Stephan Gittermann
Areas of practice
Stephan Gittermann advises national and international businesses and their executive bodies on all issues pertaining to stock corporation and capital markets law. He advises on public takeovers, capital increases, squeeze-outs, general shareholder meetings and bond issues. Stephan Gittermann also advises on corporate acquisitions and joint ventures. He has co-authored a renowned guide for supervisory board members and a legal commentary on supervisory boards.
Vita
Stephan Gittermann studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Munich (Germany). After being admitted to the German Bar in 1995, he initially worked for a law firm in Frankfurt a.M. (Germany), which specialised in corporate and capital markets law. From 2000 to 2013, he worked for international law firms in Frankfurt a.M. and London (England).
Honors and distinctions
- Chambers Europe 2010: Ranking in "Corporate/M&A" ("Stephan Gittermann's client list features many listed companies.")
- JUVE Guide 2012/2013: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "M&A" (first listed in 2010/2011, "Result-oriented", competitor)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2015: Listed in "Corporate Law" (first listed in 2013)
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in "Mergers and Acquisition Law" (first recommendation in 2021)
Clients
- Advising Rémy Cointreau on the sale of its distribution companies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Jägermeister
- Advising Umicore on the sale of its European technical materials business
- Advising STEICO SE, a listed company, on a capital increase
- Advising Deutsche Kreditbank AG on the merger of SKG BANK AG
- Advising United Initiators on its acquisition of Azelis Peroxides SAS
- Advising the world's largest paint manufacturer, Akzo Nobel, on the public takeover of the Offenbach (Germany)-based coating manufacturer Schramm at the Hong Kong stock exchange and the subsequent squeeze-out
- Advising the owners of WestLB on the bidding process to sell WestLB
- Advising the financial investor Lone Star on the acquisition of IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG from KfW
- Advising Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba) on a capital increase by way of contributions in cash and in kind realised by the listed pharmaceutical wholesaler F. Reichelt, which belongs to the Merckle group
- Advising the Taiwanese electronics group Everlight on the acquisition of the lights manufacturer WOFI
- Advising Beijing Automotive (BAIC) in the bidding process regarding Opel
- Advising Beijing Automotive (BAIC) on the acquisition of IP from Saab
- Advising Fraport AG, the company that runs Frankfurt airport, on its IPO
- Advising METRO AG on the IPO of Praktiker
- Advising on the IPO of Fraport AG, the company operating Frankfurt Airport
Publications
- Bankenunabhängige Finanzierung: Der Bürger als Geldgeber, in: der gemeinderat, Ausgabe 4/2017 (gemeinsam mit Albrecht von der Chevallerie)
- Die Bürgeranleihe: Ein innovatives Instrument zur Finanzierung des Breitbandausbaus, in: der gemeindehaushalt, Ausgabe 09/2016, S. 210-212
- Die Bürgeranleihe: Innovative Finanzierung des Breitbandausbaus, in: Hessen-IT NEWS, Ausgabe 1/2016
- Kommentierung der §§ 95-99, 109 und 110 AktG, in: Der Aufsichtsrat herausgegeben von Dr. Kersten Schenck & Prof. Dr. Semler, Verlag C.H. Beck, 2015
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Debt-Equity-Swap: Rechtliche Voraussetzungen, Erfolgsfaktoren und Risiken", in: BondBook - Restrukturierung von Anleihen, 2014
- Rückzug von der Börse "leicht gemacht" - Der BGH erleichtert mit seiner Frosta-Entscheidung unter Aufgabe seiner Macrotron-Rechtsprechung das Delisting, in: HV Magazin vom 11. Februar 2014
- Schuldverschreibungsgesetz erleichtert Bondrestrukturierung, in: Börsen-Zeitung vom 21. Dezember 2013
- Neues Schuldverschreibungsgesetz: Die Restrukturierung von Anleihen ist einfacher geworden, in: BondGuide vom 06. Dezember 2013
- Interview mit Stephan Gittermann: Commerzbank mit Abberufungen auf dünnem Eis
- Semler / v. Schenck, Arbeitshandbuch für Aufsichtsratsmitglieder, 4. Auflage 2013
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
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Luxembourg
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Partner
Leipzig
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
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Counsel
Berlin
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Senior Associate
Luxembourg
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Associate
Hamburg
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Associate
Singapore
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Senior Associate
Cologne
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Partner
Berlin
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Partner
Munich
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Senior Associate
Berlin
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Cologne
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Hanover
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Partner
Cologne
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Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Achim Pütz
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., Cologne
Konrad Prokop, LL.M.
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
Johannes Pieper, LL.M.
Counsel
Singapore
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Partner
Stuttgart
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Partner
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City
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Associate
Hamburg
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
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Senior Associate
Cologne
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Counsel
Cologne
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Senior Associate
Luxembourg
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Partner
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Partner
Hamburg
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Associate
Singapore
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Counsel
Cologne
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Partner
Leipzig
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Counsel
Hamburg
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Partner
Cologne
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Partner
Essen
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Partner
Stuttgart
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Counsel
Hamburg
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Senior Associate
Hanover
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Of Counsel
Singapore
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Associate
Cologne
Maung Maung Min Khaung
Associate
Yangon
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
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Counsel
Berlin
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dragana Mendes-Bozic
Luxembourg
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
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Associate
Berlin
Mirjam Marte
Associate
Stuttgart
Jael Marquardt
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
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Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
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Partner
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Senior Associate
Berlin
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Counsel
Leipzig
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Counsel
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Associate
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Counsel
Cologne
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Managing Partner
Cologne
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Partner
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Partner
Luxembourg
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Partner
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Partner
Luxembourg
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Counsel
Luxembourg
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Senior Associate
Brussels
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Associate
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Partner
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Associate
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Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
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Partner
Munich
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Associate
Essen
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Senior Associate
Cologne
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Of Counsel
Singapore
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Partner
Singapore
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Partner
Luxembourg
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Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
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Partner
Hamburg
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Partner
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Partner
Berlin, Cologne
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Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
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Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
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Partner
Jakarta
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
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Senior Associate
Cologne
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
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Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
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Associate
Cologne
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
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Associate
Cologne
Thierry Joseph
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Stefan Jokel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Munich
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Leipzig
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Partner
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Partner
Berlin
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Senior Associate
Stuttgart
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Associate
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Luxembourg
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Senior Associate
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Hamburg
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Associate
Hanover
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Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
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Hamburg
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Hanover
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Leipzig
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Associate
Yangon
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Stuttgart
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Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Singapore
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Cologne
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Luxembourg
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Partner
Essen
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
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Associate
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Stuttgart
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Associate
Leipzig
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Associate
Berlin
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
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Associate
Leipzig
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
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Partner
Hamburg
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Partner
Cologne
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Counsel
Luxembourg
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Partner
Cologne
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Associate
Stuttgart
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Of Counsel
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Associate
Luxembourg
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Partner
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Partner
Hamburg
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Associate
Hanover
Henning Brockhaus
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Dusseldorf
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Associate
Singapore
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Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Alexander Bohusch
Partner
Yangon, Singapore
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
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Partner
Hanover
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Associate
Munich
Nicole Bittlingmayer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Senior Associate
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Senior Associate
Singapore
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Partner
Dusseldorf
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Of Counsel
Essen
Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann
Of Counsel
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Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Thorsten Becker
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Cologne
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Senior Associate
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Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
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Partner
Hamburg
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Associate
Munich
Hajar Assebbane
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
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Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
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Senior Associate
Luxembourg
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Of Counsel
Hamburg
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Partner
Cologne
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich