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Morrison Foerster advises Elvaston Capital Management on the sale of a significant minority stake in Stonebranch and its subsidiaries to EMH Partners

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Morrison Foerster has advised Elvaston Capital Management on its sale of a significant minority stake in The Stonebranch, Inc. (Stonebranch) and its subsidiaries to EMH Partners.Stonebranch, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and Frankfurt/Main, Germany, develops IT coordination and automation solutions that transform business IT environments from simple task automation into sophisticated, real-time business service automation. Using the Stonebranch Universal Automation Platform, enterprises can seamlessly coordinate workloads and data across different technology ecosystems and silos. Stonebranch serves some of the world’s largest financial, manufacturing, healthcare, travel, transportation, energy, and technology institutions.Elvaston Capital Management is a private equity firm specializing in investments into technology and enterprise software companies. Elvaston Capital Management has invested in the Stonebranch Group in 2017, and will retain a significant investment stake in Stonebranch, along with EMH Partners.The transaction is still subject to common merger control approvals.Morrison Foerster’s deal team included: Joerg Meißner, Partner; Monika Eva Obal, Counsel; Ercem Çardak, Senior Associate; Lisa Schnackenbeck, Associate (all PE/M&A, Berlin); Dr. Felix Helmstädter, Partner; Alexander Eisenfeld, Senior Associate (FDI & Sanctions, Berlin), James M. Brower, Partner (FDI & Sanctions, Washington DC); Jens Hackl, Counsel (Antitrust; all Berlin); Omar E. Pringle, Partner; Amy Huiya Chen, Associate; Rebecca Chacon Naranjo, Associate (all Corporate/M&A, New York); Fred Muna, Associate (Corporate/M&A, Washington); Brian Radigan, Partner (Tax, San Francisco).

Morrison Foerster advises Elvaston Capital Management on the sale of a significant minority stake in Stonebranch and its subsidiaries to EMH Partners

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Joerg Meissner is a partner at Morrison Foerster’s German office in Berlin. His practice focuses on M&A, private equity transactions, and general corporate and finance matters.Joerg represents strategic and financial investors in a broad range of corporate matters with a focus on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, complex joint ventures and corporate restructurings. He has also handled a significant number of distressed company acquisitions and regularly represents clients in financial transactions and debt restructurings.Joerg is recognized by leading publications, including Legal 500 EMEA and Chambers Global, with sources describing him as a “solution oriented expert”.Joerg has extensive experience counseling clients in a variety of industries, including technology (e. g. software, internet), media, automotive, transportation and real estate.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Fujitsu Semiconductor on the spin off with European semiconductor business unit (SoC) and the set-up of a joint venture with Panasonic. </li><li>TeleColumbus AG, a German cable operator,  on the acquisition of Primacom and Pepcom. </li><li>Planet Labs on the acquisition of the German satellite system Rapid Eye from Blackbridge Group.</li><li>Kieger AG and BWK Unternehmensbeteiligungs GmbH on the acquisition of the technical optics business from Eschenbach AG.</li><li>Majority shareholder of Schmolz + Bickenbach AG on the financial restructuring of the company, including a €435 million capital increase.</li><li>H2 Equity Partners on the acquisition of all assets of the insolvent Haarmann Group, a specialist in metal pressing and metal hardening.</li><li>Midlabs Inc. on the acquisition of Fritz Ruck Ophthalmologische Systeme GmbH.</li><li>DAM Capital Management S.à.r.l. (a company of the Anschutz Group) in the financial restructuring and subsequent sale of RAIL.ONE GmbH, a leading railway-tie manufacturer.</li><li>BWK GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft on the sale of a majority stake in WIELAND Dental+Technik GmbH & Co KG, a producer of, inter alia, laboratory implants, alloys and solders, and veneering ceramics.</li><li>News Corporation on the acquisition of a majority stake in and the refinancing of Sky Deutschland AG.</li><li>PubliGroupe S.A. on the acquisition of ZANOX.de AG in a joint venture with Axel Springer AG and with regard to the add-on acquisitions of Digital Windows Ltd. and Buy.at Ltd.</li><li>Hi-Media S.A. on the acquisition of the German AdLink Media Group.</li><li>News Corporation on the reorganization and subsequent sale of the German Fox Mobile Group (JAMBA!).</li><li>Kéolis S.A. on the bidding process for Arriva Deutschland GmbH, a passenger railway carrier.</li><li>GASAG Berliner Gaswerke Aktiengesellschaft on a large number of debt financings, including several Schuldschein-loan agreements and the financing of the re-purchase of its gas storage facilities.</li><li>Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe AöR on the sale of GHG Wohnen GmbH, a residential housing company.</li><li>US-REIT on numerous sale and lease back transactions, inter alia on the sale and lease back of 36 do-it-yourself stores in Germany.</li></ul>

