Dr. Oliver Kirschner

Oliver advises on M&A transactions, primarily in the healthcare sector. His portfolio in the healthcare sector includes the structuring, negotiation and implementation of complex transactions for national and international investors, in particular for private equity investors upon their entry to the market.

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Career

Since 2007	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2002 – 2007	Associate, international law firm, Düsseldorf
2005 – 2006	Secondee, Slaughter and May, Hong Kong

Education

2002	Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
2001	Second state examination, Hamburg
2001 – 2003	Doctoral degree, Universität in Mainz

1998 – 1999	Studies, Hochschule für Sprache und Kultur, Peking
1998	First state examination, Regensburg
1993 – 1998	Degree in law, Universität Regensburg

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Publications

Post-Merger Integration und Corporate Governance bei chinesischen Outbound-Investitionen in Deutschland, in: Chinesische Outbound-Investitionen in Deutschland, Hrsg. Von Prof. Yuanshi Bu, 2014“

Kulturelle Besonderheiten bei Verhandlungen und Vertragsmanagement, Unternehmeredition M & A China / Deutschland 2013

Memberships & Associations

Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung (VGR)

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Services and Groups Corporate/M&A & capital markets General corporate M&A and joint ventures

Sectors Life sciences & healthcare Health & social care and investors

Experience

Successful financing and add on acquisitions for Oberberg Group

Oberberg Group on the successful refinancing of its existing credit lines. The new financing also served several add-on acquisitions. This included the internationally renowned private clinic Jägerwinkel am Tegernsee, which is expanding the treatment spectrum of the Group with its range of integrative holistic psychosomatics with a focus on interdisciplinary pain therapy. In addition, Panorama Fachklinik, an acute hospital for psychosomatics, and Privatklinik Hubertus im Allgäu, a specialist hospital for psychosomatics, psychotherapy and naturopathy, were acquired.

NORD Holding on the acquisition of Zentrum Gesundheit Group

NORD Holding, a leading private equity house, on the acquisition of the majority interest in Zentrum Gesundheit Group, a leading German group of ophthalmic surgery and diagnostic centres, from Waterland Private Equity. NORD Holding, together with the management and medical team, acquired a stake as a new partner and majority shareholder. In this deal the Taylor Wessing team again demonstrated its interdisciplinary expertise in the areas of healthcare M&A, regulatory and acquisition financing.

Awards

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2023	Leading individual: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Chambers and Partners 2023	Ranked with Chambers and Partners for Healthcare (Germany)
Legal 500 Germany 2023	Key lawyer for Healthcare
JUVE Handbook 2018 - 2023	Frequently recommended: M&A
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2020, 2021, 2022	Leading individual: Mergers and acquisitions
JUVE Handbook 2020/2021	Frequently recommended lawyer for M&A