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Dirk Oberbracht

Dirk
Oberbracht

Partner

CONTACT INFO

doberbracht@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+49 69 247 411 510

FAX:+49 69 247 411 501

Frankfurt

TaunusTurm, Taunustor 1, 60310 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity

BIOGRAPHY

​Dirk Oberbracht is a partner in the Frankfurt office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups and Partner-in-Charge of the Frankfurt office.

Mr. Oberbracht is a leading Private Equity and M&A lawyer. He advises private equity investors, corporate clients, families and management teams. He has extensive expertise in cross-border and domestic deals, including carve-outs, joint ventures, minority investments, corporate restructurings and management equity programs.

Mr. Oberbracht is “frequently recommended” for Private Equity and M&A (JUVE Handbook 2020/2021). Chambers Europe Germany 2020 ranks him in Band 2 for Private Equity. “‘He is amazingly good at negotiating,’ enthuses one interviewee” (Chambers Europe Germany 2019). Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2020 rank him in Germany Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability. Clients described him as “very strategic, smart and great in getting complex deals done” (Chambers Europe Germany 2019). The Legal 500 Deutschland 2021 recommends him for Corporate, M&A and Private Equity citing a reference who emphasizes his “highest M&A expertise, high negotiation skills, excellent implementation of negotiation results into legal documents” as well as his “great accuracy even in stressful situations.” He is a member of The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, recognized for his continued excellence and constant praise from clients in the area of Private Equity – Transactions. Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ in Germany, Who’s Who Legal – Germany and IFLR1000 regularly list him as a leading lawyer for Private Equity, M&A and Corporate . He is “lauded as a ‘well-experienced, highly skillful and extremely hardworking dealmaker’ by market commentators” (Who’s Who Legal Germany 2021). WirtschaftsWoche recognized him as one of the Top Lawyers in M&A and Corporate (2020). He is recommended by Kanzleimonitor 2020/2021, a study of the German Institute for Legal Departments and Corporate Lawyers (diruj), for M&A. Expert Guides 2020 recognized him as top legal practitioner for Private Equity in Germany. Clients comment: “When we have a transaction north of €100 million, he’s the guy I call” , “superb negotiator with significant amount of experience and a clear focus on client satisfaction, “excellent market reputation for M&A work,” and “strong experience in public and private deals. He has a good sense of what the client wants.”

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Dirk Oberbracht was a corporate partner in the Frankfurt office of a renowned US law firm and headed such office for several years.

Mr. Oberbracht is fluent in German and English.

Experience

Representative transactions* include advising:

  • Atlas Copco in connection with the €1.1 billion tender offer for ISRA VISION AG.
  • Atlas Copco on the €486 million acquisition of Oerlikon Leybold, the vacuum segment of the Swiss Oerlikon group.
  • CANAL+ on the €1 billion acquisition of M7 Group, a European pay-TV Operator, from Astorg, a private equity firm.
  • Celanese on the acquisition of Nouryon’s Elotex® brand redispersible polymer powders business.
  • Clariant and Ashland on the €257 million sale of ASK Chemicals, a leading manufacturer of foundry chemicals with facilities in 25 countries, to Rhône Capital.
  • Dubai International Capital on the US$1.7 billion sale of Mauser, a leading industrial packaging company, to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc. on its acquisition of MYR GmbH (approx. €1.15 billion plus up to €300 million milestone payment).
  • Goldman Sachs as financial advisor on the €3.1 billion acquisition of Kabel Baden-Württemberg by Liberty Global, Inc.
  • Heska Corporation on the acquisition of scil animal care GmbH, a veterinary point of care laboratory and imaging diagnostics leader, from Covetrus, Inc.
  • HJM Investment GmbH & Co. KG on the sale of a stake in RENOLIT SE and the acquisition of RKW SE.
  • Madison Dearborn Partners on the €800 million acquisition of Sirona Dental.
  • Nordic Capital on the intended acquisition of a global hydraulic business (above €500 million).
  • One Equity Partners on the acquisition of Alltub Group, a market leader in aluminum and Laminate specialty packaging for the cosmetics industry and other markets.
  • One Equity Partners on the acquisition of transformer manufacturer SGB-SMIT from private equity investor BC Partners.
  • One Equity Partners on the acquisition of Mauser, an international leading industrial manufacturing company, and the €850 million sale of Mauser to Dubai International Capital.
  • One Equity Partners on the acquisition of Vacuumschmelze, a manufacturer of advanced magnetic materials, from The Morgan Crucible Company and the US$1 billion sale of Vacuumschmelze to OM Group.
  • Stone Canyon Industries Holdings in connection with the US$3.2 billion acquisition of K+S Aktiengesellschaft’s Americas salt business, including Morton Salt
  • Stone Canyon Industries and its subsidiary BWAY on the US$2.3 billion acquisition of Mauser Group, a leading industrial packaging company, from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
  • Triton, a PE fund, on several acquisitions.
  • Triton on its investment in Meine Radiologie Holding.
  • Triton on its acquisition of Lamina Technologies SA.
  • Xella International S.A., a Holding company of funds advised by Goldman Sachs and PAI Partners, on the sale of Xella to Lone Star.

    (*Includes experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn)

 

EDUCATION

Goethe University Frankfurt - 1992 Dr. jur.

Goethe University Frankfurt - 1990 Law Degree

ADMISSIONS

Germany - Rechtsanwalt

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Firm News - November 5, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Named Among Top 50 Law Firms in Germany
Firm News - October 8, 2020 | 33 Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Banking, Finance and Transactional Expert Guide
Firm News - June 26, 2020 | Best Lawyers in Germany 2021 Recognizes 19 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - June 15, 2020 | WirtschaftsWoche Ranks Gibson Dunn as a 2020 Top Law Firm in M&A and Antitrust
Firm News - May 18, 2020 | Wirtschaftswoche ranks Gibson Dunn as 2020 Top Law Firm in Corporate Law
Firm News - April 30, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Legal 500 EMEA 2020
Firm News - March 16, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers Europe 2020
Firm News - February 4, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in the Legal 500 Deutschland 2020
Firm News - December 23, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Named Among Top 100 Law Firms in Germany
Firm News - July 24, 2019 | WirtschaftsWoche Ranks Gibson Dunn as a Top Law Firm in M&A and Antitrust
Publications - July 15, 2019 | Webcast: Vive la Différence? Select Joint Venture Issues in the United States and Europe
Firm News - July 1, 2019 | Best Lawyers in Germany 2020 Recognizes 14 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - April 19, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Legal 500 EMEA 2019
Firm News - March 8, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers Europe 2019
Client Alert - January 11, 2019 | 2018 Year-End German Law Update
Firm News - December 20, 2018 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in the Legal 500 Deutschland 2019
Firm News - June 25, 2018 | Best Lawyers 2019 Recognizes 12 German Partners
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