Bio

Christian Schwandtner advises private equity investors and corporate clients in M&A and complex domestic and cross-border carve-out transactions as well as joint ventures and co-investments. He regularly acts for KKR, e.g. in connection with the acquisition of the defence electronics business from Airbus (2016). Recent transactions for KKR also include the public takeover with subsequent squeeze-out of the minority shareholders of Versatel (2011) and the sale of Versatel to United Internet in 2014. Christian was also involved in the acquisition of ista metering and energy services by CVC in 2013. Further key transactions include: the sale of a stainless steel business by ThyssenKrupp to Outokumpu in 2012, where he advised on the worldwide separation of the target entities from the group cash-pooling systems, as well as the carve-out of the grid connection for the offshore wind park DolWin 3 by TenneT in connection with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' co-investment in 2013/2014.