
Jan Bauer
Bio
Dr. Bauer is recognized as a leading lawyer for his private equity and corporate M&A work in top legal publications, including the JUVE Handbook, Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Best Lawyers in Germany, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000. Clients characterize him in those rankings as a “class act” and recognize him as “one of the heavy hitters in the market.”
Dr. Bauer’s significant transactions since joining Skadden include advising:
- the shareholders of Canyon Bicycles, Roman Arnold and TSG Consumer Partners in the sale of a majority stake in Canyon Bicycles to Groupe Bruxelles Lambert;
- funds advised by Energy Infrastructure Partners AG in a €530 million investment for a 49% stake in BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH;
- Coty Inc. in its strategic partnership with KKR & Co. Inc. including the carveout sale of 60% of its professional beauty and retail hair businesses to KKR with an enterprise value of US$4.3 billion;
- The SCP Group in its:
- €1.2 billion acquisition of the Real Group from METRO AG; and
- sale of the digital business of Real, including the online marketplace operated under real.de, to Schwarz Gruppe;
- Gulf Energy Development in its acquisition of a 50% stake in the €2.6 billion offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2 from Global Infrastructure Partners and its joint venture with Ørsted;
- Castik Capital in securing a long-term investment in its WaterLogic business from BCI;
- I Squared Capital in its €650 million acquisition of PEMA Group from Société Générale; and
- SIGNA International Sports Holding GmbH and SIGNA Sports United GmbH in connection with the formation of a strategic partnership with AEON and The Central Group.
Dr. Bauer’s representations advising private equity clients, prior to joining Skadden, include:
- American Industrial Partners in the combination of its Goss printing business with manroland web systems;
- Apax Partners in its acquisition of Azelis Group;
- Baillie Gifford in its investment in CureVac;
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Blackstone in numerous transactions, including in its:
- €1.6 billion sale of the Meerwind offshore windfarm to China Three Gorges;
- €1 billion acquisition of Armacell;
- acquisition of a 45% stake in Leica Camera followed by a public takeover offer;
- €700 million acquisition of Jack Wolfskin;
- €2.68 billion acquisition of a minority stake in Deutsche Telekom; and
- €3.1 billion public-to-private acquisition of Celanese AG;
- Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in several transactions, including its acquisition of Braun Group;
- Eurazeo in various transactions, including in connection with its investment and disposal of APCOA Group;
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Goldman Sachs in its:
- €270 million acquisition of Continental Bakeries;
- investment in windeln.de and the subsequent IPO of windeln.de; and
- investment in Mister Spex;
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KKR in various transactions, including in its:
- US$1.3 billion acquisition of Hitachi Koki;
- €1 billion acquisition of the global diabetes care business of Bayer AG;
- €1 billion sale, together with Goldman Sachs, of a minority stake in KION to Weichai Power through a primary share issuance and the subsequent IPO of KION; and
- US$2.38 billion acquisition of Capsugel from Pfizer;
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One Equity Partners in various transactions, including in its:
- US$200 million acquisition of the Peroxygens business from FMC Corporation; and
- €420 million investment in Schoeller Arca Systems;
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Ontario Teachers Pension Plan in its:
- €4.6 billion acquisition, together with Partners Group and CDPQ, of Techem; and
- €2.6 billion acquisition, together with BC Partners and PSP, of CeramTec;
- Soros Fund Management in various transactions, including in its €200 million investment in Evonik; and
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TSG Consumer Partners in its:
- investment in Canyon Bicycles; and
- investment in Zoeva.
Dr. Bauer’s recent representations advising corporate clients, prior to joining Skadden, include:
- ATOS SE in its €600 million acquisition of Unify Group from Siemens AG and Gores Group;
- Celanese Corporation in various transactions, including in its acquisition of SO.F.TER. Group;
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HeidelbergCement AG in various transactions, including in its:
- €2.4 billion sale of its maxit business to Saint Gobain;
- sale of its lime business to Rheinkalk; and
- sale of its German and Swiss calcium silicate business to H+H for an undisclosed amount;
- Helaba in various transactions, including its sale of Hannover Leasing, an asset manager with €13.6 billion assets under management, to CORESTATE;
- Infineon AG in various transactions, including its US$1 billion sale of its wireless solutions business to Intel;
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KION GROUP AG in various transactions, including in its:
- US$3.25 billion acquisition of DEMATIC from AEA and OTPP;
- €271 million sale of a majority stake in its Linde Hydraulik business to Weichai Power; and
- disposal of its container handling business to Konecranes;
- LEO Pharma in its €675 million acquisition of the dermatology business of Astella;
- Scholz AG in its €1.48 billion restructuring and the investment by Toyota Tshusho Corporation in the company;
- Union Investment in its joint venture with ZBI and the establishment of a €1 billion residential real estate fund; and
- Warner Music in its acquisition of the Spinnin record label.
Dr. Bauer is a member of the firm’s German Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.
Credentials
Education
- Dr. jur., University of Tübingen, 2002
- Second State Exam, State of Baden- Württemberg, 1999
- First State Exam, University of Tübingen, 1997
Admissions
- Stuttgart (Germany)
Associations
Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
Member, American Bar Association (ABA)
Member, German-American Lawyers Association (DAJV)
Languages
English
French