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Xiaowen Paulus-Ye

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Xiaowen specialises in M&A transactions and corporate law structuring of national and international companies. She has particular expertise in the area of corporate transactions and structuring in the healthcare sector, is familiar with the specifics of the highly regulated healthcare sector and has excellent networks there.

Of particular note are the approximately 60 M&A transactions for the creation of medical care centre groups as well as nine clinic transactions which underline her successful track record for ongoing advice to various corporate groups. On the product side, Xiaowen is also an experienced legal adviser with medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical transactions, including digital health investments. As a native Chinese speaker and member of the China Group, Xiaowen also advises Chinese companies and investors on outbound activities in Germany and Europe.

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets
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Sectors

Manufacturing & industrials
Life sciences & healthcare
Biotech
Digital health
Medical devices
Health & social care and investors
Pharmaceuticals

CV

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2015 – 2017 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2012 – 2015 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2012 Admitted as a lawyer, Hamburg
2010 – 2012 Preparing a dissertation in the field of European tax law, Europainstitut, University of Saarland
2009 Second state examination, Rheinland–Pfalz
2008 First state examination, Heidelberg
2007 – 2009 Legal clerkship, Rheinland–Pfalz
2002 – 2007 Legal studies, Ruprecht–Karls–University, Heidelberg
2004 – 2005 Overseas semester, Université Robert Schuman, Faculté de droit, de sciences politiques et de gestion, Strasbourg, France
2002 German–French Abitur/Baccalauréat (Deutsch–Französisches Gymnasium Saarbrücken)

Career

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2015 – 2017 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2012 – 2015 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2012 Admitted as a lawyer, Hamburg
2010 – 2012 Preparing a dissertation in the field of European tax law, Europainstitut, University of Saarland
2009 Second state examination, Rheinland–Pfalz
2008 First state examination, Heidelberg
2007 – 2009 Legal clerkship, Rheinland–Pfalz
2002 – 2007 Legal studies, Ruprecht–Karls–University, Heidelberg
2004 – 2005 Overseas semester, Université Robert Schuman, Faculté de droit, de sciences politiques et de gestion, Strasbourg, France
2002 German–French Abitur/Baccalauréat (Deutsch–Französisches Gymnasium Saarbrücken)

Publications

Kommentar „VC-Investments im Digital Health-Sektor“ / Health & Care Management 7–8/2019

Kommentar „Die Insolvenz eines privaten Klinikbetreibers – das Ende?“ / Health & Care Management 4/2019

Post-Merger Integration und Corporate Governance bei chinesischen Outbound–Investitionen in Deutschland – Erschienen in Yuanshi Bu (Hrsg.), Chinesische Outbound–Investitionen in Deutschland, 2014, p. 243 ff. (co-author)

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