27 May 2013

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Experience and career history

Bernd Meyer-Witting advises domestic and foreign corporate clients from a wide variety of sectors, particularly Technology, Media & Telecoms, Renewable Energy and Industrials, on a broad range of legal issues, in particular on M&A, joint ventures and commercial contracts.

Trinity College, Cambridge BA (Hons), Law 1981; (M.A. Law) 1985
Universities: Erlangen and Osnabrück (Dr. jur.) 1990
Admitted as a lawyer in Germany 1990
Joined Clifford Chance 1990
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 1991
Partner since 1995

Head of German TMT practice

Speaks German, English and French

Deals and projects

Advising Hanwha Chemical on the asset purchase agreement to acquire Q-Cells SE‘s headquarters in Germany, its production facilities in Germany and Malaysia and its sales offices in the US, Australia and Japan from Q-Cells' insolvency administrator.

Advising Statkraft on its EUR 4.4 billion asset swap with E.ON AG comprising the exchange of Statkraft's shares in E.ON Sverige AB (44.6%) for a sizeable stake in E.ON AG and a range of renewable power plants in Germany and the UK.

Advising Royal Dutch Shell on one of the largest ever private sector outsourcings, which involved outsourcing Shell's IT infrastructure, including managed network services to three different suppliers in 130+ countries for between 5 and 10 years.

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Client Work