Dr. Mesut Korkmaz
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
German, English, Turkish
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Mesut Korkmaz is a partner in our Corporate/M&A practice group in Dusseldorf. He primarily advises corporate clients and financial investors on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, general corporate and capital market law matters (including advice relating to general meetings and corporate governance), shareholder activism and core corporate strategy issues.
Mesut has been ranked by Best Lawyers (Handelsblatt) in the category "Ones to Watch" / "Anwälte der Zukunft" (2023 and 2024) for M&A, corporate law and capital markets law as well as by Wirtschaftswoche (2024) in the ranking of the most renowned/highly recommended lawyers for corporate law.
He speaks German, English and Turkish.
Representative experience
Advising Siemens Energy AG on the conclusion of a "guarantee package" and on measures strengthening its balance sheet (including the sale of an 18% stake in SIL).*
Advising Permira and Blackstone on the takeover offer to the shareholders of Adevinta ASA.*
Advising RWE on financing of acquisition of Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses and issuance of mandatory convertible bond in connection with the investment of Qatar Investment Authority.*
Advising Hellman & Friedman on the public takeover offer and the subsequent delisting tender offer to the shareholders of zooplus AG.*
Advising BorgWarner Inc. on the public takeover offer to the shareholders of AKASOL AG and the subsequent merger squeeze-out of minority shareholders.*
Advising KKR on the delisting tender offer to the shareholders of Axel Springer SE and the subsequent squeeze-out of the minority shareholders.*
Advising Umicore on the merger squeeze-out of Agosi AG's minority shareholders.*
Advising RWE AG on the refocusing of its activities regarding the asset swap with E.ON SE, incl. the sale of a majority stake in innogy SE, the acquisition of E.ON’s and innogy’s renewables business, and the acquisition of a minority stake in E.ON SE.*
Advising ADLER Real Estate AG on the sale of its majority stake in Accentro Real Estate AG.*
Advising London Stock Exchange Group on its proposed business combination with Deutsche Börse AG.*
Advising Vonovia SE on the unsolicited public tender offer for Deutsche Wohnen AG.*
Advising E.ON SE on the sale of Energy from Waste (EEW).*
Advising EQT on the acquisition of audibene GmbH.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
- LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science, 2017
- Second State Exam in Law, Higher Regional Court of Cologne, 2014
- Dr. iur., Doctorate in Law, University of Cologne, 2013
- First State Exam in Law, University of Bonn, 2011