Dr. Christoph Louven

Dr. Christoph Louven

Partner
Dusseldorf

Email christoph.louven@​hoganlovells.com

Phone +49 211 13 68 418

Fax +49 211 13 68 100

LanguagesEnglish, German, Spanish

Practice groupCorporate & Finance

"He is recognised for his wide-ranging experience of public and private M&A transactions and has worked on key deals in the chemicals and insurance sectors."

Chambers Global, 2015

In more than two decades, Christoph Louven has gained huge experience in complex domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, board room advice and corporate compliance issues (including corporate investigations).

Clients appreciate Christoph's "great depth of knowledge and ability to help them make good decisions, not just from the legal but also from a business point of view" (Chambers Global 2015).

Awards and recognitions

2019

Corporate and M&A: M&A: Mid-sized deals (sub-€500m)
Legal 500 EMEA

2018-2019

Corporate and M&A: Corporate
Legal 500 EMEA (Germany)

2004 – 2018

Recommended lawyer for M&A, corporate and corporate advice to insurers
JUVE handbook

2012 – 2018

Recommended lawyer for Insurance Transactional
Chambers Europe

2015 – 2017

Recommended lawyer for Corporate/M&A
Chambers Europe

2016 – 2018

Recommended lawyer for Insurance
Who's Who Legal

2016 – 2018

Included for Corporate, M&A and Insurance
Edition Best Lawyers™ Germany

Education and admissions

Education

Second State Exam in Law, 1996

Dr. iur., University of Cologne, summa cum laude, 1995

First State Exam in Law, 1993

Related industries

Automotive Energy and Natural Resources Financial Institutions Insurance

Related practices

Corporate Governance Mergers and Acquisitions Securities and Public Company Advisory

Related areas of focus

Shareholder Activism Carve-outs, Spin-offs, and Split-offs Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions Hogan Lovells China Desk Hostile Takeovers and Takeover Defense Merger Control Public Company Mergers and Acquisitions Special Committee and Independent Director Representations

Representative experience

Advising 3M on the acquisition of the membrana business from Polypore Inc.

Advising ARAG SE on a multi-jurisdictional cross-border merger project.

Advising Hannover Rückversicherung AG on the conversion into a SE.

Advising Ametek Inc. on its acquisition of Dunkermotoren-Group from Triton.

Advising VW (members of the supervisory board) on the merger with Porsche.

Advising Elster Group SE (independent Board Members) on its public takeover by Melrose Plc.

Advising CTA's of numerous large listed companies.

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