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  1. Cichy Patrick
Hamburg
Dr. Patrick Cichy
Leader of our Global Transaction practice in Germany and Austria and Co-Head of our Global Markets Group
patrick.cichy@freshfields.com
Hamburg: +49 40 36 90 60
Frankfurt am Main: +49 69 27 30 80
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Patrick is constantly ranked among the leading professionals across his areas of expertise. He has built long-term relationships with clients for whom he has acted.

Patrick is the leader of our Global Transaction practice in Germany and Austria, the co-head of our Global Markets Group and our lead country partner for the Nordics, the author of various publications and a regular speaker at conferences.

His practice focuses on M&A as well as corporate and securities law advice to listed companies and financial institutions.

Patrick is very comfortable with complex, high-profile transactions. His MBA from the University of Wales enables him to focus on and add value to the commercial aspects of each deal, while his nine-month secondment to Deutsche Bank’s M&A department in New York and his long-term advice in particular for Hamburg Commercial Bank mean Patrick understands the workings of large financial institutions. He also has good knowledge of the renewable energy and infrastructure/transport sectors. Often clients from the Nordics seek his legal advice.

A native German speaker, Patrick also speaks English and French.

Capabilities
Corporate advisory and governance
Mergers and acquisitions
Private capital
Automotive
Financial services
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Financial sector:

  • UBS on the worldwide merger and integration with Credit Suisse.
  • Barclays on the sale of its German retail business to Bawag.
  • SEB on the acquisition of Lufthansa Airplus.
  • Warburg Hypothekenbank on its acquisition by Münchener Hypothekenbank.
  • MCE Bank on its acquisition by Santander Consumer Bank.
  • Hamburg Commercial Bank (ex HSH Nordbank) since 2009 on several large projects, including its restructuring, sale of a €5bn non-performing shipping portfolio to a state-owned bad bank, sale of further several billion euro non-performing loan portfolios to various buyers as well as on its sale to i.a. Cerberus and J.C. Flowers.
  • NREP on the acquisition of the real estate credit business from M3 Capital Partners.
  • Raisin Bank on the acquisition of the payment business of Bankhaus August Lenz.
  • A UAE based bank on its capital restructuring, including a state guarantee for its loan portfolio.
  • NORD/LB on its recapitalization and restructuring.
  • Republic of Cyprus on a state guarantee for Cyprus Cooperative Bank.
  • Deutsche Bank on several strategic M&A transactions, among others on the considered takeover of Commerzbank and the sale of BHF-BANK.
  • Postbank on its merger with the retail business of Deutsche Bank.
  • The City of Bremen regarding its shareholding in Bremer Landesbank.
  • Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen on a potential merger with Deka Bank AG as well as its resolution planning.
  • Berenberg Bank on the acquisition of several shipping loan portfolios.
  • Deutsche Post on the sale of Deutsche Postbank to Deutsche Bank.
  • HCI Capital on its public takeover by MPC Capital.
  • Credit Suisse on the acquisition of a shareholding in Aragon.

Other sectors:

  • DSV on the acquisition of DB Schenker from Deutsche Bahn.
  • Berlin Brands Group, the international e-commerce group, on its financial restructuring.
  • MSC on the public takeover of HHLA AG, the Hamburg port, logistics and transportation company.
  • Allurity on the acquisition of all shares of Berlin-based cybersecurity consultant Security Research Labs (SRLabs).
  • UPM-Kymmene Corporation on the acquisition of AMC AG Advanced Methods of Coating.
  • Deutsche GigaNetz GmbH on financing of fibre-optic expansion.
  • the German organizing committee in connection with the German Special Olympics National Games 2022 and the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023.
  • Altor Equity Partners, the Nordic Private Equity investor, on a healthcare transaction in Germany.
  • Ørsted, the Danish offshore wind company, on potential sale in Germany.
  • the City of Hamburg in the German bid for the UEFA Euro 2024.
  • the German bidding company as official legal advisor in connection with Hamburg’s bid for hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024.
  • UPM-Kymmene, the Finnish forest industry company, on the sale of a newsprint plant to convert to liner production.
  • BARD Group, the offshore wind companies, on its corporate restructuring and dissolution.
  • BARD Group on the development and sales process of the offshore wind farm project ‘Veja Mate’ to UK-based Laidlaw Capital Group as well as sale of three further early stage offshore wind farm projects with a combined capacity of approx. 1,200 MW to PNE Wind AG.
  • Det Norske Veritas, the Norwegian clarification company, on the joint venture with Germanischer Lloyd SE in Germany.
  • The various shareholders on the sale of all shares in Stallinger Holzindustrie GmbH and Kaufmann Holding AG as well as a qualified minority interest in Stallinger Swiss Timber AG to Mayr-Melnhof-Holz group.
  • HanseMerkur on the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in various companies in the financial sales sector.
  • Danfoss Power Solutions, the Danish company, on the reorganization of the sales business in thirteen European countries.
  • Otto Group on the sale of Otto Office and Alba Moda.
  • Airbus Group on the sale of the defense electronics division to the private equity investor KKR.
  • Continental on the €11.4bn acquisition of Siemens Automotive Group (VDO) from Siemens.
  • Albert Ballin on the €3.3bn recapitalisation of Hapag-Lloyd AG.
  • The City of Hamburg and Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) on the partial privatisation of HHLA by way of a dual track (trade sale and IPO) process.
  • Gruner+Jahr on the merger of its rotogravure printing activities with those of Axel Springer and Bertelsmann.
  • VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie on its foundation, its restructuring and its IPO.

Nordic clients:

  • Geely Financials Denmark A/S on the sale of Saxo Bank
  • DSV, the Danish logistics company, on the acquisition of Deutsche Bahn Schenker for approx. €14bn.
  • SEB, the Swedish bank, on the acquisition of Lufthansa Airplus.
  • UPM-Kymmene Corporation, the Finnish forest industry company, on the acquisition of AMC AG Advanced Methods of Coating.
  • Altor Equity Partners, the Nordic Private Equity Investor, on a healthcare transaction in Germany.
  • NREP, the real estate investor and innovator in the Nordics, on the acquisition of the real estate credit business from M3 Capital Partners.
  • Ørsted, the Danish offshore wind company, on potential sale in Germany.
  • UPM-Kymmene, the Finnish forest industry company, on the sale of a newsprint plant to convert to liner production.
  • Det Norske Veritas, the Norwegian classification company, on the joint venture with Germanischer Lloyd SE in Germany.
  • Danfoss Power Solutions, the Danish company, on the reorganization of the sales business in thirteen European countries.
  • UBS on the worldwide merger and integration with Credit Suisse (including in the Nordics).

Leading lawyer for Corporate and M&A (above 50 years)
— JUVE Handbook – Germany – M&A | 2024/2025
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Dr. Patrick Cichy
Leader of our Global Transaction practice in Germany and Austria and Co-Head of our Global Markets Group
patrick.cichy@freshfields.com
T +49 40 36 90 60
T +49 69 27 30 80
hamburg Office

Hohe Bleichen 7

20354 hamburg
frankfurt am main Office

Bockenheimer Anlage 44

60322 frankfurt am main
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