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Dr Christina Vossen

Associate

Christina advises national and international, listed and private companies on corporate and capital markets laws as well as on complex national and cross-border real estate and M&A transactions.
Prior to joining as a lawyer, Christina worked for the firm in Duesseldorf and Dubai as a trainee lawyer.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • ElmosSemiconductor SE on the sale of its Dortmund wafer fabrication operations for a net purchase price of approximately EUR 93m to Littelfuse, Inc., USA.
  • Long-standing M&A transaction advice totaling more than EUR3bn. for CORESTATE Capital Holding S.A., a leading independent real estate investment manager in Europe. This also includes entering the French market through the acquisition of STAM Europe and supporting on various capital measures (IPO, bond, convertible, equity capital measures).
  • Scout24 as target of the planned EUR5.7bn public offer by Hellman&Friedmann/Blackstone as well as the successful completion of a public EUR800m buyback offer (including listed tender rights) and the conversion into Societas Europaea.
  • Berkshire Hathaway and Mr. Warren Buffett in relation to capital market law aspects in connection with M&A.

Published Work

  • Vossen C., (2022) “Informationelle und finanzielle Unabhaengigkeit des Aufsichtsrats und seiner Mitglieder – Unter besonderer Beruecksichtigung eines Budgetrechts fuer den Aufsichtsrat”, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag
  • Vossen C., Wandt A., (2020) “Die Übergangsbestimmungen für das Vergütungssystem des Vorstands”, Die Aktiengesellschaft (AG) 2020, page 705-712
  • Vossen C., Fink M., (2019) “Entscheidungsbesprechung - Stichtagsbezogene Haftungsabgrenzungs- und Freistellungsklauseln in Anteilskaufvertraegen - das latente Risiko der ‚AGB-Kontrolle‘“, Neue Zeitschrift fuer Gesellschaftsrecht (NZG) 2019, page 975-977
  • Vossen C., Wettich C., “Aktuelle Entwicklungen zum eingetragenen Verein als Rechtsform fuer (Profi-)Sportvereine“, page 229-232

Qualifications

Admissions

Germany, 2023 (Rechtsanwältin)

Academic

Second German Law Degree, Duesseldorf, Germany 2023

Dr. iur., University Siegen, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Jung, Germany, 2022

First German Law Degree, University of Cologne, Germany 2017

Languages

German, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.