Prof. Dr. Roger Kiem
Biography
Overview
Roger Kiem is a partner in the Corporate group of the Frankfurt office of White & Case and co-leader of the EMEA Financial Institutions M&A group.
Roger is regarded as one of the leading M&A/Corporate lawyers in Germany. He advises his clients, in particular major banks and financial institutions, on an array of complex corporate law issues including spin-offs and company conversions.
His experience of major domestic and international M&A transactions makes him a sought-after advisor for leading companies and financial institutions, both within Germany and around the world.
According to Chambers Europe 2017 (Corporate/M&A), Roger is a notable practitioner and clients say that he "combines very accurate technical understanding with commercial acumen."
Experience
Adler Group
Advised Adler Group S.A. and its subsidiaries on the agreement with a steering committee of bondholders supporting a comprehensive recapitalization of the Group.
ABN AMRO
Advised ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (ABN AMRO) on its acquisition of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG (Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe) from Fosun International Limited, which is subject to regulatory approvals.
Teylor
Advised the Swiss-headquartered digital lending platform Teylor on the acquisition of the business operations of its competitor Creditshelf AG including Creditshelf Solutions GmbH.
LBBW
Advised Landesbank Baden-Württemberg on the acquisition of BerlinHyp AG from Landesbank Berlin Holding AG.
Faurecia SE
Advised Faurecia S.E. one of the world's largest automotive equipment suppliers, on the launch of a tender offer for HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA and the acquisition of 60 percent of HELLA's shares held by the family shareholder pool resulting in an overall transaction volume of roughly €6.8 billion.
Summit Group
Advised Summit Group on the sale of a major part of its German commercial real estate portfolio to Tristan Capital Partners for an initial purchase price of €1 billion.
ADO Properties S.A. (now Adler Group S.A.)
Advised ADO Properties S.A. (now Adler Group S.A.) in connection with the voluntary public takeover offer for ADLER Real Estate AG.
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC)
Advised United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and its majority shareholders Qatar Holding LLC and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia on its business combination with Hapag-Lloyd AG.
Allianz SE
Advised Allianz SE on the sale of Dresdner Bank AG to Commerzbank AG.*
Allianz Group
Advised Allianz Group on its merger with Riunione Adriatica di Sicurtà (RAS) to form a European Stock Corporation (SE).*
Qatar Holding LLC
Advised Qatar Holding LLC on its investment in Volkswagen AG and Porsche Automobil Holding SE.*
*Matters prior to working for White & Case.
Roger speaks frequently on conferences and seminars. He is a honorary professor for corporate law and capital markets at Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz.
Annotations to Articles 11-14, 52-60 and 63-70 European Stock Corporation (SE) Regulation, Kölner Kommentar zum Aktiengesetz, 4th ed., Vol. 1, Part 1 and 2, Cologne, Carl Heymanns, 2021
Ed. Kiem, Roger: Purchase price clauses in M&A agreements – Evaluation, purchase price calculation, drafting of clauses, purchase price adjustment, (Kaufpreisregelungen beim Unternehmenskauf, Bewertung – Kaufpreisermittlung – Klauselgestaltung – Kaufpreisanpassung), 2nd edition, Munich, 2018
Annotations to §§ 20, 21 Law of Corporate Bonds (SchVG) (legal remedies, execution of resolutions), Hopt/Seibt (Ed.), Schuldverschreibungsrecht (Bond law), Cologne, Otto Schmitt, 2017
Annotations to §§ 122 a through 122 1 Conversion Law (UmwG), (Kommentar zur SE-Verordnung und grenzüberschreitenden Verschmelzung.) Mathias Habersack and Florian Drinhausen (Ed.), 2nd edition, Munich, 2016
Practitioner's expectations on a EU-Directive on the transfer of the required seat (Erwartungen der Praxis an eine künftige EU-Sitzverlegungsrichtlinie), ZHR 180 (2016), pages 289 et seqq.
Impacts of the transfer of the registered seat of an European Stock Corporation (SE) and conversion of legal form from the SE on the Participation Statute (Auswirkungen von SE-Sitzverlegung und Formwechsel aus der SE auf das Mitbestimmungsstatut), 10 Jahre SE in Deutschland, ZHR Special issue Vol. 77. Ed. Bergmann/Kiem/ Mülbert/Verse/Wittig. Frankfurt, Pages 126 et seqq., 2015
Annotations to Sec. 33 a et seqq. German Takeover Code, Baums/Thoma (eds): WpÜG, Loseblatt Lieferung (Loose sheet delivery), Cologne, RWS, 2015 (previous edition 2007)
Third-party compensation of supervisory board members, (Drittvergütung von Aufsichtsratmitgliedern, Festschrift für Eberhard Stilz zum 65. Geburtstag) Ed, Habersack/Huber/Spindler. Munich, p. 329 et seqq., 2014
The damaging acquisition of assets (Der schädigende Beteiligungswettbewerb), ZHR, No. 177, p. 819 et seqq., 2013, (co-author with Peter O. Mülbert)
"Best Lawyer" for Corporate, Financial Institutions, M&A, Private Equity Handelsblatt 2016-2023
Highly Recommended Lawyer: Corporate and M&A JUVE 2024/2025
Leading Individual: Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability Chambers Global 2019, Germany
Leading Individual: M&A WirtschaftsWoche Top-Kanzleien 2019
Foreign Expert for Qatar: Corporate/M&A Chambers Global 2019, Germany
"excellent negotiator" – Corporate/M&A Legal 500 2018, Germany
