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Aliresa Fatemi

Aliresa
Fatemi

Of Counsel

CONTACT INFO

afatemi@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+49 69 247 411 515

FAX:+49 69 247 411 501

Frankfurt

TaunusTurm, Taunustor 1, 60310 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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PRACTICE

Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Technology Transactions

BIOGRAPHY

Aliresa Fatemi is an of counsel in the Frankfurt office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions and Technology Transactions Groups.

Mr. Fatemi focuses on domestic and cross-border Private Equity and M&A transactions, joint ventures and technology transactions. He also advises public and private companies on corporate law matters.

Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2022/2023 list him among the best lawyers in Germany for M&A. The Legal 500 Deutschland 2020 cited clients who stressed out that he “has distinguished himself by his very strong expertise and technical knowledge, extensive experience in M&A transactions, his achievements, his commitment and his positive and proactive approach.”

Mr. Fatemi regularly publishes on legal matters.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Fatemi was a counsel in the Frankfurt office of a renowned US law firm.

He is a member of the German-American Lawyers’ Association (DAJV), the German-Iranian Lawyers’ Association (DIJV) and the Association for Business and Corporate Law (VGR).

Mr. Fatemi is fluent in German and English.

Experience

Representative transactions* include advising:

  • Chevron Technology Ventures on its Series B investment in Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH at a pre-money valuation of EUR 500m and on its Series B investment in enmacc GmbH
  • Ardagh Group on various transactions including on its acquisition of Impress Group, its US$3.42 billion acquisition of parts of Ball Corporation’s and Rexam’s metal beverage can business, and most recently on the spin-off and De-SPAC transaction with Gores Holdings V of its beverage can business, valuing the new company at US$8.5 billion
  • TELUS International on its acquisition of Competence Call Center Group
  • American Axle & Manufacturing on various transactions, including the acquisition of the German business of MITEC Automotive AG
  • Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) and its portfolio companies on a regular basis including on the acquisition of Pfaudler Process Solutions, the sale of Spheros Group, the acquisition of SERO Schröder Elektronik Rohrbach, the acquisition of Cartonplast Group GmbH, and most recently on the acquisition of a majority stake in in-tech GmbH, the acquisition of Ruetz System Solutions GmbH and on the establishment of MTC Mobility as a joint venture between Munich RE, ERGO, Prof. Lienkamp (TUM) and in-tech GmbH
  • Andlinger & Company on a regular basis including on the sale of Lapp Insulators Group to Quadriga Capital, the acquisition of SUSPA GmbH from Tyrol Equity et al., the sale of SUSPA GmbH to Mr. Pascal Vanhalst and his family-owned company TVH Group, on the acquisition of HEW-Kabel group, and most recently on the acquisition of Mesa Parts group
  • Continental AG on the dissolution of a joint venture with SK Innovation and the acquisition of the automotive division of Kathrein SE
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation on a regular basis including on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Wethje Group through its Mitsubishi Rayon division, the acquisition of carbon fiber company CPC S.r.l. in Italy from Innovative Solutions S.r.l., and most recently on the acquisition of all shares in Cleanpart Group GmbH from Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG)
  • Coesia S.p.A on various transactions including on the acquisition of Oystar North America, Inc. from Odewald & Compagnie, and most recently on the acquisition of the digital printing business of Atlantic Zeiser from Orell Füssli Holding AG
  • Holtzbrinck Ventures, Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures, Global Founders Capital and other shareholders on the sale of MeinAuto GmbH to HgCapital
  • Qatar Investment Authority on various transactions including on its investment in and the subsequent IPO of HelloFresh
  • CITIC Capital on various matters including its co-investment with 3i Group plc to acquire Formel D from Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
  • Allianz on various transactions including most recently the sale of its 90.2% stake in stock-listed Oldenburgische Landesbank to Bremer Kreditbank
  • General Electric on multiple transactions including on its $4.3 billion acquisition of the aviation business of Avio S.p.A., on the disposition of its European Wayne direct sales and services business and in the sale of central parts of Alstom’s heavy duty gas turbine business to Ansaldo Energia in connection with its acquisition of Alstom’s power and grid business
  • Various dispute matters including the representation of a OSRAM Opto Seminconductors as defendant in a US patent dispute with Lighting Science Group Corporation, a European life sciences company as respondent in a high-stakes post-M&A arbitration brought by a European chemical company seeking indemnification under a share purchase agreement, Invita AG as a respondent in a three-digit million law suit, and Daimler AG as a respondent in an international arbitration matter

*Includes Experience Prior To Joining Gibson Dunn

EDUCATION

New York University - 2010 Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf - 2009 Dr. iur.

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf - 2004 Law Degree

ADMISSIONS

Germany - Rechtsanwalt

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