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关于 Prof. Dr. Norbert Schneider
Norbert is one of Germany’s leading names in corporate and M/A tax
Norbert brings more than 20 years’ tax experience to complex, cross-border tax matters. He specialises in national and international tax law – in particular, the structuring of national and international mergers and acquisitions.
He also has an impressive track record in big tax-optimised corporate restructurings, where he combines his cutting-edge tax advice with corporate law and accounting implications into seamless advice for the client. He is a sought-after adviser for a wide range of clients, including German and foreign multinationals and private equity investors, both in planning and structuring matters as well as in tax audits and disputes.
Norbert has a broad network of close contacts within the German tax administration, which is often key for the resolution of complex problems.
In practically all of the major legal rankings (including Chambers, Legal500, Juve, Who is Who, etc.), Norbert is recognized since years in the short-lists of the leading individuals in German tax.
He speaks German and English and some French.
近期项目经验
- Advising DSV on the acquisition of the Schenker group from Deutsche Bahn AG
- Advising Continental on i.a.the spin-off of Vitesco and various other restructurings in the Automotive division
- Advising Schenck Process Group on the sale of its food and performance materials business to Hillenbrand, Inc.;
- Advising Porsche Automobil Holding SE with regard to the initial public offering of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG and the acquisition of 25% of the AG’s ordinary shares from Volkswagen AG;
- Advising thyssenkrupp AG on various transactions, e.g. the carve out and following sale of its mining equipment business to FLSmidth
- Advising Hellman & Friedman on the acquisition of Auto Scout from Scout24 and the sale of Finanzcheck to smava
- Advising Advent on various transactions, including the acquisition of the metacrylates business from Evonik
- Advising KKR on its public takeover of Springer SE and the following delisting and squeeze-out
- Advising HOCHTIEF on its takeover of Spanish toll-road operator Abertis and the formation of a joint venture holding with Atlantia and ACS. Read more about the deal in our case study.
- Advising Messer Group and CVC on the $3.3bn acquisition of parts of Linde's and Praxair's North and South American industrial gases business.
- Advising METRO on the tax-optimised split of the group into cash-and-carry and consumer electronics businesses.
- Advising Airbus on the tax-optimised carve-out of its defence electronics business and the subsequent sale to KKR.
- Advising Deutsche Lufthansa on the tax-optimised carve-out of its Miles & More bonus mile programme.
执业资质
Education
- University of Applied Sciences Nordkirchen, Germany (tax law)
- University of Cologne, Germany (law)
- University of Bochum, Germany (doctor of law)
Professional qualifications
- Law doctorate (Dr iur), honorary professor at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf
- Tax inspector (Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH))
- Tax adviser (Steuerberater)
Additional responsibilities
- Frequent speaker on tax-related issues at seminars, and lectures on tax since 2007 at the university in Düsseldorf.