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Dr. Philip Cavaillès
Dr. Philip Cavaillès

Dr. Philip Cavaillès

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  • Munich Allemagne
+49 172 64 28 499
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Philip advises in the areas of corporate/M&A, private equity and venture capital with an emphasis on cross-border transactions.

 

Philip advises German and international corporates, financial investors, ventures and members of the management, in particular on acquisitions and disposals, financing rounds, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and carve-outs as well as on corporate law and corporate governance topics. In addition, Philip has extensive expertise in transaction management.

Expertise

Services et Groupes

Fusions et acquisitions d’entreprises et marchés financiers internationaux
Capital investissement
Capital-risque
Droit des sociétés
Fusions-acquisitions & joint ventures
Warranty & indemnity insurance

Secteurs

Droit de la consommation
Institutions financières et assurance
Sciences de la vie et Santé
Industrie
Automobile et mobilité
Énergie et infrastructure
Biotech
e-santé
Dispositifs médicaux
Produits pharmaceutiques

CV

Since 2019 Partner, Taylor Wessing, Munich
2009 – 2019 Counsel, Ashurst, Frankfurt a.M.
2015 Secondment, Kinnevik AB, London
2008 Doctoral candidate, Ashurst, Frankfurt a.M.
2007 – 2008 Front Office Lawyer, J.P. Morgan, London
2009 Doctoral thesis on a topic on Distressed M&A, Prof. Dr. Dr. Sester, Albert Ludwigs–Universität in Freiburg (magna cum laude)
2008 Admitted as a solicitor (England & Wales), Supreme Court of England and Wales
2008 Oxford Brookes University (OXILP), Oxford and The College of Law, London (Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test, QLTT)
2007 Admitted as Rechtsanwalt, Frankfurt bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt a. M.)
2005 – 2007 Legal clerkship, Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart, OLG Stuttgart
2000 – 2005 Legal studies, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg i. Br.

Carrière

Since 2019 Partner, Taylor Wessing, Munich
2009 – 2019 Counsel, Ashurst, Frankfurt a.M.
2015 Secondment, Kinnevik AB, London
2008 Doctoral candidate, Ashurst, Frankfurt a.M.
2007 – 2008 Front Office Lawyer, J.P. Morgan, London

Formation

2009 Doctoral thesis on a topic on Distressed M&A, Prof. Dr. Dr. Sester, Albert Ludwigs–Universität in Freiburg (magna cum laude)
2008 Admitted as a solicitor (England & Wales), Supreme Court of England and Wales
2008 Oxford Brookes University (OXILP), Oxford and The College of Law, London (Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test, QLTT)
2007 Admitted as Rechtsanwalt, Frankfurt bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt a. M.)
2005 – 2007 Legal clerkship, Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart, OLG Stuttgart
2000 – 2005 Legal studies, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg i. Br.

Publications

"Positive continuation forecast for start-up companies in the founding phase", comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf dated 20.07.2021 – 12 W 7/21, co-author: Fritz Krings, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2021

"Legitimising effect of the list of shareholders recorded in the commercial register pursuant to section 16 (1) sentence 1 GmbHG", comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Jena dated 15.02.2021 – 2 W 53/21, co-author: Alicia Müller, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2021

"Time of registration of the dissolution of a GmbH in interaction with the insurance declaration of the liquidator", comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Hamm dated 26.03.2021 – 27 W 18/21, co-author: Fritz Krings, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2021

"Requirements for the compulsory redemption of shares in an investment vehicle whose founder is also the managing director of the company", comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Munich dated 18.05.2021 – 7 W 718/21, co-author: Alicia Müller, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2021

"Closing balance sheet for determining the value of a company to be contributed as a contribution in kind", comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart dated 09.03.2020 - 8 W 295/19, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2020

"Requirement to submit a closing balance sheet before registration of a merger", comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne dated 10.02.2020 - I-2 Wx 28/20, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2020

"Waiving the issuance of shares within the framework of a so-called sidestream merger", comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne dated 22.01.2020 - 18 Wx 22/19, co-author: Dr. Christian Altenhofen, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2020

