Dr. Ulrike Binder

Corporate & Securities

ubinder@mayerbrown.com

"Generates enormous confidence by having all points in view and being extremely strong technically."

The Legal 500 Deutschland

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Ulrike Binder is an experienced and highly respected transactional lawyer to whom German and international clients turn for representation in a wide range of corporate matters. Ulrike has a specific focus on stock corporation and capital markets law, including public takeovers, going private, capital raising, annual general meetings and corporate governance topics. She is particularly experienced with businesses in the financial industry.

Experiência

Advised:

DBAG on its acquisition of akquinet and two data processing centers.
Lear Corporation on acquisition of Kongsberg Automotive’s Interior Comfort Systems Business Unit.
Lange-HANSA-Holding and ULM Management on the sale of HANSA-HEEMANN to Refresco.
Sixth Street Specialty Lending’s European business in connection with the public takeover offer and acquisition of shares in EASY SOFTWARE AG by deltus 36. AG, a holding company controlled by funds of Battery Ventures. EASY SOFTWARE AG is a German developer of software solutions for electronic archiving and document management systems.
Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers AG on the acquisition of Bankhaus Lampe KG from the Oetker Group. The closing of the transaction is subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities.
WiseTech Global, a leading developer and provider of software solutions to the logistics execution industry globally, on its public tender offer for shares in Softship AG, a leading provider of software solutions and related services to the international liner shipping sector, and on the subsequent squeeze-out of the minority shareholders in Softship AG.

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited on the acquisition of EEW Energy from Waste GmbH from Swedish investor EQT for a purchase price of approximately EUR 1.4 billion. This acquisition was until then the largest M&A transaction of a Chinese company in Germany.
Publicis Group, a global advertising service provider, on the squeeze-out of the minority shareholders of Pixelpark AG.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited (ICBC Asia) on its financing of three bidders in making a joint public takeover offer—together with an indirect subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Beijing, China (AVIC), a PRC state-owned company—for the shares of Frankfurt listed KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG, a German industrial-plant builder, with an amount of EUR 197.8 million. This was the first public takeover by a Chinese state-owned enterprise in Germany.
Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC in relation to the IPO of Deutsche Annington on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
A leading European tissue producer on its inaugural EUR 275 million offering of senior secured (high yield) notes pursuant to Regulation S and Rule 144A, and on the listing of the notes on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Hanergy Holding Group Limited, China’s largest privately-owned clean-energy developer, on its acquisition of Solibro GmbH from the insolvent solar company Q-Cells SE. Solibro is a manufacturer of thin film solar modules based on copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) technology.
The Indian-Arab solar cell producer Microsol on the acquisition of key assets from the insolvent German solar company Solon SE and its subsidiaries. Previously advised Microsol in the planned investment into Solon SE before the opening of insolvency proceedings.
Indigo Capital on its takeover and majority acquisition of W.E.T. Automotive Systems AG listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and in connection with the subsequent sale of the shares.
Lone Star on the acquisition of the German bank IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, and continuously advises Lone Star with respect to the shareholding in IKB bank.
Solar-Fabrik AG, a manufacturer of solar technology, listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard segment), in connection with a rights offering, a public offering in Germany and a private placement in the rest of Europe, as well as on an ongoing basis regarding questions surrounding the public listing.
Various bidders and targets in public takeover transactions, including companies in the solar industry.
EADS Deutschland GmbH on the contribution of their Naval-Electronics business to Atlas Elektronik GmbH, a joint venture of EADS and Thyssen-Krupp Technologies AG.

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"Recommended lawyer" in Corporate & M&A – Legal 500 Germany
"Often recommended" for corporate law – JUVE Handbook
"Stringent, with a view to the essential,” and "very experienced" – JUVE Handbook, client
"Notable practitioner" for Capital Markets: Equity and M&A as well as for the energy and financial services industry – IFLR 1000
"Renowned lawyer" for Capital Markets law - WirtschaftsWoche, Spezial, Ranking Bank- und Finanzrecht/Kapitalmarktrecht

Recommended by name under "Leading Lawyers in Stock and Corporation law" and "Leading Lawyers in Corporate Law" – Kanzleimonitor
"Frequently recommended lawyer" in Corporate law – JUVE Handbook
"Generates enormous confidence by having all points in view and being extremely strong technically." – Legal 500 Germany
"Technically very strong" and valued for her "very practical advice" – Legal 500 EMEA
Named a "Top 25 Lawyer for Corporate/Securities Law in Germany" – WirtschaftsWoche

Formação Acadêmica

Second State Law Examination (bar exam)
Berlin
Legal Clerkship (Referendariat)
Berlin, Buenos Aires
First State Law Examination
Freiburg im Breisgau
University of Freiburg im Breisgau

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Inglês
Alemão
Francês

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Ulrike has authored several articles for professional journals and serves as a lecturer at the Institute for Law and Finance of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.

Dr. Ulrike Binder

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Global Climate Change Disclosure Initiatives and Board Corporate Governance Considerations

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JUVE ranks Mayer Brown in 12 categories and cites 14 “Frequently Recommended Lawyers”

THE LEGAL 500 GERMANY 2024 RECOMMENDS MAYER BROWN IN 11 PRACTICE CATEGORIES

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Konferenz "Unternehmen im Prozess"

Shanghai Chemicals Round Table 2020 – Part 1

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