Dr. Christoph Allmendinger, LL.M. (LSE)
Dr. Christoph Allmendinger advises companies and investors on M&A transactions, particularly in the real estate sector.
In recent years, he has gained extensive experience in advising on complex international and cross-border M&A transactions as well as venture capital transactions. His practice also includes advising insurers on the underwriting of M&A deals and real estate transactions as well as the representation of companies and their bodies in corporate disputes.
Work highlights
- Advising Monsanto on German law issues during its acquisition by Bayer AG
- Advising ISARIA Wohnbau on the sale of the mezzanine financing provider ONE GROUP
- Advising ISARIA Wohnbau AG on the sale of its major real estate portfolio and platform to Deutsche Wohnen Group
- Advising Neo Capital Ltd, London and Dubai, on the acquisition of an office property in Frankfurt by way of a share and forward deal
- Advising Zug Invest GmbH on the acquisition, financing and sale of the multi-tenant project "Galileo" at TUM Munich
- Advising CFH Investment Banking on the acquisition and subsequent sale of an office property housing the German headquarters of the Swatch Group in Frankfurt
- Advising CFH Investment Banking on the acquisition and subsequent sale of an office property in Neu-Isenburg, Germany
- Advising CFH Investment Banking on the acquisition and subsequent sale of an office property in Frankfurt with the German headquarters of Arrow Electronics and its subsequent resale
- Advising a North American investor on the development and sale of a residential project in Berlin with approx. 1,300 apartments
- Advising several corporate bodies on the defense of corporate body liability claims
- Regular advice to insurers on the conclusion of S&I insurance policies (in particular in the context of real estate transactions).
Publications
- Unterlassungsansprüche des Eigentümers einer Immobilie gegen den nicht beauftragten Makler, NJW 2021, 509 (with Dr. Cäcilie Lüneborg)
- Zum Deckungsumfang der W&I-Versicherung bei Unwirksamkeit des Unternehmenskaufvertrags, NZG 2021, p. 143 et seqq (with Dr. Michael Maxim Cohen)
- Organhaftung ehemaliger Geschäftsleiter nach dem Formwechsel einer Aktiengesellschaft in eine Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, ZIP 2017, 1842 (with Dr. Cäcilie Lüneborg)
- Die Beschlussfassung zum grenzüberschreitenden Wegzug im Binnenmarkt, Nomos 2016
- Company Law in the European Union and the United States: A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of the EU Freedoms of Establishment and Capital and the U.S. Interstate Commerce Clause in: William and Mary Business Law Review, Volume 4 (2013) Issue 1, pages 67-107
- Company Law in the European Union and the United States: A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of the EU Freedoms of Establishment and Capital and the U.S. Interstate Commerce Clause in: William and Mary Business Law Review, Volume 4 (2013) Issue 1, pages 67-107
- Die Sofortbesteuerung stiller Reserven bei der Sitzverlegung einer Societas Europaea als Verstoß gegen die Niederlassungsfreiheit in: Zeitschrift für Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht (GPR) 2012, p. 147-149
- § 130 Abs. 2 Satz AktG - eine sanktionslose Ordnungsnorm in: Deutsche Notar-Zeitschrift (DNotZ) 2013, p. 164-168
- Corporate Governance nach der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise, Mohr Siebeck, 2011 (Hrsg.; zus. mit F. Dorn, T. Lang, S. Lumpp und F. Steffek)
Education & Engagement
- Scholarship holder of the Bischöflichen Studienförderung Cusanuswerk
- Club des Affaires de la Hesse e.V.
- AIJA - Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats
- Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung (VGR)
Education
- University of Heidelberg
- Université de Lausanne
- London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M.)
- Languages: German, English, French
Frankfurt | Munich