Bio

Nikolai Sokolov regularly advises medium-sized and large Private Equity investors as well as strategic investors on national and international buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions. He provides legal advice in connection with LBOs, MBOs, co-investments, carve-outs, joint ventures, reorganisations, corporate restructurings as well as various aspects of corproate governance and corporate law. He also advises Private Equity investors and management teams on management participation programmes (MEP, MIP, ESOP, etc.) and shareholder agreements. Further, he advises on all aspects of W&I insurance in connection with M&A transactions. Nikolai has also assisted investors and business angels on Venture Capital transactions as well as funds and investors on Real Estate transactions. Nikolai advises clients from a wide range of industries and sectors, including retail, manufacturing, business services, software, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, defence, real estate and technology. Nikolai has been seconded to the legal department of an international corporation as well as to the investment team of a Real Estate investor.