+49 211 600 55-299 +49 211 600 55-570 t.piller@heuking.de
- Corporate / M&A
- Stock Corporation Law
- Company acquisitions and public takeovers
- Capital Markets
- Shareholder Activism
- Private Equity
- Joint Ventures
- Delisting
- Directors' and Officers' Liability
Vita
- Admitted to the bar since 2016
- Education and former activities
- Attorney at law at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Düsseldorf 2016-2024
- Research assistant / trainee lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Düsseldorf and New York 2012-2016
- Doctorate at the University of Düsseldorf 2012-2015
- Law studies at the University of Heidelberg 2007-2012
Qualifications/current topics
Timo Piller has many years of experience in the area of corporate law/M&A with particular expertise in stock corporation and SE law, in M&A with a focus on public M&A and joint ventures as well as in capital market law issues (transactions and compliance). He also regularly advises listed companies on general meetings and capital measures (in particular scrip dividends).
He was recognized by Best Lawyers (Handelsblatt) in the category "Ones to Watch" / "Anwälte der Zukunft" for Capital Markets Law (2023 and 2024) as well as Corporate Law (2024) and M&A (2024).
Before joining HEUKING, Timo Piller worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, most recently as counsel.
Affiliations
- International Bar Association (IBA)
Selected references
Public M&A / Capital Markets
- Public take-overs of MorphoSys (by Novartis), several European residential real estate companies (by Vonovia) in Germany, Austria and Sweden
- Delisting (takeover) offers for LS Invest and Splendid Medien AG*
- Strategic Investors, sovereign wealth funds and PEs on roll-overs in the context of takeover offers or offer exemptions
- Capital measures (rights issue, ABB, Scrip Dividends, convertibles, buy-backs)
- Advising on capital market compliance (MAR, directors’ dealings, Voting rights notifications) and BaFin inquiries
Private M&A / Joint-Ventures
- Vonovia on the sale of minority interests in its ‘Südewo’ portfolio and in its ‘Norddeutschland’ portfolio as well as on the establishment of the future joint ventures
- Stumpf Group / M+W Group on the sale of a minority stake in Exyte GmbH to BDT Capital Partners and the SHA
- Etex on the acquisition of the URSA Group from the Xella Group
- RWE on its fundamental reorganisation in connection with the sale of its stake in Innogy, incl. Asset swaps and the acquisition of majority interests in joint ventures in the Czech and Slovak gas networks
- Turpaz Industries Ltd. on the acquisition of Schumann & Sohn GmbH, a German company in the flavors sector*
Corporate Law
- Various listed companies on shareholders meetings, shareholder litigation and shareholder activism
- Advising on post-M&A integration measures and governance.
* after joining HEUKING