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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

Taunustor 1, 60310 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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PRACTICE

Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions

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.

Chambers and Partners rank Mr. Oberbracht in Band 2 for Private Equity (Chambers Europe 2023) and rank him in Germany for Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability (Chambers Global 2023). Clients highlight that he “is fantastic in leading the discussions and structuring transactions which are super complex;” “[…] thinks ahead of the commercial issues and not just the legal implications, gives good impulses and goes beyond the purely legal dimension;” and that he “is extremely strategic, thorough and super experienced.” (Chambers Global 2023) One client said: “Dirk Oberbracht was wonderful throughout the transaction,” explaining: “He was flexible in terms of availability and legal expertise and really went the extra mile to facilitate a difficult deal.” (Chambers Global 2022). Other clients described him as “very strategic, smart and great in getting complex deals done” (Chambers Europe 2019).  Mr. Oberbracht is a member of The Legal 500 Hall of Fame as a recognition for his continued excellence and praise from clients in Private Equity over several years and he was named as Lawyer of the Year 2022 for Private Equity by Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™. In 2022, he was recognized by WirtschaftsWoche as one of the Top Lawyers in M&A. He is also recommended by The Legal 500, Best Lawyers™ in Germany, Who’s Who Legal – Germany, IFLR1000 and Kanzleimonitor 2022/2023.  JUVE 2022/2023 also lists him as “frequently recommended” for PE and M&A.

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, named Deal of the Month by JUVE, February 2021).
  • Heska Corporation on the acquisition of scil animal care GmbH, a veterinary point of care laboratory and imaging diagnostics leader, from Covetrus, Inc.
  • Heska Corporation on the acquisition of VetZ GmbH, a leading provider of veterinary practice management software in Europe
  • HJM Investment GmbH & Co. KG on the sale of a stake in RENOLIT SE and the acquisition of RKW SE.
  • Muehlhan AG on the sale of Gerüstbau Muehlhan GmbH to Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services GmbH.
  • 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.
  • Platinum Equity Advisors on its acquisition of Solenis from BASF SE and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
  • 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.
  • Stone Canyon Industries in connection with the US$3.2 billion acquisition of K+S Aktiengesellschaft’s Americas salt business, including Morton Salt.
  • Triton on its investment in Meine Radiologie Holding and on the sale of Meine Radiologie Holding to EQT Infrastruture.
  • 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 - March 16, 2023 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers Europe 2023
Firm News - January 18, 2023 | Who’s Who Legal Germany 2023 Recognizes Three Gibson Dunn Partners
Firm News - October 28, 2022 | Leading German Legal Publication JUVE Recommends Gibson Dunn Germany in its Annual Handbook 2022/2023
Firm News - October 7, 2022 | Gibson Dunn Named Among Top Law Firms in Germany 2022/2023
Firm News - October 6, 2022 | Thirty-Nine Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Banking, Finance and Transactional Expert Guide 2022
Firm News - June 24, 2022 | Best Lawyers in Germany 2023 Recognizes 26 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - June 13, 2022 | WirtschaftsWoche Ranks Gibson Dunn as a 2022 Top Law Firm in M&A and Antitrust
Firm News - May 4, 2022 | Three Who’s Who Legal 2022 Guides Recognize 13 Gibson Dunn Partners
Firm News - March 17, 2022 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers Europe 2022
Firm News - December 22, 2021 | Who’s Who Legal Germany 2022 Recognizes Gibson Dunn Partners
Firm News - November 17, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Named Among Top 50 Law Firms in Germany 2021/2022
Firm News - October 7, 2021 | Thirty-Eight Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Banking, Finance and Transactional Expert Guide
Firm News - July 1, 2021 | Best Lawyers in Germany 2022 Recognizes 25 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - June 12, 2021 | WirtschaftsWoche Ranks Gibson Dunn as a 2021 Top Law Firm in M&A and Antitrust
Firm News - April 15, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Legal 500 EMEA 2021
Firm News - March 19, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers Europe 2021
Firm News - November 5, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Named Among Top 50 Law Firms in Germany
Firm News - October 7, 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 23, 2019 | WirtschaftsWoche Ranks Gibson Dunn as a Top Law Firm in M&A and Antitrust
Webcasts - July 12, 2019 | Webcast: Vive la Différence? Select Joint Venture Issues in the United States and Europe
Firm News - June 28, 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 22, 2018 | Best Lawyers 2019 Recognizes 12 German Partners
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