Jörg Meißner ist Partner des deutschen Büros von Morrison Foerster in Berlin. Sein Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt liegt auf den Bereichen M&A, Transaktionen im Bereich Private Equity sowie auf allgemeinen gesellschaftsrechtlichen und Finanzfragen.Jörg Meißner vertritt strategische Investoren sowie Finanzinvestoren zu einem breiten Spektrum gesellschaftsrechtlicher Fragen mit einem Schwerpunkt auf nationalen und grenzüberschreitenden M&A-Transaktionen, komplexen Joint Venture-Strukturen und gesellschaftsrechtlichen Restrukturierungen. Darüber hinaus hat er eine beträchtliche Zahl von Unternehmenskäufen im Vorfeld der Insolvenz begleitet und vertritt Mandanten ferner regelmäßig bei Finanztransaktionen und Umschuldungen.Jörg Meißner wird von führenden Publikationen wie Legal 500 EMEA und Chambers Global empfohlen und gilt als „lösungsorientierter Experte“.Er verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrung bei der Beratung von Mandanten in verschiedenen Branchen, wie z. B. Technologie (z. B. Software und Internet), Medien, Automobil, Transport und Immobilien.Referenzen<ul><li>Beratung von Fujitsu Semiconductor bei der Überführung des europäischen Halbleiterentwicklungsgeschäfts (SoC) in ein Joint Venture mit Panasonic (Socionext)</li><li>Beratung des Kabelnetzbetreibers TeleColumbus AG beim Erwerb von Primacom und pepcom</li><li>Beratung von Planet Labs Inc. beim Erwerb des deutschen Satellitensystems Rapid Eye von der BlackBridge‑Gruppe</li><li>Beratung der Kieger AG und der BWK Unternehmensbeteiligungs GmbH beim Erwerb des Geschäftsbereichs Technische Optik von der Eschenbach AG</li><li>Beratung des Mehrheitsaktionärs der Schmolz + Bickenbach AG bei der finanziellen Restrukturierung des Unternehmens einschließlich einer Kapitalerhöhung von EUR 435 Millionen</li><li>Beratung von H2 Equity Partners bei der Übernahme aller Vermögenswerte der insolventen Haarmann-Gruppe, einem Spezialisten für Metallpressung und Metallhärtung</li><li>Beratung der Midlabs Inc. beim Erwerb der Fritz Ruck Ophthalmologische Systeme GmbH</li><li>Beratung der DAM Capital Management S.à.r.l. (einem Unternehmen der Anschutz-Gruppe) bei der finanziellen Restrukturierung und dem anschließenden Verkauf der RAIL.ONE GmbH, einem führenden Hersteller von Bahnschwellen</li><li>Beratung der BWK GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft bei der Veräußerung der Mehrheitsbeteiligung an WIELAND Dental+Technik GmbH & Co. KG, einem Hersteller von Laborimplantaten, Legierungen und Loten sowie von Verblendkeramik u. a.</li><li>Beratung der News Corporation beim Erwerb einer Mehrheitsbeteiligung an der Sky Deutschland AG sowie deren Refinanzierung</li><li>Beratung der PubliGroupe S.A. beim Erwerb der ZANOX.de AG in einem Joint Venture mit der Axel Springer AG sowie rechtliche Begleitung in Bezug auf die Add-On-Akquisition von Digital Windows Ltd. und Buy.at Ltd.</li><li>Beratung der Hi-Media S.A. beim Erwerb der deutschen AdLink Media Group</li><li>Beratung der News Corporation bei der Umstrukturierung und dem anschließenden Verkauf der deutschen Fox Mobile Group (JAMBA!)</li><li>Beratung der Kéolis S.A. beim Bieterverfahren für die Arriva Deutschland GmbH, einem Anbieter für Schienenpersonenverkehr </li><li>Beratung der GASAG Berliner Gaswerke Aktiengesellschaft bei zahlreichen Fremdkapitalfinanzierungen, einschließlich diverser Schuldscheindarlehensverträge und der Finanzierung des Rückkaufs ihrer Gasspeicheranlagen</li><li>Beratung der Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe AöR bei der Veräußerung der Wohnungsbaugesellschaft GHG Wohnen GmbH </li><li>Beratung eines US REIT bei verschiedenen Sale-and-lease-back Transaktionen, unter anderem dem Sale-and-lease-back von 36 Baumärkten in Deutschland</li></ul>

