Wilhelm Nolting-Hauff

Dr. Wilhelm Nolting-Hauff, a partner at Orrick’s Düsseldorf office, is member of the European Corporate Group.  Dr. Nolting-Hauff's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and strategic alliances as well as corporate formations and general corporate counseling.  Over the years, Dr. Nolting-Hauff has advised clients like EADS, Findos Investor, Frauenthal-Group, Mahindra & Mahindra, Scheuten Glasgroep, Thales, Westfälische Vermögen, Wirth Maschinen- und Bohrgerätefabrik and others. 

Transactions and assignments in which Dr. Nolting-Hauff has acted as the lead partner include the following.

• Thales on joint venture with Diehl-Group.
• Thales and EADS on sale of Bayern Chemie to MBDA.
• Findos Investor on structuring of private equity fund.
• Mahindra & Mahindra on acquisition of Schöneweiss.
• The Trump Organization on joint venture with Marseille Kliniken AG.
• Westfälische Vermögen on acquisition of Schulte-group from CD&R and others.
• Knauf on acquisition of Interfer-group from Bain Capital.
• Knauf on proposed merger of Germanwings and TUIfly.
• Vapiano Group and its shareholders on capital increase and participation of Bio Exchange.

Dr. Nolting-Hauff is recommended by European Legal Experts 2008 in the field of corporate/M&A as well as by Legal 500. He is further mentioned as a “frequently recommended lawyer” in the field of corporate/M&A by JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2008/2009 and qualified as “Leader in his field” by Chambers Europe 2009 for private equity.

Dr. Nolting-Hauff acts as university lecturer at the post-graduate “M&A Study Program” of the University of Münster.

Admitted in

• Germany

Memberships

• German-South African Lawyers Association

Multimedia

Publications

• "Hedge-Fund-Investments from a Foundation Law Point of View" ("Hedge-Fund-Investments aus stiftungsrechtlicher Sicht"), Absolut-Report Nr. 11/12, 2002, 46–51.
• "Access to the German Market is Opened – The Investment Act of January 1, 2004 Enables Private Investors to Invest in Hedge Funds" ("Das Tor zum deutschen Markt ist offen – Das seit dem 1. Januar 2004 geltende Investmentgesetz ermöglicht auch privaten Geldanlegern die Anlage in Hedge Fonds") Fonds Magazine, January 30, 2004.
• "Purchase of Bonds – No Time Bargain" ("Erwerb von Aktienanleihen – Kein Börsentermingeschäft", Anmerkung zum Urteil des BGH vom 12. März 2002), DB 2002, 888.
• "Hedge Funds: The Continuing Tax Risk" ("Hedge Fonds: Und ewig droht die Steuer"), Financial Times Deutschland, March 13, 2002.
• Legal certainty in connection with GmbH cash pools - implications of the MoMiG reform, in: AnwaltSpiegel 4/2009, p. 3 et seq.
• Compensation clauses for leaving shareholders - current legal framework and consequences of the abolition of the so-called "Stuttgarter Verfahren", in: AnwaltSpiegel, Print-Edition 2009/2010, p. 36 et seq.

Speeches & Programs

• Mergers & Acquisitions, March 2009, Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster.
• First M&A Talks in Münster (1. Münsteraner M&A Gespräch), November 11, 2004 / Düsseldorf, Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster.
• Hedge Funds – Position and Perspectives in the German Market (Hedge Fonds - Position und Perspektiven im deutschen Markt), November 9, 2001.