Johannes Diez
Johannes Diez
Biography
Johannes Diez is a M&A, private equity and corporate lawyer based in Munich.
With many years of professional experience and a particular focus on the life science and healthcare, financial services, and technology industries, Johannes advises clients on domestic as well as cross-border M&A, joint venture and private equity transactions (both buy side and sell side). Johannes is experienced in the preparation and negotiation of the entire set of relevant transaction documents (including, in particular, asset or share sale and transfer agreements, joint venture and shareholders' agreements and the ancillary documentation pertaining thereto).
During his career Johannes was seconded to the London based warranties and indemnities insurance provider Pembroke Managing Agency (now: Liberty Mutual Insurance).
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Velocity Clinical Research, the world's leading integrated multi-specialty site organisation for clinical trials and a portfolio company of GHO Capital (Global Healthcare Opportunities), Europe's leading private equity investor in the healthcare sector - on several acquisitions of clinical research sites in Germany.
- Linimed Gruppe GmbH, the German investment holding company in the intensive care industry of GHO Capital (Global Healthcare Opportunities), Europe's leading private equity investor in the healthcare sector - on the acquisition of the DPG Deutsche Pflege Gruppe portfolio; on the acquisition of the Alpha Care group portfolio; on several further bolt-on acquisitions in the intensive care industry as well as on the recapitalisation of the Linimed group.
- AnaCap Financial Partners (specialist European financial services private equity firm) - on its investment in SaaS FinTech company fintus; on its investment in WebID Solutions GmbH, a leading German digital identity verification provider; on its investment in brokerage group MRH Trowe, one of the ten largest industrial brokers in Germany; on the acquisition of a Munich-based provider of solutions and services for cashless physical point-of-sale payment transactions; on the acquisition of a Vienna-based online payment company; on the acquisition of StarTec Payment & Service GmbH, a leading provider of solutions and services for cashless physical point-of-sale payment transactions; and on the acquisition of a majority stake in online payment company Heidelberger Payment GmbH (Heidelpay; now: Unzer).
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) - on its venture capital investment in mobile payment service provider SumUp and the merger of SumUp and payleven.
- IMI plc, a leading global engineering group - on the acquisition of mechanical engineering company Bahr Modultechnik GmbH.
- Vodafone Germany - on the acquisition of Internet of Things (IoT) specialist grandcentrix.
- Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft - on a global joint venture with Daimler AG, combining the companies' entire mobility services offerings (including ride-hailing, car-sharing, charging, parking and multimodality); and on the buy-out of several minority shareholders in parking services provider Parkmobile.
- Dynasafe Group - on its European reorganisation.
- Energie 360° AG, a Swiss utility company - on the Series A Investment into a green electricity trading company; and on the acquisition of a minority share in an electricity trading company.
- GE Capital - on the acquisition of a minority stake in the 400 MW Merkur offshore windpark, as well as subsequent negotiations with further equity sponsors to the project and the project financing banks.
- Petroleum Equity - on the formation of a joint venture with Austrian RAG AG for the joint development of E&P in the oil sector.
- Purplebricks, a leading online real estate agent listed on the London Stock Exchange - on the formation of a joint venture with Axel Springer and the joint acquisition of shares in German online real estate broker Homeday, a real estate appraisals and brokerage services online platform operator.
- ReachLocal GmbH, a leading provider of online marketing and advertising solutions - on the sale of its business to RegioHelden GmbH.
- The shareholders of sendmoments GmbH - on their exit to ARCUS Capital and the related re-participation.
Education
Education
Studied Law in Tuebingen, Lausanne and Munich.
Admissions
Admissions
- Rechtsanwalt
Languages
Languages
- English
- French
- German
Insights and news
News
German team advises Velocity Clinical Research on the acquisition of two clinical research sites in Germany
Global | February 01, 2024
35 lawyers recognised in Best Lawyers Germany 2023
Global | June 27, 2022
IMI advised on acquisition of Bahr Modultechnik
Global | June 13, 2022
German team advises Velocity Clinical Research on the acquisition of two clinical research sites in Germany
Global | February 01, 2024
35 lawyers recognised in Best Lawyers Germany 2023
Global | June 27, 2022
IMI advised on acquisition of Bahr Modultechnik
Global | June 13, 2022
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