Jörg Meißner

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Monika Obal is a counsel at Morrison Foerster’s German office in Berlin. Her practice focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and on general corporate matters.Monika studied law at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Before joining Morrison Foerster she worked at the Freie Universität Berlin as a research assistant in the area of insurance, international and company law. Her doctoral thesis deals with corporate governance issues of insurance companies.

Monika Obal ist Counsel des deutschen Büros von Morrison Foerster in Berlin. Sie begleitet nationale und grenzüberschreitende M&A-Transaktionen und berät deutsche und internationale Mandanten in Fragen des Gesellschaftsrechts.Monika Obal studierte Rechtswissenschaften an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Vor ihrem Eintritt bei Morrison Foerster arbeitete sie als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Freien Universität Berlin im Gebiet Versicherungs-, Gesellschafts- und Internationales Recht. Begleitend dazu promovierte sie im Bereich der Corporate Governance von Versicherungsgesellschaften.

Monika Obal

Counsel

Felix Helmstaedter possesses more than fifteen years of experience in complex regulatory counselling, compliance, and litigation. He advises major companies, public sector entities, and innovative businesses on EU and German regulatory law, with a particular focus on foreign trade, government contracts, and competition. His clients span a range of industries, including telecoms, digital economy, media, technology, financial services, healthcare, energy, and transportation (automotive, e-mobility, public transport, and railway). Felix regularly represents clients in administrative proceedings and public and civil law disputes before national and European authorities and courts, including in public procurement matters and bid protests.His specific experience in foreign trade matters comprises EU sanctions and export control compliance counselling, representation of Asian or U.S. investors in foreign investment control clearance proceedings, and other complex matters involving cybersecurity or further national security concerns.Felix also oversees large-scale internal investigation or regulatory law-driven transactional projects and is particularly experienced in providing strategic advice to market entrants and representing clients in sophisticated multiparty negotiations.As a member of our leading global National Security, Sanctions and Export Control, Government Contracts, and Antitrust practice groups, Felix works closely with high-ranking experts across three continents.Felix regularly lectures at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His dissertation deals with the market regulation issues of liberalizing the railway sector.Felix studied in Berlin (Dr. iur.) and Geneva, Switzerland (“Certificate in Transnational Law”). He worked as an intern in the Hearing Office of the European Commission (Directorate-General for Competition) in Brussels and at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Department of Competition, Regulation and Privatization Policy) in Berlin.<h4>REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE*</h4><h5>Foreign Investment, Sanctions and Export Control</h5><ul><li>Advising major global businesses and organizations on sanctions, export control compliance and internal compliance programs.</li><li>Representing companies in sanctions related disputes and litigation.</li><li>Counseling EU companies on conflicts of laws relating to U.S. sanctions and EU or EU Member State blocking laws and regulations.</li><li>Secured foreign investment control clearances in global M&A transactions before the German Ministry of Economics and Energy and coordinated with local counsel in multiple jurisdictions on clearance under local foreign investment and national security laws.</li></ul><h5>Regulatory, Government Contracts, Competition and EU State Aid</h5><ul><li>Advising a public transportation company on regulatory laws and regulations.</li><li>Counseling companies on public tenders and bid protests.</li><li>Assisted a tech startup with market access to build loading infrastructure for electric vehicles.</li><li>Advised private railway companies on track access, public tenders and EU state aid matters.</li></ul><h5>Compliance and Investigations</h5><ul><li>Advising a major OEM regarding diesel emissions.</li><li>Conducted an internal investigation at a healthcare company in relation to government contracts, and represented the client successfully in a bid protest and follow-on litigation.</li><li>Conducted multinational government contracts compliance review and associated risk assessment for a Fortune Global 500 company, including recommending process improvements and policy changes.</li><li>Conducted a multinational compliance review regarding conflicts of interest and anti-kickback policies.</li></ul><h5>Transactions</h5><ul><li>Represented 1&1/United Internet in negotiations and advised on establishing the European netID Foundation together with ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL.</li><li>Supported U.S. satellite network operator Planet Labs, Inc. during the acquisition of the German satellite system RapidEye.</li><li>Assisted a Chinese investor in the acquisition of Bochumer Verein, a steel manufacturer with plants in Germany and Brazil, from Georgsmarienhütte.</li><li>Represented Viacom in negotiations and advised on establishing the television and video ad sales marketing joint venture “Visoon” with Axel Springer.</li></ul> * includes prior law firm experience

