Dr. Axel Wahl

Prior to joining Willkie, Axel worked for another international law firm.

• “Kein Neugläubigerschaden des Vermieters infolge Insolvenz-verschleppung bei Überlassung des Mietobjekts vor Insolvenz-reife“, EWiR 2014, p. 277 (co-author Christina Mann)
• “Zur Treuwidrigkeit der Aufhebung qualifizierter Mehrheitsklauseln in einer Publikumspersonengesellschaft”, EWiR 2013, p. 241 (co-author Christina Mann)
• “Erzwungene Offenlegung von Informationen bei feindlichen Übernahmeangeboten”, CFL 2013, p. 23 (co-authors Dr. Stefan Jörgens, Christina Mann)
• “Nichtigkeit eines Ausschließungsbeschlusses bei Beeinträchtigung des Stammkapitals durch Abfindung”, EWiR 2011, p. 537 (co-author Dr. Ludger Schult)
• “BGH: Anwendbarkeit des Kündigungsschutzgesetzes auf GmbH-Geschäftsführer”, BB 2010, p. 2571 (co author Dr. Ludger Schult)
• “Eigenkapitalersatzrecht der AG – Unternehmerisches Interesse auch gegeben bei Vergabe von Darlehen zur Verhinderung der Insolvenz”, GWR 2010, p. 372 (co-author Ludger Schult)
• “Sanierungsunwillige Anleger können aus Immobilienfonds ausgeschlossen werden”, BB 2010, p. 10 (co-author Dr. Ludger Schult)
• "BGH: Anwendbarkeit der Lehre von der fehlerhaften Gesellschaft nach Widerruf eines Gesellschaftsbeitritts aufgrund HWiG – Friz II”, BB 2010, p. 2396
• “Die Auswirkungen des MoMiG auf abgetretene Gesellschafterdarlehensforderungen”, NZG 2010, p. 889 (co-author Dr. Thorsten Führ)
• “Reichweite der Unterbilanzhaftung bei wirtschaftlicher Neugründung einer GmbH”, NZG 2010, p. 611 (co-author Dr. Ludger Schult)

Axel has advised on the following significant matters:

• 3i Group on the sale of its investment in Weener Plastics to Silgan Holdings for an enterprise value of €838 million
• Summa Equity AB on the acquisition of a majority stake in FAST LTA GmbH
• PAI Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Vamed’s European rehabilitation business from Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
• Maxburg Beteiligungen III GmbH & Co. KG on the sale of its majority stake in KGS Software
• PSG on its $100 million investment in Sport Alliance GmbH
• Wendel on the sale of Constantia Flexibles to One Rock Capital Partners
• PAI Partners on the carve-out of the savory solutions business from IFF
• Insight Partners on its Series A investment in German automated tax return provider ExpressSteuer GmbH
• Insight Partners on its Series A investment in Leapsome GmbH
• Blantyre Capital on its acquisition of a Frankfurt hotel and partnership with the LyvInn hotel brand
• Insight Partners in its investments in Alasco, Moonfare, Choco Communications, Cognigy, parcelLab, Staffbase, Camunda Services, Jedox and LeanIX
• Maxburg’s portfolio company saracus consulting Verwaltungs GmbH on its acquisition of Data Insights GmbH and Datadrivers GmbH
• Maxburg’s portfolio company SF Technologies Verwaltungs GmbH on its acquisition of estos GmbH
• 3i Group on its investment in MAIT GmbH, a leading provider of innovative and pioneering digital solutions in the DACH region
• 3VC in its investment in Avi Medical GmbH
• Maxburg Beteiligungen III GmbH & Co. KG in its acquisition of all shares in LPM Bunny Management GmbH
• AddSecure in its acquisition of International Security Group
• StellaGroup, portfolio company of PAI Partners, in its acquisition of DuoTherm
• Maxburg Beteiligungen III GmbH & Co. KG in its investment in STARFACE
• Maxburg Beteiligungen III GmbH & Co. KG on the acquisition of saracus Group
• BBS Automation in its acquisitions of China-based ReaLead, Italy-based Team S.r.l. and Poland-based ANT Sp. z o.o.
• BOA Group in the sale of BOA Purified Solutions & BOA Flexible Solutions to Silverfleet Capital
• Blantyre Capital in its acquisition of Seuffer’s assets to form AST International
• EQT Mid Market fund in its agreement to sell Avenso GmbH to LUMAS Art Editions GmbH and Avenso in its sale of WhiteWall to CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA
• Ring International Holding AG on its acquisition of shares and assets of the BOA Group
• BZ Bank Aktiengesellschaft on the acquisition of United Grinding Group
• EQT Mid Market Europe on the acquisition of BBS Automation
• Maxburg Beteiligungen III GmbH & Co. KG on the acquisition of KGS Software
• Alpega Group in its acquisition of wtransnet from its founders
• The founders of von Poll Immobilien, a leading German residential real estate agency, on the investment by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
• Waterland Private Equity in the sale of its interest in A-ROSA River Cruise Group to British private equity group Duke Street
• Castik Capital in its acquisition of TenderEasy AB
• 3i on the sale of ATESTEO, an international drivetrain testing specialist, to IHO Holding GmbH & Co. KG, a holding company of the Schaeffler family
• A.S.Adventure Group, a portfolio company of private equity fund PAI Partners, in its agreement to acquire McTREK from YEAH! AG
• Constantia Flexibles in the $1.3 billion sale of its Labels division to Multi-Color Corporation 
• Castik Capital in its acquisition of the transport services unit of Wolters Kluwer
• Castik Capital in a majority investment (by its funds) in inet, GmbH Austria
• EQT Expansion Capital II in the sale of Internetstores Holding GmbH to SIGNA Retail
• The shareholders of exocad GmbH in the sale of a majority stake to The Carlyle Group as well as their reinvestment
• IK Investment Partners in the sale of Sport Group
• Hudson’s Bay Company in its €2.82 billion cross-border acquisition of Galeria Kaufhof
• Wendel on the €2.3 billion acquisition of Constantia Flexibles from One Equity Partner
• SK Capital on its acquisition of BASF’s Textile Chemicals Business
• GFI Software SA on the sale of TeamViewer
• Insight Venture Partners on its investment in Delivery Hero Holding GmbH
• Insight Venture Partners on its investment in HelloFresh GmbH
• Rockwood Holdings, Inc. in the $ 1.325 billion sale of its titanium dioxide pigments and four other non-strategic businesses to Huntsman Corporation
• Rockwood Holdings, Inc. on its $ 1.98 billion sale of CeramTec to European private equity firm Cinven
• EQT on its acquisition of Avenso
• TA Associates on its investment in Onlineprinters GmbH