Dr. Steffen Augschill is an associate in the Corporate Department in the Düsseldorf office of Latham & Watkins, focusing on M&A, reorganizations, and general corporate law. He regularly advises on public M&A and going-private transactions as well as stock corporation law matters.

Prior to joining Latham as an associate in 2017, Steffen gained experience working as an academic assistant in the corporate department of another major international law firm in Düsseldorf.

Steffen completed his practical legal training in Düsseldorf and New York. In 2015, he obtained his doctorate degree (Dr. iur) from the University of Freiburg.

Steffen’s experience includes advising:

  • Cheplapharm on its conversion into a European stock corporation (SE)
  • KKR on its strategic partnership with Encavis AG
  • A syndicate of banks on Douglas’ IPO
  • Centerview Partners on the €2.7 billion takeover of MorphoSys by Novartis
  • Keppel Infrastructure Trust on its 45% acquisition of the solar portfolio from Enpal
  • SPIE on the acquisition of ROBUR Industry Service Group
  • GIP and KKR on the strategic partnership with Vodafone to invest in Vantage Towers AG, including a takeover offer and subsequent delisting offer 
  • Swiss Life Asset Management AG and Vauban Infrastructure Partners on:
    • The squeeze-out of Aves One AG
    • The takeover offer for Aves One
  • Athens International Airport S.A. in its listing on the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX)
  • Listed TeamViewer SE on the change of its legal form into a European stock corporation (Societas Europaea)
  • Listed Nagarro SE on its comprehensive group restructuring including upstream merger of Nagarro Holding GmbH and roll over of management participation
  • EG Group on the acquisition of OMV’s petrol station business in Germany
  • BayWa AG on a €530 million minority investment of EIP in BayWa r.e. renewable energy AG
  • Bregal on the acquisition of legal software business STP from Hg
  • Triton on a merger squeeze-out of minority shareholders of RENK AG
  • Novo Holdings A/S on an increase in its anchor shareholding in listed Evotec SE
  • Hyundai on the acquisition of Sixt SE’s entire shareholding in Sixt Leasing SE, and the voluntary public takeover bid for all remaining shares in Sixt Leasing SE
  • DuMont on:
    • The sale of Hamburger Morgenpost
    • The sale of the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung media group
  • Scout24 on the sale of its AutoScout24 platform to financial investor Hellman & Friedman
  • CECONOMY in connection with the investment of MediaMarktSaturn an M.video/Safmar
  • RWE on the sale of a 76.8% stake in innogy to E.ON and on the acquisition of the renewable energy activities of E.ON and innogy, a stake of 16.67% in E.ON, and certain other assets
  • Hg on the acquisition of Mobility Concept from inter alia UniCredit

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwalt (Germany)

Education

  • Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Düsseldorf, 2017
  • Dr. iur., University of Freiburg, 2015
  • First German State Exam, University of Freiburg, 2013

Languages Spoken

  • German
  • English
  • Swedish