Dr. Felix Helmstädter berät seine Mandanten seit über fünfzehn Jahren zu komplexen Fragestellungen des Regulierungsrechts, bei Transaktionen sowie bei Compliance-Verstößen und vertritt sie in Verwaltungs- und Gerichtsverfahren.Zu seinen Mandanten zählen führende nationale und internationale Unternehmen, Unternehmen der öffentlichen Hand und neue, innovative Marktteilnehmer. Er berät diese sowohl strategisch als auch in Verhandlungen oder streitigen Auseinandersetzungen in zahlreichen Bereichen des europäischen und deutschen Regulierungsrechts, mit einem besonderen Fokus auf Fragen des Außenwirtschaftsrechts, Vergabe- und Beihilferechts sowie Wettbewerbsrechts.Besondere branchenspezifische Kenntnisse besitzt Dr. Felix Helmstädter in den Sektoren Telekommunikation, Digitalwirtschaft, Big Data, Medien, Technologie, Finanzdienstleistungen, Gesundheit, Energie und Transport (Automotive, E-Mobility, Öffentlicher Nahverkehr und Eisenbahn).Er vertritt seine Mandanten regelmäßig in Verwaltungs- und Bußgeldverfahren sowie verwaltungs- und zivilgerichtlichen Prozessen vor nationalen sowie europäischen Behörden und Gerichten. Hierzu zählt auch die Vertretung bei vergaberechtlichen Streitigkeiten und Nachprüfungsverfahren sowie in Investitions- und Fusionskontrollverfahren.Seine spezifische Expertise in Außenhandelsfragen umfasst die Compliance mit EU-Sanktionen und Exportkontrollanforderungen, insbesondere auch im Verhältnis zum US-Sanktions- und Exportkontrollrecht. Dr. Felix Helmstädter vertritt zudem vor allem asiatische und US-amerikanische Investoren bei Verfahren zur Genehmigung ausländischer Investitionen und berät zu komplexen Fragen der Cybersicherheit etwa im telekommunikationsrechtlichen oder außenwirtschaftsrechtlichen Kontext.Weitere Beratungsschwerpunkte von Dr. Felix Helmstädter sind die Koordinierung und Durchführung von umfangreichen internen Ermittlungen, die Beratung zu vergaberechtlicher und beihilfenrechtlicher Compliance, die Betreuung von regulierungsrechtlich geprägten M&A-Transaktionen, sowie die strategische Beratung etwa in Fragen des Marktzugangs oder die Verhandlungsführung bei komplexen Vertragsprojekten.Als Mitglied der führenden globalen Praxisgruppen National Security, Sanctions and Export Control; Government Contracts; und Antitrust arbeitet Dr. Felix Helmstädter eng mit hochrangigen Experten über drei Kontinente hinweg zusammen.Er lehrt an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Seine Dissertation behandelt marktordnungsrechtliche Fragen der Liberalisierung des Eisenbahnsektors.Dr. Felix Helmstädter studierte in Berlin (Dr. iur.) und Genf (Certificat de Droit Transnational). Während seines Referendariats arbeitete er u.a. im Hearing Office der Europäischen Kommission, Generaldirektion Wettbewerb (Brüssel) sowie im Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie, Referat für Wettbewerbs-, Regulierungs- und Privatisierungspolitik (Berlin).

