Dr. Philip Goj

Associate Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Munich +49 89 2030 6042

Dr. Philip Goj

Overview

Dr. Philip Goj is a corporate associate 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.

Bain Capital and Carlyle 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

Blackstone on the intended purchase of a stake in Sportradar with an equity value over EUR 2 billion

Bain Capital and Cinven on domination and profit and loss transfer agreement with STADA Arzneimittel AG

Singulus Technologies AG on a capital increase

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*

Tele Columbus AG on a capital increase*

KB Holding GmbH on the public takeover offer for Vossloh AG*

Management of Kamps GmbH in connection with the sale to LeDuff group*

EOS (Otto group) on the acquisition of various loan portfolios*

BSkyB on the acquisition of a majority stake in Sky Deutschland and a public takeover offer*

* Experience prior to joining Kirkland

Hengeler Mueller, Munich, Germany (2013–2017)

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Thought Leadership

Monographs

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

Articles

  • 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)

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2012Germany

Languages

  • English
  • German

Education

  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenDr. jur.2016
  • Higher Regional Court of HamburgSecond State Examination2012
  • University of AugsburgFirst State Examination2009
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillExchange Semester2006