Moritz H. Müller-Buttmann
Biography
Overview
Moritz is an experienced Local Partner in our Global Corporate/M&A group and specializes in domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, including acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures.
He advises on all fields of corporate law and is regularly involved in M&A transactions. A focus of his practice encompasses advising private equity sponsors and fast-growth technology companies.
He finds innovative and pragmatic solutions and is known for his can-do attitude and determination to get the job done in a results-oriented and efficient manner.
Recent representations include M&A transactions for Verdane Capital, Adelis Equity, Valedo Partners, Armira Investment, Mutares, Battery Ventures, Cytel, Zalando, Rollic and Mercedes-Benz.
Moritz spent significant time on secondment to the investment team of Verdane Capital where he advised on various M&A transactions.
Prior to joining White & Case, Moritz worked as an attorney in the Private Equity / M&A department at another leading international law firm in Munich.
Experience
Recent deals include advising:
KaDeWe Group GmbH
Advised The KaDeWe Group GmbH, the operator of three German luxury department stores, on its self-administration proceedings, including insolvency and reorganization law, employment and tenancy law, and on the sale of the business operations to Thai Central Group.
Cytel Inc.
Advised Cytel Inc., a provider of quantitative insights and health data analytics, in connection with a German acquisition as part of a larger strategic acquisition.
Mercedes-Benz
Advised Mercedes-Benz on the cooperation agreement for its strategic partnership with energy company E.ON for the establishment and operation of the new Europe-wide Mercedes-Benz charging network, which enables fast, safe and environmentally friendly charging of electric vehicles.
Verdane
Advised Verdane as lead investor on a financing round of Fashion Cloud, one of Europe's leading B2B platforms for the fashion industry.
Rollic
Advised Rollic, an Istanbul based game developer and publisher, focused on free-to-play hyper-casual games for iOS and Android on the acquisition of Popcore, an independent mobile game developer headquartered in Berlin.
Zalando
Advised Zalando on the acquisition of a majority stake in Highsnobiety.
Verdane
Advised Verdane on the acquisition of a majority stake in InnoNature, a nutritional supplements, superfoods and natural cosmetics company.
Colt Technology Services
Advised Colt Technology Services, a multinational telecommunications company, on the carve-out and subsequent sale of twelve data centers across its Europe portfolio to AtlasEdge.
Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLC.
Advised Basalt Infrastructure on the acquisition of goetel GmbH and German Network Construction GmbH (together goetel).
Battery Ventures
Advised Battery Ventures on the add-on acquisition of GIS software company Geocom for its portfolio company AED-SICAD and on the public takeover offer for EASY SOFTWARE AG.
LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
Advised LANXESS Deutschland GmbH on the sale of its 40% stake in the chemical park operator Currenta to funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets.
Clariant Plastics & Coatings AG
Advised Clariant AG inter alia on the sale of its health care packaging business to Arsenal Capital.
FIMER S.p.A
Advised FIMER S.p.A., a leader in the inverter market for renewable energy, on an agreement to acquire ABB's solar inverter business.
Verdane Capital
- Advised Verdane Capital on its investments in momox and smava.
- Advised Verdane Capital on its acquisition of shares in Navabi, Careerfoundry and Kyto.
NordLB
Advised NordLB on the financing of the acquisition of frostkrone group by EMERAM.*
BGP Holdings Europe S.à r.l.
Advised BGP Holdings Europe S.à r.l. on the sale of 16,000 apartments.*
EQT AB
Advised EQT on strategic partnership with GETEC.*
* Experience prior to joining White & Case.