Felix Helmstädter

Alexander Eisenfeld advises clients on a broad range of EU and German regulatory issues. His practice focuses on foreign trade law, government contracts, and EU state aid law, as well as on general regulatory law compliance for industry and technology clients. Recent matters particularly involve compliance with economic sanctions and the control of foreign direct investments, regulatory law due diligence, and advice to clients during public tender proceedings and on competition law issues. His industry experience comprises, among others, banking and financial services, (tele)communications, media and digital service providers, critical technologies such as semiconductors, and transport. Alexander studied law at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and King’s College, London (LL.M.). Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, he worked as a research assistant at three renowned international law firms in the fields of antitrust and state aid and on regulatory matters. During his legal clerkship, he worked in the public procurement department of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy as well as the Federal German Embassy in Nairobi. Alexander also acted as managing director of a nonprofit organization in the educational sector.Alexander is a senior associate at Morrison Foerster’s German office in Berlin.

Alexander Eisenfeld berät Mandanten zum europäischen und deutschen Marktordnungsrecht, insbesondere zu Fragen des Außenhandelsrechts, des Vergabe- und EU-Beihilfenrechts sowie zur Compliance mit regulatorischen Anforderungen in verschiedenen Industrie- und Technologiebereichen. Seine Beratung umfasst die Compliance von Unternehmen mit sanktionsrechtlichen Regimen, die Investitionskontrolle, regulatorische Due Diligence bei Unternehmenstransaktionen sowie vergabe- und wettbewerbsrechtliche Fragestellungen. Über branchenspezifische Erfahrungen verfügt er unter anderem in den Sektoren Banken und Finanzdienstleister, Telekommunikation, Medien und digitale Dienstleister, kritische Technologien, etwa im Bereich der Halbleiterindustrie, sowie Transport und Verkehr.Alexander Eisenfeld studierte Rechtswissenschaft an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin sowie am King’s College, London (LL.M.). Promotionsbegleitend sammelte er als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter bei drei renommierten Wirtschaftssozietäten Erfahrung in den Bereichen Kartellrecht, staatliche Beihilfen und Regulierung. Im Rahmen seines Referendariats arbeitete er unter anderem im Vergaberechtsreferat des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie sowie in der deutschen Botschaft in Nairobi. Alexander Eisenfeld war zudem als Geschäftsführer einer gemeinnützigen Organisation im Bildungssektor tätig.Alexander Eisenfeld ist Senior Associate des deutschen Büros von Morrison Foerster in Berlin.

Alexander Eisenfeld

Senior Associate

James Brower is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Litigation Department, residing in the Washington D.C. office.James has extensive experience advising and representing clients in matters relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and other national security-related matters. He has worked across a variety of departments within the U.S. Federal Government, including the Defense Security Service (now the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency) within the Department of Defense and the Office of Investment Security within the Department of the Treasury. James, while with the Department of the Treasury, led the review, assessment, and investigation of over one hundred transactions and spent years handling complex filings, transactions, and policies. He also led CFIUS’s mitigation monitoring efforts and the deployment and implementation of the CFIUS Pilot Program.Directly prior to joining Morrison Foerster, James worked at a global law firm representing clients before CFIUS advising clients on various policies and processes in compliance with federal statutes, and leading engagements with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.James received his B.A. in English as well as Government and International Politics from George Mason University, and his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School.

