Jakob Baldes
Associate
Düsseldorf
jakob.baldes@lw.com
+49.211.8828.4644
PRACTICES
- Capital Markets
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Public Company Representation
INDUSTRIES
- Energy & Infrastructure
EDUCATION
- First German State Exam in Law, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, 2018
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
- German
- English
PROFILE
Jakob Baldes is an associate in the Corporate Department of Latham & Watkins' Düsseldorf office.
Jakob advises German and international companies and financial investors on M&A and private equity transactions, restructurings, and general corporate law. He counsels clients from a wide range of industries, including:
- Energy and infrastructure
- Healthcare services and providers
Prior to joining Latham as an associate, Jakob worked as a law clerk in Latham’s Corporate Department in Düsseldorf and gained experience working as an academic assistant in the Bonn office of a major German law firm. He also worked for the Federal Audit Office (Bundesrechnungshof).
EXPERIENCE
Jakob’s experience includes advising:
- Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Blue Elephant Energy AG
- Digital Transformation Capital Partners (DTCP) on the acquisition of majority shareholding in maincubes
- Fresenius on the sale of the majority of Vamed’s rehabilitation business to PAI Partners
- HARPS Global Pte. Ltd., a Southeast Asian medical glove producer, on the acquisition of Semperit AG Holding’s medical business, Sempermed
- KKR on its strategic partnership with Encavis AG
- Shift4 on the acquisition of Finaro, a cross-border eCommerce payments provider
- Triton on the acquisition of Trench