Dr. Philip Goj

Partner Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

philip.goj@kirkland.com

Munich +49 89 2030 6042

Practices

Overview

Dr. Philip Goj is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

He advises financial sponsors and corporate clients on the preparation and implementation of M&A projects as well as public takeovers. In the field of corporate and capital markets law, he focuses on shareholders‘ meetings, capital measures and other structural measures as well as on matters relating to corporate governance, securities trading law and groups of companies.
Philip is listed among the “Best Lawyers” for M&A in Germany by Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2021.

Experience

Public M&A-Transactions

Carlyle on the voluntary public takeover offer for Schaltbau Holding AG
Bain Capital, Carlyle and subsequently Advent on the public takeover offer for OSRAM Licht AG
EP Global Commerce on the public takeover of METRO AG
Bain Capital and Cinven on the public delisting tender offer to the shareholders of STADA Arzneimittel AG
Bain Capital and Cinven on domination and profit and loss transfer agreement with STADA Arzneimittel AG
Singulus Technologies AG on a capital increase
Tele Columbus AG on a capital increase*
KB Holding GmbH on the public takeover offer for Vossloh AG*
BSkyB on the acquisition of a majority stake in Sky Deutschland and a public takeover offer*

Private M&A-Transactions

Bain Capital on its investment in Berlin Brands Group
BC Partners on the sale of CeramTec
L Catterton on the acquisition of a majority stake in BIRKENSTOCK Group
Bidding consortium led by Advent, Cinven and RAG-Stiftung on the acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG
Union Park Capital on the acquisition of laser manufacturer Z-LASER
Blackstone on the bidding process for a stake in Sportradar
Capvis on the acquisition of “Wer liefert was”*
Cinven on the sale of SLV group to Ardian*
KKR on the sale of WMF group to SEB group*
KKR on the investment in Get Your Guide*
Management of Kamps GmbH in connection with the sale to LeDuff group*
EOS (Otto group) on the acquisition of various loan portfolios*

* Experience prior to joining Kirkland

Hengeler Mueller, Munich, Germany (2013–2017)

Thought Leadership

Monographs

Shareholders‘ consent in case of an acquisition of shares in a target company?, Duncker & Humblot, “AGK” series, Vol. 102, 2017

Articles

Determination of the cash compensation for a corporate law squeeze-out, Der Betrieb (DB), 2021, p. 772 (together with Dr. Achim Herfs)
Structuring of “volume capital increases”, Die Aktiengesellschaft (AG), 2021, p. 289 (together with Dr. Achim Herfs)
Start of the time limitation period for claims against board members in case of a “permanent omission”, Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht (ZIP), 2019, p. 447
The determination of caps for the compensation of members of the management board pursuant to Sec. 4.2.3 para. 6 sent. 2 of the German Corporate Governance Code, Die Aktiengesellschaft (AG), 2015, p. 173
Overview of corporate governance regulation on the EU level and current developments, The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Governance, 2014, p. 9 (together with Dr. Simon Link)
Overview of disclosure obligations for the compensation of members of the management board, Kölner Schrift zum Wirtschaftsrecht (KSzW), 2013, p. 334 (together with Dr. Simon Link)

Commentary on Court Decisions

Minimum offer price for mandatory public offers and limitation of state liability, Zeitschrift für Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht (BKR), 2021, p. 431 (commentary on: CJEU, 10 Dec. 2020 – C-735/19)

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

2012Germany

Languages

English
German

Education

Ludwig Maximilians University MunichDr. jur.2016
Higher Regional Court of HamburgSecond State Examination2012
University of AugsburgFirst State Examination2009
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillExchange Semester2006