James Brower

Jens Hackl is a counsel at Morrison Foerster’s German office in Berlin. He advises clients in all areas of European and German competition law, including merger control filings, cartel authority investigations, cartel damage claims, distribution cartel law, antitrust compliance programs and unfair competition law. Jens has particular industry-specific experience in the areas of media, technology, telecommunication, transport and aviation. In addition, he advises in the fields of state aid and public procurement law.Within the scope of the above described practice areas, Jens particularly provides antitrust advice on (cross-border) M&A projects where he coordinates multi-jurisdictional merger filings involving European, U.S. and Asian authorities. Jens further advises clients on a wide range of operational issues (e.g., abuse of dominance and internal investigations) and also represents them in litigation (e.g., (cross-border) cartel damage claims and claims based on unfair competition law).Jens studied at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald. Afterwards, he worked as an academic assistant at the university and obtained his Dr. iur. in competition law. During his internship (second state exam in law), Jens worked for the Federal Ministry of the Interior and an international law firm in Berlin and Brussels.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Representation of plaintiffs in follow-on cartel damages cases (for example, against the German sugar cartel). </li><li>Advice to a Japanese multinational company as defendant in follow-on cartel damage claims relating to cathode ray tubes and rechargeable batteries. </li><li>Advice to Japanese companies in cartel investigations. </li><li>Advice to and representation of cable network operator Tele Columbus GmbH on antitrust, public procurement law and unfair competition law. </li><li>Advising a global music entertainment corporation on various commercial matters, in particular on the structuring of an international joint venture. </li><li>Assisted with representation of Renesas Electronics, a Tokyo-based semiconductor supplier, in its $3.2 billion acquisition of Intersil Corporation, a leading U.S. chipmaker. </li><li>Acting as ongoing antitrust counsel for a leading German pay-TV provider regarding restructuring and marketing issues. </li><li>Advised HALEX Holding GmbH (a portfolio company of H2 Private Equity Partners) on the acquisition of Händle Härterei GmbH.& Co. KG. </li><li>Advice to Viacom on a TV and video ad sales marketing joint venture with Axel Springer SE. </li><li>Advice to Axel Springer SE regarding the acquisition of N24 Media GmbH. </li><li>Advice to Vita-Mix Corp., a U.S. manufacturer of high-end blenders, on its distribution system. </li><li>Advice on public procurement law to a client in the health care industry. </li><li>Advising a major international airline in a proceeding before the General Court regarding the access to the administrative file of a cartel investigation of the European Commission. </li><li>Advising a major international entity of the railway sector on issues regarding cartel damage claims. </li><li>Advice to and representation of several entities of the broadband cable market and the media, telecommunication and technology sector in competition law matters (merger control; cartel litigation; abuse of dominance).</li></ul>

Dr. Jens Hackl ist Counsel des deutschen Büros von Morrison Foerster in Berlin. Er berät Mandanten schwerpunktmäßig im europäischen und deutschen Kartellrecht, u. a. in Fusionskontrollverfahren, Kartellverfahren, im Vertriebskartellrecht sowie bei kartellrechtlichen Compliance Programmen.Branchenspezifische Kenntnisse besitzt Jens Hackl hierbei in den Bereichen Medien, Telekommunikation, Transport und Luftfahrt. Zudem berät er Mandanten im Beihilfen- und Vergaberecht sowie zu Fragen des Lauterkeitsrechts (UWG).Dr. Jens Hackl studierte an der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald und promovierte dort im Rahmen seiner Tätigkeit als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Kartellrecht. Während des Referendariats war er im Bundesinnenministerium und bei einer international tätigen Wirtschaftskanzlei in Berlin und Brüssel tätig.<h4>Referenzen</h4><ul><li>Beratung einer internationalen Fluggesellschaft in einem Verfahren vor dem Gericht der Europäischen Union hinsichtlich des Zugangs zur Verwaltungsakte einer Kartelluntersuchung der Europäischen Kommission.</li><li>Beratung eines internationalen Unternehmens des Eisenbahnsektors hinsichtlich kartellrechtlicher Schadensersatzansprüche (follow-on-Klage).</li><li>Außergerichtliche und gerichtliche Beratung diverser Unternehmen aus dem Medien- und Breitbandkabelsektor hinsichtlich kartellrechtlicher Fragen (Fusionskontrolle, Kartellverfahren, Missbrauch einer marktbeherrschenden Stellung).</li></ul>

