Verena Seevers advises clients on the German and international tax aspects of a full range of corporate and finance transactions, both domestic and cross-border.
Verena solves clients’ tax issues related to:
Private equity transactions
Mergers and acquisitions
Real estate transactions
Financings and restructurings
Multi-jurisdictional tax planning
She also advises on post-transaction tax issues related to tax audit and enforcement proceedings.
Verena brings a commercial sensibility drawn from extensive transactional experience. She provides effective answers to the myriad tax questions that arise, especially in the context of complex and deadline-driven transactions.
Before joining the firm in 2013, Verena was an associate in a Big Four accounting firm’s tax department. She studied in Hamburg and London, focusing from the outset on tax law.
Experience
Verena's experience includes advising:
Acrotec (a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group) on the acquisition of Mebus MIM-Technik
ABG on the acquisition of Reebok
Aliaxis on the sale of Rheinhütte Pumps to ITT Inc.
Angelo, Gordon & Co. on transactional tax aspects in various acquisitions of residential real estate portfolios
Apollo on:
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)
The €1 billion investment in Deutsche Wohnen SE
Astellas Pharma on the:
Acquisition of Ganymed
Sale of a pharmaceutical portfolio
Bregal on the:
Strategic partnership with Billbee
Acquisition of Perfect Drive Sports Group
Acquisition of legal software business STP
Cheplapharm on the acquisition of a pharmaceutical portfolio from Takeda
Chequers Capital on the acquisition of Nayak-LM
DEDIQ on a strategic partnership with SAP
EMZ Partners on the:
Sale of Simon Hegele to Nippon Express Holdings (together with further stakeholders)
Acquisition of Transform8 (together with H&Z)
Investment in H&Z
Sale of their shareholding in ASSEPRO
Acquisition of WEKA Group’s Education division
Acquisition of a minority stake in Wishcard
Majority investment in Assepro
Investment in celebrate company
Investment in Ingentis
Investment in Simon Hegele
Majority investment in Hermann Pipersberg
Investment in Ankerkraut GmbH
EQT and Omers on the acquisition of Deutsche Glasfaser
Hg on the:
Sale of F24
Acquisition of a majority stake in AUVESY
Acquisition of a majority stake in F24
Acquisition of a majority stake in Serrala
Sale of Eucon, a leading provider of best-in-class market information and data-based systems
InfraRed on the development of datacenter platform NexSpace
KLAR Partners on the acquisition of ISS Kanal Services
LeanIX`s investors on the sale to SAP
Main Capital Partners on the sale of software company Perbility to Rivean Capital
Paragon Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in KME SPECIAL
Partners Group on the acquisition of Rosen Group
Permira on the acquisition of a majority stake in Engel & Völkers
PMG on its strategic investment in Pro4All
Quadriga Capital on the sale of its majority stake in SCIO Automation Holding GmbH
RWE, PreussenElektra, EnBW, and Vattenfall on the transfer of interim storage facilities for radioactive waste
Swiss Life Asset Management AG and Gelsenwasser AG on the acquisition of Infrareal
TA Associates on the acquisition of Enscape
TeamViewer on the:
Acquisition of Viscopic
Acquisition of Xaleon
The Carlyle Group on the sale of Klenk Holz
Trade Republic on its US$900 million Series C financing
Trilantic Europe on its investment in Smile Eyes
Triton on the:
Sale of SGL
Acquisition and high-yield bond financing related to Renk Group
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
Rechtsanwältin (Germany)
Education
Tax Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Hamburg, 2016
Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Schleswig, 2012
LL.M., King's College London, 2009
First German State Exam, University of Hamburg, 2007
German corporate team represents the technology and services company in the transaction encompassing the entire product business of Bosch Building Technologies.
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