Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn

Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn

Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn

Hanover

T +49 511 5458 17647

Lawyer
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Areas of practice

With over 20 years of experience in the area of M&A, Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn is appropriately qualified to cover a broad range of legal advisory services. His areas of focus are providing comprehensive advice to corporate clients and medium-sized family businesses with regard to national and international acquisitions and sales of businesses, advising on MBOs and MBIs, as well as carrying out complex due diligence reviews. As an advisor to the public sector, he structures complex competitive bidding procedures and assists with privatisations and the formation of strategic partnerships. In new/start-up companies, Hans-Georg Hahn sits on various advisory boards, provides assistance with financing rounds, and negotiates shareholder and investment agreements. In summary, Hans-Georg Hahn’s main areas of activity include corporate law (law governing German limited liability companies, stock corporations and groups of companies), corporate disputes, and disputes in connection with acquisitions and their tax aspects.

Practices
Vita

Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn studied law in Göttingen (Germany), following which he went on to receive his doctorate for a thesis on product liability law. After graduating from university, he worked as an assistant to the chairman of the board of directors of a German insurance group. Hans-Georg Hahn was admitted to the German Bar in 1991; in 1997, he was additionally admitted to practise as a tax advisor. He joined the Legal and Tax Department of Arthur Andersen in Hanover (Germany) in 1993 and has worked for Luther or its predecessor firm since the year 2000.

Honors and distinctions
  • JUVE Guide 2019/2020: Leading advisor in Lower Saxony - Northern Region: Lower Saxony “Corporate/M&A” (first recommended in 2016/2017)
  • JUVE Guide 2019/2020: Mentioned in the category “M&A” as “frequently recommended” (first mentioned in 2016/2017)
Clients

  • SOLVAY Deutschland GmbH: Comprehensive support for various company acquisitions and sales in the context of asset and share deals
  • TÜV NORD AG (Advising on various national and international company acquisitions and joint ventures including due diligence)
  • Gießen and Marburg University Hospitals (comprehensive legal advice on the first privatisation of university hospitals)
  • Federal Republic of Germany, Bahn AG, State of Lower Saxony (Comprehensive advice on the competitive bidding process for the privatisation of Ost Hannoversche Eisenbahn AG)
  • State of Lower Saxony (comprehensive advice on the competitive bidding process for the privatisation of Spielbanken Niedersachsen GmbH)

Publications