Brazil, to Sherwin-Williams.
• thyssenkrupp AG: advising on the preparation and implementation of the spin-off and subsequent listing of its marine business TKMS;
• HHLA: advising on the sale of a strategic minority stake in HHLA Container Tollerort GmbH (CTT), a wholly owned subsidiary of HHLA, to Cosco Shipping Ports Limited.
• STADA: advising on the acquisition of various consumer health brands from Sanofi to expand its portfolio in European markets including Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Spain, the UK and Sweden.
• Thyssen’sche Handelsgesellschaft: advising all shareholders on the sale of their shares in PROGAS Group, one of the leading liquefied natural gas distribution companies in Germany.

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Experience

Philipp has been working at Linklaters since 2017 and was appointed associate in 2022.

He has worked at Linklaters since 2017, first as a research assistant while completing his doctorate and then as a trainee lawyer. During this time, he also worked in the Linklaters office in Singapore.

Beyond the Office

Philipp studied at the University of Cologne and finished his First and Second Legal State Examination with honours. He also holds a Juris Doctor from the Ruhr-University of Bochum. During his legal clerkship, he worked for Linklaters in Singapore.