Moritz Nikolaus Koch
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Associated Partner
Moritz Koch advises German and foreign financial and strategic investors as well as growth companies on private equity, M&A and venture capital transactions. He also regularly advises on complex cross border transactions and joint ventures. Before joining Noerr, Moritz spent ten years working at another leading international law firm in Hamburg with career stages in Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Projects
- Hedin Mobility Group on the sale of distribution activities in the German market to BYD
- Northvolt on the construction of a German battery gigafactory
- TotalEnergies on the acquisition of NASH Renewables
- Schwarz Group companies on financing of German AI startup Aleph Alpha
- One Equity Partners and Walki on the acquisition of folian GmbH and of the French Rollpack Group
- Circular Resources on the acquisition of Duales System Deutschland – Der Grüne Punkt
- AURELIUS on the acquisition of dental distributors dental bauer and Pluradent
- Straumann on the acquisition of PlusDental (transaction value CHF 135m)
- Bregal on the acquisition of a majority stake in Theobald Software
- Deutsche Telekom GmbH on the establishment of a joint venture with IFM Global Infrastructure Fund for construction and operation of four million fibre optic connections
- J.C. Flowers and Lunis Vermögensmanagement AG on the combination with HRK Vermögensverwaltung
- Cellnex SA on a M&A bidding process for the acquisition of a portfolio of telephone masts from Telxius (transaction volume: EUR 7.7 billion)
- AEQUITA on various transactions, e.g. on the acquisition of IFA Group and on the carve-out and acquisition of ZF Friedrichshafen’s “Electronic Interfaces” business
- Schwarz Group (PreZero) on the acquisition of the environmental and recycling business of Ferrovial in Spain and Portugal
- Hamburg Investment and Development Bank on establishing the “Hamburg Stabilisation Fund”
- Nordic Capital on the on the formation of a leading European dental clinic group (acquisition of dental chains in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany)*
- BC Partners on the sale of SGB-Smit Group*
- One Equity Partners on the acquisition of Walki Group*
- Blackstone on the acquisition of Schenck Process*
- Van Leeuwen Buizen Groep on the acquisition of Benteler Distribution*
- XIO Group on the sale of COMPO Expert*
- Evotec SE on the acquisition of Aptuit*
- Stadtreinigung Hamburg on the acquisition of two waste incineration plants*
- Det Norske Veritas on the business combination with Germanischer Lloyd*
- * Moritz advised on this mandate prior to joining Noerr
Distinctions
- Recommended for corporate law and M&A, Best Lawyers/ Handelsblatt (2022, 2023)
Career
Studied law at Bucerius Law School Hamburg and the University of Cape Town, South Africa
Doctoral studies at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
Experience as a lawyer with a focus on M&A and private equity related work at a leading international law firm in Hamburg with career stages in Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Shanghai
With Noerr since 2020
Admitted to the Hamburg Chamber of Lawyers
Memberships
- German-Chinese Lawyers Association (Deutsch–Chinesische Juristenvereinigung e.V.)
Publications
- Dissertation: Dreigliedrige Standortsicherungsvereinbarung, 2012.