Jens Hackl

Omar Pringle is a seasoned dealmaker and trusted advisor known for guiding clients through their most complex, high-stakes transactions with precision and insight.Omar has extensive experience advising on the full range of complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions for and across from financial sponsors, corporates and family-owned businesses. He couples a creative, solution-oriented approach with deep sector expertise.In addition to his knowledge of the private equity industry, Omar has extensive experience in the food and agriculture, consumer goods, technology and life sciences sectors, and acting for and across from the businesses that are driving and disrupting those verticals.Commended by Legal 500 US 2022-2025 as a Next Generation Partner for Corporate / M&A and Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts, he has played a critical role in the growth of the firm’s private equity offering in New York.Omar is an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School, where he teaches a course on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He is also a member of the firm’s global Food & Agriculture and Life Sciences steering committees.﻿He speaks fluent French and Spanish and is conversant in Arabic.

Omar Pringle

Amy advises on corporate and transactional matters with a special focus on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions.Her clients have included U.S. and global public and private companies in a wide range of industries including technology, financial services, consumer products, healthcare, life sciences, insurance and private equity. She has worked on a number of complex cross-border transactions in the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Amy was Senior Legal Counsel at MILVIK BIMA, a fintech provider of micro-insurance and telehealth solutions, where she helped them navigate the complex regulatory landscapes of emerging markets across Asia, Africa and Latin America. She also served as Senior Legal Counsel at Aviva plc in London, where she advised on a range of corporate and M&A matters, and supported their corporate venture fund focused on technology investments.Amy was also previously a corporate associate at another international law firm in London, where she advised on corporate and cross-border M&A matters.She earned her law degree at the University of Sydney in Australia, and is qualified as an attorney in New York and a solicitor in England & Wales.

Amy Chen

Of Counsel

Brian Radigan is a partner in the Federal Tax Group at Morrison Foerster. He has a broad tax practice advising U.S. and non-U.S. clients on complex tax structuring and the tax aspects of corporate transactions.Brian advises private equity funds, startup entities, REITs, and established multinational corporations on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, cross-border corporate restructurings, and capital markets transactions. He has a particular focus on international tax, helping clients on cross-border structure formation and tax-driven internal reorganization, navigating tax laws across multiple jurisdictions to maximize global tax efficiency.Brian regularly advises emerging companies and venture capital firms on the tax aspects of capital raises, changes to capital structure, and general tax planning, providing strategic insight and tailored tax solutions to drive tax-efficient growth. He also advises financial institutions and corporations on capital markets offerings, financial products, and FATCA compliance.Brian is Recommended for US Taxes: Non-Contentious by Legal 500 US 2024.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Brian spent over a decade as a senior in-house tax advisor at General Electric and, more recently, as the global head of tax at New Fortress Energy (NFE). He structured the transition of NFE from an Up-C investment of Fortress Investment Group to a multibillion-dollar, fully public company. In his in-house roles, he served as a trusted advisor to senior executives, founders, and board members on various high-profile transactions, including a $2 billion LNG infrastructure joint venture between NFE and Apollo and a $5.1 billion acquisition by NFE of Hygo Energy Transition and Golar LNG Partners, LP.