Dr. Roman Sprenger, LL.M.
Lawyer
Partner
Gründer
Roman has more than ten years of professional experience advising on M&A transactions. In doing so, he has advised on a variety of (cross-border) transactions in a wide variety of industries, both on the buy-side and sell-side as a lawyer and from a corporate perspective as general counsel of an owner-managed medium-sized group of companies. His particular focus is assisting owners in the sales process of their companies and groups of companies in all industries. Roman also has an excellent network in Germany's M&A and private equity scene.
Qualifications
Solicitor
Dr. iur. (University of Münster)
LL.M. (University of Stellenbosch)
Typical areas of practice
- (Cross-border) purchase and sale of companies and company participation by way of a share or asset deal
- Business succession | Supporting owners as part of the sales process of medium-sized companies
- Assisting strategic and financial investors when buying companies | Legal Due Diligence
- Legal support for corporate restructuring measures
Qualifikationen
Solicitor
Dr. iur. (University of Münster)
LL.M. (University of Stellenbosch)
Typische Einsatzfelder
- (Cross-border) purchase and sale of companies and company participation by way of a share or asset deal
- Business succession | Supporting owners as part of the sales process of medium-sized companies
- Assisting strategic and financial investors when buying companies | Legal Due Diligence
- Legal support for corporate restructuring measures
Training & Career
Roman studied law in Münster and was taught by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wilfried Schlüter received his doctorate on a topic of family and inheritance law (executor). He then obtained a Master of Laws (UN Sales Law) at the University of Stellenbosch. Roman began his career as a lawyer in the Corporate | Mergers & Acquisitions Division at the major international law firm CMS Hasche Sigle in Düsseldorf. He then moved to the position of general counsel of an owner-managed international group of companies. Before joining Walberg & Cie. as Managing Partner, he most recently worked as an equity partner in Hoffmann Liebs' Corporate | M&A division in Düsseldorf.
Ausgewählte Referenzen
Herrenknecht AG — Advice on the purchase of a majority stake in H. Anger's Söhne Bohr- und Brunnenbaugesellschaft mbH
Natsu Foods Group — advising on numerous M&A transactions and transformation measures
IVG Immobilien AG — Advice on the sale of affiliated companies TRIUVA (EUR 9.8 billion AuM) & Storag.
Qvest Media Group — Advice on the sale of a majority stake to the RAG Foundation.
SIG PLC — Acquisition of Profant Lufttechnik HandelsgmbH.
HOERBIGER AG — Acquisition of Brilex Society for Explosion Protection
STEAG GmbH — Advice on the Purchase of a Project to Implement a Gas and Steam Turbine Power Plant
Veröffentlichungen
Protection of legitimate expectations for plant operators, investors and companies during the transition to EEG 2014 in ZNER 4/2014, p. 325
The Reform of the Renewable Energy Sources Act 2014 in Germany in RELP 1/2024, p. 26
Vorträge
Vortrag bei der CFA Society Germany in Düsseldorf zu einem M&A-Thema