"Parties involved or the entitlement to apply for registration of a spin-off (carve-out/hive-down)", comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Berlin dated 28.01.2019 – 22 W 95/18, co-author: Dr. Christian Altenhofen, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2019

"Prerequisites of the application to the commercial register in case of a collapse merger", comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Berlin dated 30.11.2018 – 22 W 69/18, co-author: Quynh Anh Le, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2019

"Percentage participation in the share capital of the shareholders‘ list of a German limited liability company", comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Munich dated 12.10.2017 – 31 Wx 299/17, co-author: Jan Ischreyt, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 12/2017

"Competency of the ad hoc chairman of a shareholders‘ meeting of a German limited liability company to determine whether a resolution has effectively been passed", comment on decision made by the Higher Regional Court of Berlin dated 12.10.2015 – 22 W 74/15, co-author: Dr. Philip Schmidt, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 04/2016

"Acquisition, sale and transfer of companies", chapter about M&A in the pre-contractual stage, publisher Lang/Ossola-Haring, HDS-Verlag, co-author Maximilian Preisser, 11/2010 and 05/2015

"The obligation of a limited partner to provide consent who is not willed to recapitalise an open ended fund organised as a partnership", comment on decision made by the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart dated 11.07.2013, 19 U 11/13, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 09/2013

"Adequacy of the compensation offered to preference shareholders in case of a delisting of the preference shares", comment on decision made by the Regional Court of Hannover, dated 27.04.2011, 130/06, co-author: Martina Rothe, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 02/2012

"Ad-hoc publications after the ruling of the European Court of Justice", co-author: Reinhard Eyring, Annual Year Book 2012 Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, 10/2012

"Severance payments for outside shareholders in the case of a squeeze out", comment on decision made by the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt dated 30.03.2010, 5 W 32/09, co-author: Martina Rothe, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 10/2010

"Restructuring practice – Restructuring and procurement of liquidity", chapter about distressed M&A, publisher Dietmar Schulz, Schäffer-Poeschel, 03/2010

"Distressed M&A – Comparison between German and French insolvency law", dissertation, publisher Dr. Kovac, 09/2009

Groupes & Associations

Münchner M&A Forum e.V. (MMA)
German Bar Association (DAV)
German–British Law Society (DBJ)
German–French Law Society (DFJ)
The Law Society of England and Wales

 

Langues étrangères

English French

Prix et distinctions

JUVE 2025/2026

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Frequently recommended lawyer for M&A

JUVE 2025/2026

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Legal 500 2025

Recommended Lawyer for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Legal 500 2025

Recommended Lawyer for Corporate Law

Recommended Lawyer for Private Equity

Philip Cavaillès, the leading partner in the transaction, was very detailed and very accessible.

Dr. Philip Cavaillès is very committed and highly professional.

Best lawyers: Corporate law

Frequently recommended lawyer for M&A

Leading individual: Corporate Law

TOP Lawyer for M&A

Key lawyer for Private Equity: Transactions

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"hard-working, enterprising, legally strong", competitor

Leading individual: Corporate Law

Key lawyer for Private Equity: Transactions

Key lawyer for Corporate / M&A

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Ranked 4th as a leading lawyer for Corporate law in Germany

Ranked 7th in Top 100 list of business lawyers in Germany

Ranked 3rd as a leading lawyer for M&A in Germany

Experience

Advising Topp Holdings on the majority sale of Correll Group

A team led by Dr. Philip Cavaillès, Josef Fuss and Bryce Bartlett advised Topp Holdings GmbH on the majority sale of UK based Correll Group, a global leader in the provision of engineering, installation and maintenance services in the offshore wind sector, to French listed SPIE Group, an independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications.

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Sparkasse Rhein-Nahe on the financing of the partnership between ECM and ONE HIRING

Comprehensive legal advice to Sparkasse Rhein-Nahe as lead arranger in the financing of the partnership investment of ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH in Düsseldorf-based talent acquisition platform ONE HIRING, which is active in the areas of tech, finance and legal.

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