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Nikolaus Bernhard

Associate, Corporate
Germany

Expertise

Nikolaus specialises in corporate law, venture capital and M&A. He advices listed companies, mid-cap companies, private equity and venture capital investors as well as startups on all aspects of corporate law, including domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, financing rounds, corporate reorganisations and joint ventures. Nikolaus also advises on corporate governance and directors’ liability.

Before joining Addleshaw Goddard as part of the team led by partners Dr Nina Leonard and Christian Lang, Nikolaus worked for a renowned international law firm in Munich.

Experience

Advising several venture capital investors (including Alpine Space Venture Fund I) on various investments, financing rounds, etc.
Advised an association in the automotive sector on directors' liability in a data project
Advising energy sector clients on data centre projects
Advising an international technology group on the acquisition of two German entities and in a post-M&A conflict

Education

Nikolaus studied law at the Humboldt University in Berlin. After completing his studies with the First State Examination in Berlin, Nikolaus served as a legal trainee at the Higher Regional Court of Munich. He completed his legal training with the Second German State Examination.

Nikolaus worked as a research assistant and legal trainee lawyer for several renowned international law firms during his studies.

Languages

German
English
Italian

Publications

Prerequisites for the preparation of the final balance sheet when registering the merger of a limited liability company (GmbH) in the commercial register, in: Juris PracticeReport Commercial and Corporate Law, 8/2024
Valuation, valuation date and increase in knowledge when assessing the value of shares in the context of determining the business value, in: Juris PracticeReport Commercial and Corporate Law, 3/2024
Invalidity of a shareholders' resolution breaching the articles of association in the case of competence of the supervisory board in a limited liability company (GmbH), in: Juris PracticeReport Commercial and Corporate Law, 5/2023
No interest in declaratory judgment (Feststellungsinteresse) in the absence of an action against the entire group of shareholders, in: Juris PracticeReport Commercial and Corporate Law, 1/2023
Scope of a registry court‘s duty to examine a list of shareholders of a limited liability company (GmbH), in: Juris PracticeReport Commercial and Corporate Law, 2/2019