Tobias Schulz is an associate in the Private Equity practice at Goodwin. He started at the firm in 2022. Tobias focuses on business and corporate law, in particular on national and cross-border private equity deals, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, multi-jurisdictional transactions as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Experience
Tobias focuses on business and corporate law, in particular on national and cross-border private equity deals, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, multi-jurisdictional transactions as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Areas of Practice
Professional Experience
Tobias’ recent experience includes representation of:
- Beyond Capital Partners GmbH in its acquisition of the majority in Holger Grelck Forstbaumschulen GmbH
- Soft & Cloud GmbH, a portfolio company of a fund advised by Beyond Capital Partners GmbH, in its acquisition of SB Software Broker GmbH
- Saale-Krankenhaus Calbe GmbH, the German subsidiary of the Medicover Group (LSE: 0RPS, Stockholm Stock Exchange: MCOVBS)(“Medicover”), in its acquisition of 80 percent shares in DDent MVZ GmbH (“DDent”) from the sole shareholder and CEO Dr. Nicol Dudek based on an enterprise evaluation of approximately EUR 20,000,000
- Beyond Capital on the acquisition of Soft & Cloud AG
- Advising European Sustainable Growth Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: EUSG), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in its de-SPAC with ADS-TEC Energy GmbH, a global leader in battery-buffered ultrafast charging technology, for a business combination to form ADS-TEC Energy PLC*
- Advising Beyond Capital Partners GmbH (BCP) on the acquisition of Wiethe Content GmbH & Co. KG (Wiethe Content) by Beyond Capital Partners Fund II GmbH & Co. KG (indirectly through an acquisition vehicle, BCP Digital Branding GmbH) *
- Advising GlobalData plc, the leading provider of industry intelligence, on its acquisition of both LMCA Holdings Limited and LMCI Holdings Limited, which provide data, analytics, and insights of the automotive and agribusiness markets respectively*
- Advising SITIZN Group Holding AG on the establishment of an equity joint venture with SMS group GmbH.]*
- Advising Concord Music on the acquisition of the Sikorski Music Group.]*
- Advising LiveStyle, Inc. with regard to the sale of a 50.1 % stake in I-Motion GmbH Events & Communication.]*
- Advising Greenstorm Mobility GmbH in relation to a debt investment by the London-based private equity house Bregal Milestone L.P., and the simultaneous restructuring of Greenstorm Group*
- Advising venture capital firm MIG Funds on sales of the portfolio company Siltectra GmbH to Infineon Technologies AG*
- Advising United Chocolate Group, a portfolio company of DPK Deutsche Privatkapital, on the acquisition of Weibler Confiserie Chocolaterie GmbH & Co. KG., a group company of Halloren Schokoladenfabrik AG*
- Assisting Global Growth Capital as steady advisor on various debt investments in borrowers*
- Advising ASC Investment S.à r.l on the acquisition of all shares in the VITRABLOK Group from the Seves Group, a portfolio group of Triton III Funds, as well as on the financing of the transaction*
- Advising Perusa Partners Fund 2, L. P., advised by independent Perusa GmbH, on the acquisition of a 51% majority shares in MBN GmbH ("MBN-PROLED")*
- Advising Perusa Partners on the acquisition of all shares of Huwest Holding B.V*
- Advising Beijing BDStar Navigation Co., Ltd on acquisition of majority of the shares in in-tech GmbH from F & W Holding GmbH*
- Advising Beyond Capital Partners Fund I on acquisition of majority of the shares in EBERTLANG Distribution GmbH*
- Advising American PE PPC Enterprise (public pension capital) on acquisition of Serenata IntraWare GmbH*
- Advising Doctena S.A. on acquisition of 100% shares in Doxter GmbH*
- Advising Rantum Capital and Proventus Capital on mezzanine financing of an asset deal by owner-operated pharmaceutical company Chelapharm GmbH*
- Advising Private Equity Fonds EQT VII and its portfolio company Kuoni GTA on acquisition of the tourist market incoming specialist MTS Globe*
- Advising Beyond Capital Partners on the participation in the leading lighting specialist LDBS Lichtdienst GmbH as well as on the majority participation in sysob IT-Unternehmensgruppe GmbH & Co. KG*
- Advising China Development Bank PE on corporate work in relation to portfolio companies*
* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.
Professional Activities
Tobias is a member of the Chinaforum Bayern Association and the German-Chinese Business Association.
Credentials
Education
LLM2015
University d’Exeter
Second State Exam2012
Kammergericht Berlin
First State Exam2010
Free University of Berlin (Freie Universität Berlin)
Admissions
Bars
- Munich
- Germany
Publications
Tobias’ recent publications/speaking engagements include:
- Co-Author, "Effects on the Transaction Practice of the 9th Provision on Changing the AWV," FYB Financial YearBook Germany/EU, January 2018