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Tim Schinkel LL.M. (Glasgow)

Lawyer │ Senior Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

+49 69 27229 24735

tim.schinkel@luther-lawfirm.com

Areas of practice

Corporate/M&A

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Start-ups & Venture Capital

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Energy

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Mobility & Logistics

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Information Tech & Telecommunications

Tim Schinkel advises a wide range of clients, including private equity and strategic investors as well as financial institutions, on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, including joint venture projects, as well as on matters of company law and corporate governance.

Vita

Tim Schinkel studied law at the University of Cologne. During his legal training, Tim Schinkel completed placements at leading German and international law firms in the field of corporate law/M&A.

Tim Schinkel studied corporate and financial law at the University of Glasgow in 2019/2020, where he obtained his LL.M.
Before joining Luther, Tim Schinkel worked for leading international law firms in the field of corporate law/M&A and spent six months on secondment as general counsel for an international luxury hotel chain. Tim Schinkel has been working at Luther since 2025.

Clients

Luxury hotel group – Secondment as Group General Counsel.
European inland port – Advising on numerous M&A projects and joint ventures, including the participation of a foreign investor in the first CO2-free tri-modal terminal.
BiaVest Ltd. – Advising on the acquisition of an 80% stake in German food manufacturer Riesa Nudeln.
Wavestone S.A. - Advised on the merger with Q_PERIOR, a leading consulting firm in the Germany-Switzerland-Austria (GSA) region.
Geodis S.A. - Advised on the acquisition of trans-o-flex, a logistics service provider specialising in the temperature-controlled transport of pharmaceutical and high-tech products.
Statutory health insurance - Advised on the exit from a joint venture in which several statutory health insurance companies had pooled their IT infrastructure.
Vonovia SE - Advised on the sale of a minority stake in Südewo (intermediate holding company owning 21,000 apartments) to funds affiliated with Apollo.
Commercial bank – Advised on an intra-group restructuring and spin-off of pension liabilities of a private equity subsidiary.
Commercial bank – Advised on the sale of a real estate subsidiary.
Private equity impact fund: Advised on its investment in a growth company as part of a Series C financing round.