Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)

Philipp Dietz is active in the area of Corporate/M&A and advised on numerous mostly international M&A/Venture Capital transactions and joint ventures in the past. In the venture capital sector, Mr. Dietz advises investors as well as founders. He has particular expertise in the field of energy. Philipp Dietz has a clear focus on China and India.

Corporate/M&A
International Trade Law
Start-ups & Venture Capital

Philipp Dietz studied law at the University of Bonn, Germany. He completed a Master's degree program in International Economic Law at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and carried out his traineeship at the Higher Regional Court in Cologne, Germany. Philipp Dietz worked at Luther's German Desk in New York for several months in 2007 and has been at Luther since 2004.

• JUVE Guide 2023/2024: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "M&A" (first listed in 2020/2021) and "Private Equity and Venture Capital" ("highly skilled in Venture Capital")
• The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Recommendation in "Industry Focus - Energy" and mention in "City Focus - Cologne"
• The Legal 500 Germany 2023: Recommendations in the categories "Corporate law and M&A - medium-sized deals (EUR 100m - 500m)" (first mention in 2016, "Philipp Dietz is in my view one of the most empathetic lawyers in the segment, who understands what the other side's core issues are and tries to combine them with ours to achieve good results.") and "Foreign Trade Law"

• Advising Mitsui on investment in Clevershuttle
• Advising the Dutch Eneco Group on the acquisition of ChargeIT Mobility GmbH
• Advising the Dutch Eneco Group on the acquisition of the green electricity supplier Licht-Blick
• Advising MEAG on the acquisition of stake in STEAG-Fernwärme
• Advising Just Energy Inc. on its market entry in Germany
• Advising Capnamics Venture on various financing rounds
• Advising Private Equity investor Avedon on the acquisition of dental laboratories
• Advising agricultural machinery manufacturer Grimme on joint venture in India

• 10.11.2020: Auswirkungen der EU-Screening-Verordnung und verschärften Investitionskontrolle
• 09.06.2015: Die Haftung des Geschäftsführers bei M&A Transaktionen
• 31.12.2014: Mitautor Kommentar WpPG, 2. Auflage 2014
• 01.03.2014: Länderreport Indien: Verschärfte Compliance-Anforderungen durch den Companies Act 2013 und neues Antikorruptionsgesetz
• 01.02.2013: Nach der Neuregulierung des Open Market der Deutschen Börse: Notierungsmöglichkeiten für Unternehmen
• 01.11.2009: Legal hurdles für Chinese Issuers

• Merger control of Venture Capital investments

• 21.06.2022: M&A-Forum 2022 I Köln
• 07.03.2016: Market entry into China from a legal perspective – IP rights and distribution, Best Practice Asia: The hardware sector in China" auf der Eisenwarenmesse in Köln
• 25.02.2016: Chinese M&A Transactions in Germany – Opportunities and Challenges 中国企业赴德并购交易的机会与挑战, Opportunities of Transnational Cooperation – Investing in Germany Seminar for Foshan Enterprises 跨国合作新机遇——佛山企业赴德投融资研讨会
• 25.02.2016: Chinese M&A Transactions in Germany – Opportunities and Challenges 中国企业赴德并购交易的机会与挑战, Business Forum of Sino-German Financial Services Platform 中德金融服务平台企业座谈会
• 30.04.2015: Rechtliche Aspekte im deutsch-indischen Geschäftsverkehr
• 06.11.2014: Markteintrittsmöglichkeiten chinesischer Unternehmen und rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen in Deutschland
• 18.02.2014: Damit Ihre Investition in Indien nicht ins Wasser fällt – Was Sie aus rechtlicher und regulatorischer Sicht beachten müssen, Wasser für Indien - Potenziale für unternehmerisches Engagement