Ronald Meißner
Partner, Attorney at Law (New York), Head of Corporate Germany
Ronald is Head of Corporate Germany and a corporate partner who specialises in advising German and foreign corporations and investors on national and cross-border M&A transactions and joint venture projects, as well as on the optimisation of group structures, corporate restructurings and reorganisations and on general corporate law.
Ronald's experience
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Advised Clarios, a global leader in energy storage solutions, on a strategic agreement with Ecobat to acquire three industrial assets.
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd, a global carbon and graphite materials manufacturer, on the sale of its German subsidiary TOKAI ERFTCARBON GmbH to Lenbach Equity Opportunities III. GmbH & Co. KG.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Ushio Inc., a global leader in light sources for Industrial Process and Visual Imaging applications, on a strategic agreement with the ams-OSRAM Group to acquire its lamp business for industrial and entertainment applications.
- Japan and Germany
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised a leading US-based battery manufacturer on trademark licensing and transactions for an investment in a start-up.
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Clarios on its investment in Swedish start-up Altris as part of a SEK 150 million Series B1 financing round.
- Germany
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advising Kearney, one of the leading global management consultancies, on the acquisition of OPTANO, a provider of AI solutions.
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised HomeServe, a sanitary, heating and air-conditioning company headquartered in the UK, on the acquisition of Barella Gebäude- und Energietechnik GmbH and Egly Kälte-Klimatechnik GmbH.
- Germany
- Insurance
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Advising Getrag Ford Transmissions on the sale of its transmission production plant in Bordeaux, France, and interests in subsidiaries in Switzerland, the US, India and China to Magna Powertrain, the transfer of the remaining plants in Cologne, Germany and Halewood, UK as well as assets to Ford, and the subsequent dissolution Joint Venture.
- Cross-Border
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Bilfinger Greylogix GmbH, a subsidiary of Bilfinger SE, on the sale of its majority share in Bilfinger GreyLogix Aqua GmbH, a company focused on control and process control technology for drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, to SCIO Automation, a German industrial automation technology group, backed by Quadriga Capital, a German private equity firm. The transaction was subject to approval by the antitrust authorities.
- Germany
- Infrastructure
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Advised a multi-national industrial conglomerate on the establishment and administration of a Corporate Trust Arrangement.
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
Credentials
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2019Joined Pinsent Masons
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2008Oppenhoff & Partner, Partner
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2002Qualified - New York
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2001Linklaters Managing Associate
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2001Qualified - Germany
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1998Tulane University - LLM
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1997University of Regensburg – First State Exam
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