Biography
Andreas Fogel is counsel in the Corporate department of our Munich office. He focuses on private equity, mergers & acquisitions as well as corporate law. Andreas has advised on a variety of cross-border and domestic transactions and further has extensive experience in complex corporate reorganizations and restructurings.
His experience includes advising:
- Superior Industries International, Inc., a global manufacturer of cast aluminum wheels, in the reorganization of its European business operations
- Carlyle and CVC Capital Partners in their acquisition of PAS Financial Advisory AG through their joint portfolio company CFGI
- Shareholders of Swibox AG on their strategic partnership with SRG & SERVE Group
- BPEA EQT in the sale of HCP, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of cosmetics packaging, to Carlyle
- KKR in various transactions including:
- the acquisition of a majority stake in payment service provider heidelpay group (now: Unzer group) from AnaCap Financial Partners as well as various subsequent add-on transactions in the payment sector
- the financial investment in a leading advisory firm
- MW Storage Fund on its joint venture with respect to the development, construction and operation of Germany's largest battery energy storage facility
- Tree Energy Solutions in connection with its contemplated cooperation with Open Grid Europe regarding the development of a CO2 infrastructure in Germany
- DIC Asset AG (now: Branicks Group AG) in the acquisition of a majority stake in listed VIB Vermögen AG
- UK-based private equity fund in various transactions including:
- the take-private of Olympic Entertainment Group as well as various cross-border corporate reorganizations and carve-out transactions
- various acquisitions of companies active in the entertainment and gaming sector
- the acquisition of a software solutions provider
- its bid to acquire PharmaZell
- Exide Technologies LLC, a leading global provider of stored energy solutions for the automotive and industrial markets, in the cross-border reorganization of its business and the sale of the European business to a strategic investor
- Advent International in the acquisition of a minority stake in Aareon AG from Aareal Bank AG
Andreas studied law at Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (law degree 2015). He completed his legal clerkship in Munich and New York and was admitted to practice in Germany in 2018. He is co-author of the International Comparative Guide to Private Equity 2023 for Germany.
Andreas is fluent in German and English.
Firm News & Announcements
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises CFGI on Agreement to Acquire PAS Financial Advisory AG Deal Brief — May 06, 2024
- Weil Advises Shareholders of Swibox Holding AG on Strategic Partnership with SRG & SERVE Group Deal Brief — March 22, 2024