Press Release
| September 7, 2011
Dewey & LeBoeuf Expands German Corporate Finance Team with Local Partner Hire
(Frankfurt, September 7, 2011) — International law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has announced the hire of corporate finance lawyer Dr. Martin Kniehase, who joins the firm's Frankfurt office as a Local Partner from Allen & Overy.
Martin Kniehase specialises in equity capital markets transactions and has advised private issuers and banks on a variety of IPOs, capital increases, convertible bonds and exchangeable notes. Dr. Kniehase has recently advised a consortium of banks on the IPO of Ströer Out-of-Home Media AG, represented TUI AG on the issue of a convertible bond and the concurring partial buyback of two outstanding bonds, and advised a consortium of banks on the IPO of SHW AG as well as YOUNIQ AG on its re-IPO.
Philipp von Ilberg, head of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s Frankfurt Corporate Finance team commented: "Martin Kniehase is a highly esteemed colleague with a considerable track record and we are pleased to welcome his considerable capabilities to the team. His experience fits very well with the firm's areas of focus."
Dr. Kniehase commented: "I look forward to strengthening the ECM team at Dewey & LeBoeuf and contributing to the further development of the practice."
Dewey & LeBoeuf's Frankfurt office has hired several key new partners in the past 12 months, with Jochen Terpitz joining as an Energy Partner in May 2011 and Michael Holzhäuser joining as a Competition and Antitrust Local Partner in December 2010.
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