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Silke Beiter

Silke
Beiter

Of Counsel

CONTACT INFO

sbeiter@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+49 89 189 33-170

FAX:+49 89 189 33-371

Munich

Hofgarten Palais, Marstallstrasse 11, 80539 Munich, Germany

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PRACTICE

Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Capital Markets Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Mergers and Acquisitions

BIOGRAPHY

Silke Beiter is an of counsel in the Munich office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance, Capital Markets and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups.

Ms. Beiter focuses on corporate law matters, in particular advising public and private companies and their shareholders with regard to shareholders’ meetings, corporate governance and corporate structural measures. She also advises on capital market law issues, in particular transparency obligations and insider law, as well as on private and public M&A transactions.

Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2021/2022 list her among the best lawyers for Corporate Governance and Compliance in Germany. Kanzleimonitor 2020/2021 lists her among the recommended lawyers for Stock Corporation and Corporate Governance Law. The Legal 500 Deutschland 2022 recommended Ms. Beiter for Corporate Law

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ms. Beiter was a corporate counsel in the Munich office of a renowned UK law firm.

Ms. Beiter is fluent in German and English.

Experience*

  • CENTROTEC SE on all corporate and capital markets aspects in connection with its delisting
  • CENTROTEC SE on the acquisition of all shares of PARI Group, including capital markets transparency and related party transaction rules
  • in connection with the preparation and execution of annual shareholders’ meetings, e.g. Daimler, Vonovia, Wacker Chemie, Siltronic, Kabel Deutschland, 4SC, windeln.de, Centrotec Sustainable, etc.
  • on corporate law issues, especially on corporate governance, directors’ and officers’ duties and corporate matters , e.g. Daimler, Wacker Chemie, Nestlé, 4SC, Centrotec Sustainable, windeln.de, Siltronic, Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte, SCA/Essity
  • in connection with structural measures and subsequent shareholder lawsuits/judicial review, including SCA Hygiene Products/Essity (squeeze-out); Cinven/Heidelberger Lebensversicherung (squeeze-out ); Daimler/Tognum (takeover squeeze-out, control and profit transfer agreement); UniCredit/HVB (squeeze-out); Computershare/VEM Aktienbank (domination agreement, delisting and squeeze-out)
  • on corporate law and corporate governance issues in preparation of IPOs, including Siltronic, windeln.de, Kabel Deutschland
  • on capital market law issues, such as transparency obligations and insider law, capital measures and share buyback programs, e.g. Daimler, Wacker Chemie, Centrotec Sustainable, windeln.de, 4SC and Gagfah
  • on public M&A transactions, including Daimler on the takeover of Tognum; Vonovia on the share-for-share offer for Deutsche Wohnen; MorphoSys on the investment by Celgene; AREVA on the takeover offer for REpower; Computershare on the takeover of VEM; 4SC on the takeover by Santo

* Includes experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn

EDUCATION

University of Konstanz - 2001 Law Degree

ADMISSIONS

Germany - Rechtsanwältin

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Article - February 2, 2022 | German Corporate Law 2022: At the Cross-Roads of Continued Globalization and Keeping Your Own House in Order
Client Alert - January 13, 2022 | 2021 Year-End German Law Update
Firm News - July 1, 2021 | Best Lawyers in Germany 2022 Recognizes 25 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Client Alert - June 16, 2021 | German Transparency Register on Beneficial Ownership: New Filing Requirements for German Corporations and Foreign Entities Directly or Indirectly Acquiring German Real Estate
Client Alert - June 7, 2021 | Consequences of Wirecard Scandal: New Requirements for Corporate Governance and Audit of German Listed Companies
Client Alert - January 14, 2021 | 2020 Year-End German Law Update
Firm News - November 5, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Named Among Top 50 Law Firms in Germany
Client Alert - September 24, 2020 | COVID 19: German Rules on Possibility to Hold Virtual Shareholders’ Meetings Likely to Be Extended Until End of 2021
Firm News - June 26, 2020 | Best Lawyers in Germany 2021 Recognizes 19 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Client Alert - March 27, 2020 | “… whatever it takes” – German Parliament Passes Far-Reaching Legal Measures in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Client Alert - January 10, 2020 | 2019 Year-End German Law Update
Firm News - December 23, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Named Among Top 100 Law Firms in Germany
Client Alert - January 11, 2019 | 2018 Year-End German Law Update
Client Alert - January 7, 2018 | 2017 Year-End German Law Update
Client Alert - January 13, 2017 | 2016 Year-End German Law Update
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