Christopher Peine

Francfort Allemagne

Christopher specialises in national and cross-border M&A transactions. He also advises on joint ventures and restructurings (in particular mergers and demergers) as well as on general questions of corporate law.

He represents a wide range of clients, including German and international companies and financial investors. Christopher has advised clients from numerous industry sectors on M&A transactions and a particular focus of his practice is the healthcare industry. He advises hospital owners, operators of medical care centres and other healthcare facilities on M&A transactions, restructurings and the structuring of corporate alliances and networks.

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Since 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing

2014 – 2019 (Senior) Associate, Taylor Wessing

2012 – 2014 Research Assistant, Taylor Wessing

Carrière

Since 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing

2014 – 2019 (Senior) Associate, Taylor Wessing

2012 – 2014 Research Assistant, Taylor Wessing

Formation

2014 Admitted as Avocat à la Cour, Paris, France

2013 Admitted as a lawyer, Frankfurt am Main

2012 Second state examination, Düsseldorf

Publications

Transaktionen – Veräußerung und Erwerb von Krankenhäusern, Rehabilitations- und Pflegeeinrichtungen, Beck'sches Formularbuch Medizin- und Gesundheitsrecht (Co-Autor), 2. Auflage 2022

Geld hat man zu haben! Kaufpreissicherung und Finanzierungsverpflichtungen im Unternehmenskaufvertrag (Co-Autor), Deutscher Anwaltspiegel, Ausgabe 15/2021

Vorbereitung und Planung einer Umstrukturierung, in: Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht, 10/2021, gemeinsam mit Jan W. Grawe

Neuaufschlag beim Transparenzregister, in: Unternehmeredition, gemeinsam mit Kian Böhmer, 10/2021

Herausforderungen für M&A-Projekte durch die Corona-Krise: Auswirkungen auf Kaufpreis, Kaufpreisfindung und -sicherung, Corona M&A Blog der der M&A Review, 26. Juni 2020

Der M&A- und Private-Equity-Markt im Life Sciences und Healthcare-Sektor, Health & Care Management, 29. April 2020

Nachrangdarlehen, Partiarisches Darlehen, Forderungsverzicht gegen Besserungsschein, in: Bösl/Schimpfky/von Beauvais, Fremdfinanzierung für den Mittelstand, 2014 (co–author)

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Experience

NORD Holding and Zentrum Gesundheit on the acquisition of REALEYES Group

The NORD Holding portfolio company Zentrum Gesundheit, the leading ophthalmology group in Lower Saxony, has acquired the majority in REALEYES Group. REALEYES is a market-leading premium provider in the field of ophthalmology in the greater Munich area with over 100 employees at a total of 21 locations. REALEYES offers a wide range of medical treatments in addition to a growing refractive range.

Press release

Michael Stein

Christopher Peine

Nordmed Healthcare GmbH (Medicover Gruppe) on the acquisition of AWO Krankenhaus Calbe

Advised Nordmed Healthcare GmbH (Medicover Group) on the acquisition of AWO Krankenhaus Calbe, a hospital for internal medicine with a geriatric focus. Medicover Group provides integrated and high-quality healthcare services.

Press release

Michael Stein

Christopher Peine

NORD Holding on the acquisition of Zentrum Gesundheit Gruppe

Advised NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH on the acquisition of a majority interest in Zentrum Gesundheit Group from Waterland Private Equity Investments. Zentrum Gesundheit is a leading German group of eye surgery and diagnostic centers.

Michael Stein

Christopher Peine

Oberberg GmbH on acquisition of Panorama Fachkliniken

Advised Oberberg GmbH on the acquisition of Panorama Fachkliniken (Scheidegg/Allgäu).) As a result of the acquisition, the Berlin-based company's nationwide network will in future be made up of thirteen facilities, making it the leading quality association of private clinics in the field of psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatics in the German-speaking countries.

Press release

Michael Stein

Christopher Peine

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.

Press release

Ulf Gosejacob

Sabine Schomaker

Dr. Michael Beyer, Dipl.-Volkswirt

Dr. Oliver Kirschner

Christopher Peine

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.

Press release

Dr. Oliver Kirschner

Dr. Oliver Klöck

Ulf Gosejacob

Maria Weiers

Dr. Anne Steinhardt

Christopher Peine

Dr. Michael Beyer, Dipl.-Volkswirt

Dr. Vanessa Christin Vollmar

Eva-Maria Bendig-Siepker, LL.M. (Medizinrecht)

Dr. Lars Hagen

Dr. Marco Hartmann-Rüppel, Dipl.-Volkswirt