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Marc-Oliver Kurth, LL.M. (Sydney)
Marc-Oliver Kurth, LL.M. (Sydney)

Marc-Oliver Kurth, LL.M. (Sydney)

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Marc-Oliver advises listed companies, financial institutions and German and international investors on stock corporation and capital markets law as well as M&A transactions, including public takeovers.

Marc-Oliver is a frequently recommended lawyer, with profound experience gained from numerous IPOs, capital increases, bond issues, trade sales and joint ventures. He also regularly advises clients on matters relating to corporate governance. Marc-Oliver is also an author and lecturer on topics related to corporate law and capital markets law.

Marc-Oliver is head of the Corporate/ Capital Markets practice group.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Equity capital markets
Joint ventures
General corporate
Debt capital markets & bonds

Sectors

Technology, media & communications

CV

Since 2007 Partner, Taylor Wessing
1998 – 2007 Lawyer and Partner, Hoffmann, Liebs, Fritsch & Partner
2002 LL.M., University of Sydney
1998 Admitted to the Bar, Berlin
1998 Second state examination
1996 – 1998 Legal clerkship, Higher Regional Court Berlin
1995 First state examination
1990 – 1995 Legal studies, Freie Universität Berlin

Career

Since 2007 Partner, Taylor Wessing
1998 – 2007 Lawyer and Partner, Hoffmann, Liebs, Fritsch & Partner

Education

2002 LL.M., University of Sydney
1998 Admitted to the Bar, Berlin
1998 Second state examination
1996 – 1998 Legal clerkship, Higher Regional Court Berlin
1995 First state examination
1990 – 1995 Legal studies, Freie Universität Berlin

Publications

Kommentierungen zum WpÜG, Heidel, Aktienrecht und Kapitalmarktrecht, 6. Auflage 2024

Memberships & Associations

Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung (VGR)

Deutscher Juristentag

Additional languages

English

Awards

JUVE 2025/2026

Featured

Frequently recommended lawyer for corporate law

Legal 500 2025

Recommended Lawyer for Capital Markets: ECM

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2025

Best lawyers: Corporate law

JUVE 2024/2025

Frequently recommended lawyer for corporate law

Leading individual: Corporate Law

Key lawyer for Capital Markets: ECM

Frequently recommended lawyer for corporate law

Frequently recommended lawyer for IPOs and capital increases

"fast and good", client

Leading individual: Corporate Law

"pragmatic, solution-oriented", client

Frequently recommended lawyer for IPOs and capital increases

Frequently recommended lawyer for corporate law

"solution-oriented and highly committed", client

Leading individual: Corporate law

Frequently recommended lawyer for corporate law, IPOs and capital increases

IPOs and capital increases

Recommended lawyer - Germany: "provides speedy, down-to-earth, reliable work"

"unproblematic, solution-oriented, constructive, client" JUVE Handbook, 2018/2019

Frequently recommended for Corporate law and IPO´s and capital increases

excellent expertise, delightful in collaboration, competitor

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Taylor Wessing advises HOWOGE Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH on €200 million tap issue of social notes

16 June 2025

by Marc-Oliver Kurth, LL.M. (Sydney) and Dr. Christian Köhler

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Advising Vivion Investments S.à.r.l. on a successful €250 million tap issuance

8 January 2025

by Marc-Oliver Kurth, LL.M. (Sydney) and Dr. Christian Köhler

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Taylor Wessing advises finanzen.net founding team on the sale by Axel Springer to Inflexion and re-investment of the founding team

18 November 2024

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