Tobias Klass

tobias.klass@lw.com

+49.40.4140.30

Profile

Dr. Tobias Klass advises private equity funds, large and medium-sized companies and their shareholders, as well as real estate investment funds on the tax aspects of complex, often cross-border transactions.

Tobias, as a key member of a client’s deal team, navigates the increasingly complex German and international tax law issues in domestic and cross-border transactions.

He focuses on the tax-optimization of private equity and M&A transactions as well as restructurings. He also advises on tax structures for inbound real estate investments.

Tobias is qualified as a certified tax advisor and specialist tax lawyer. He is a member of the International Fiscal Association. He is ranked among the best M&A lawyers for Germany by Handelsblatt, and noted for his ability to spot and avoid potential problems.

Experience

Tobias’ experience includes advising:

M&A

Aliaxis on the sale of Rheinhütte Pumpen to ITT
Bayrische Versicherungskammer on the acquisition of a stake in Amprion from Evonik
Cheplapharm on:
- The acquisition of the worldwide commercial rights (excluding South Korea) for Gemzar® from Eli Lilly and Company
- The acquisition of the US Marketing Authorization for Pulmicort Flexhaler, a Budesonide inhalation powder for the treatment of Asthma, from AstraZeneca AB
Digital Transformation Capital Partners (DTCP) on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in maincubes
Dropbox on the acquisition of Secomba GmbH’s Boxcryptor Software
Heramba Electric on:
- Its business combination with Project Energy Reimagined Acquisition Corp.
- The acquisition of Kiepe Electric
Mainova and Dussmann on the sale of Chargemaker
Novo Nordisk on the acquisition of Cardior Pharmaceuticals
Prüftechnik Dieter Busch AG on the sale of the group to Fluke Corporation
SERgroup on the sale of a majority stake to The Carlyle Group
SPIE on:
- The acquisition of a majority stake in ICG Group
- The acquisition of ROBUR Industry Service Group
- The acquisition of a majority stake in BridgingIT
- The acquisition of Otto LSE
Wintershall Dea on the sale of its stake in WIGA
ZF Friedrichshafen on the sale of its global Body Control Systems business to Luxshare

Private Equity

Established. on the acquisition of Blaupunkt
GIP and KKR on the strategic partnership with Vodafone to invest in Vantage Towers
IK Investment Partners on:
- The acquisition of the Schock Group
- Its investment in Cinerius Financial Partners
Keppel Infrastructure Trust on its 45% effective stake in Enpal B.V.’s solar portfolio
Lindsay Goldberg on the acquisition of Bilcare Research Group
Rockaway Capital on the sale of Bringmeister
Stirling Square Capital Partners on the sale of Cartonplast to DBAG
The Carlyle Group on the sale of Klenk Holz AG to Binderholz
Unsere Grüne Glasfaser on the acquisition of Infrafibre Germany

Restructuring

Senior lenders and the steering committee in the financial and operative restructuring of Kathrein group
Löwen Play on financial restructuring and recapitalization

Real Estate

ACCENTRO Real Estate on comprehensive refinancing with bondholders
AFIAA on the sale of Westfalen-Center Dortmund
Angelo, Gordon & Co. on various acquisitions of residential real estate portfolios
Apollo on:
- The €1 billion investment in Deutsche Wohnen SE
- The €1 billion investment in the Northern Portfolio (residential real estate portfolio controlled by Vonovia)
- The €1 billion investment in the Suedewo Portfolio (residential real estate portfolio controlled by Vonovia)
Brookfield on its preferred equity investment in a Cologne residential project
Digital Realty on:
- The US$7 billion hyperscale data center development joint venture with Blackstone
- The sale of data centers in Germany and the US
Corpus Sireo on the sale of Allianz Campus Berlin to Hines
HanseMerkur Grundvermögen on the acquisition of a real estate portfolio of 34 office and retail properties in Germany and Austria
Mainova on the sale of a majority stake in its data center business to Blackrock
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund and REDOS Real Estate GmbH on the acquisition, financing, and sale of a number of real estate portfolios in Germany, including the acquisition of the Rhein-Ruhr Zentrum