Dr. Philip Goj

Partner Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Munich +49 89 2030 6042

Dr. Philip Goj

Overview

Philip is described as being ‘very competent and solution oriented’ and having ‘very high commitment.’ A competitor states: ‘great development, impressive track record, present on many large cap deals.’ - JUVE

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

He advises clients on the preparation and implementation of M&A transactions as well as public takeovers. He also advises on structural measures and on questions of corporate and capital markets law.

Philip has received, among others, the following external recognitions:

  • “Rising Star” and frequently recommended lawyer for private equity (JUVE 2025/2026)
  • “Leading Partner” for private equity (Legal 500 Germany 2026)
  • “Notable Practitioner” for private equity and M&A in Germany (IFLR1000 2027)
  • “Up and Coming” for private equity (Chambers Germany 2026)
  • One of Germany’s “Best Lawyers” for M&A (Handelsblatt 2026)

Private M&A-Transactions

  • Bain Capital on an exclusive agreement for the acquisition of a majority stake in Everllence
  • Advent and Cinven on the combination of TK Elevator and KONE
  • Bain Capital and Cinven on the sale of a majority stake in STADA Arzneimittel AG
  • Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of a majority stake in uvex
  • TK Elevator and its majority shareholders on an investment by Alat as well as the formation of a joint venture
  • Bain Capital on the acquisition of Apleona
  • CPP Investments in connection with a change of the corporate structure of Axel Springer Group
  • Blackstone, Rivean Capital and their portfolio company Enstall on the acquisition of Schletter Group
  • TPG on the acquisition of Aareon
  • Bain Capital on various other transactions, including the growth investment in Sdui Group, the bidding process for Lufthansa Technik and the investment in Berlin Brands Group
  • Oakley Capital on the extension of their investment in IU Group
  • Nordic Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in corpuls
  • 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
  • Wilshire Advisors on the acquisition of XTP Implementation Services
  • Resonetics on the joint venture with Ingpuls
  • Union Park Capital on the acquisition of laser manufacturer Z-LASER
Public M&A-Transactions

  • Birkenstock Holding plc and L Catterton on the initial public offering of Birkenstock
  • Cinven on the public acquisition and subsequent delisting offer to the shareholders of SYNLAB AG
  • Brookfield Asset Management on the public takeover offer for alstria office REIT-AG 
  • Carlyle on the 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 the domination and profit and loss transfer agreement with STADA Arzneimittel AG
  • Singulus Technologies AG on a capital increase
  • Various financial sponsors on attempted takeovers for listed companies, including Va-Q-Tec, Klöckner, Suse, GK Software and Gerresheimer (all targets were publicly known subject to takeovers or takeover attempts)

Hengeler Mueller, Munich, Germany (2013–2017)

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Thought Leadership

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

  • No analogous applicability of Sec. 179a German Stock Corporation Act to total asset transactions of a German limited partnership, Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW), 2022, p. 1883 (commentary on: German Federal Court of Justice, 15 Feb. 2022 – II ZR 235/20)  
  • No claim for damages in the event of non-acceptance of a takeover offer, Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW), 2022, p. 1007 (commentary on: German Federal Court of Justice, 23 Nov. 2021 – II ZR 312/19 – Celesio II) 
  • 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) 

Monographs

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

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