Dr. Volker Arends, LL.M.

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1 Dr. Volker Arends, LL.M. Dr. Volker Arends is specialised in M&A and real estate transactions, corporate law, restructuring and joint ventures. He also advises on commercial and insolvency law as well as dispute resolution. Dr. Volker Arends is partner at AHB Rechtsanwälte Arends Hofert Bergemann Partnerschaft. Before becoming a partner at AHB Rechtsanwälte Dr. Arends worked for several years as attorney-at-law at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hamburg advising in M&A, corporate law and litigation. In the past Dr. Volker Arends has advised on a number of prominent major M&A and real estate transactions. He has been legal counsel to both the sell and the buy side of transactions. His activities have included first talks on commercial terms, due-diligence-processes, the drafting and negotiation of the legal documentation as well as the representation until closing. Furthermore he has advised on a broad variety of corporate restructurings and joint ventures. Dr. Volker Arends has represented major banks, private equity and real estate funds, other financial investors, electric utility companies as well as media enterprises. Dr. Volker Arends studied law and business administration at the Universities of Bayreuth, Würzburg und Munich. At the University of Bayreuth he also received his Dr. jur. (phd) for a dissertation (thesis) in corporate law from Prof. Dr. Volker Emmerich. While writing his dissertation he worked at Deutsche Bank AG, first in the legal department in Sydney, Australia, and then at Corporate Center Compliance in Frankfurt/Main. He has received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Private Wealth Management of the Westphalian Wilhems-University in Münster. Recent M & A and Real Estate Transactions Representation of a big German food company group when selling its business activities to Danish Crown company group (2010) Legal advice of the seller side in the sale of a container portfolio in the amount of approx. USD 100 million to a financial investor (2010) Legal advice to the Danish majority shareholders in the foundation of a joint venture with local investors in Hong Kong and China for the production and sale of toy products (2010)

2 Representation of a strategic investor in the intended acquisition of an industrial company in Northern Germany (2010) Representation of HSH Real Estate AG/LB Immo Invest GmbH in the acquisition of two nursing homes (2010) Legal advice to three public shareholders (communities and cities) in the intended change of the shareholder structure of a German harbour (2010) Representation of Israeli financial investors in the intended acquisition of a commercial real estate in Northern Germany (2010) Legal advice of HSH Real Estate AG/LB Immo Invest GmbH in the acquisition of the Inside Premium Hotel in Düsseldorf/Derendorf for a purchase price of approximately 20 million (2009/2010) Legal advice to the majority shareholder of a private university, EMBA Europäische Medien- und Business Akademie GmbH, in the investment of a financial investor and on debt finance for the extension of new branches in Germany and abroad (2009/2010) Representation of HSH Real Estate AG/LB Immo Invest GmbH in the acquisition of two nursing homes in Bremen and Ellerau from the Hesse + Partner Group (2009/2010) Representation of a major shareholder in the sale of a 50 % participation in a well-known hardware store in Northern Germany (2009/2010) Representation of the shareholders of a software company in the sale of the assets of the company to a major German software house (2009/2010) Legal representation of HSH Real Estate AG/LB Immo Invest GmbH in the acquisition of a portfolio of apartments in Berlin from the real estate developer, Echo Immobilien Entwicklung GmbH, Berlin (2009) Legal advice of a well-known food company group in the intended acquisition of a huge slaughterhouse in Northern Germany (2009) Legal advice to a Danish entrepreneurial family in the merger of a Danish corporation manufacturing and selling office products world wide and a French corporation operating in the same business field (2009) Vendor due diligence for a leading German food manufacturer in connection with the intended involvement of a financial investor in the company (2009) Legal advice to and representation of the management of a well-known American food manufacturer in the intended management buyout for the acquisition of the German subsidiary (2009) Representation of a German internet company listed on the stock exchange in the acquisition of a US software and internet company (including various capital increases and the application for the listing of the new stocks) (2008/2009) Legal advice and due diligence for a strategic investor in the intended acquisition of a real estate portfolio of more than 56 buildings with a total value of more than million (2008) Legal representation of Danish investors in the acquisition of all shares in a real estate company with a major portfolio of apartments, Kreissiedlungsgesellschaft Rendsburg mbh, from Israelian investors (2008) Representation of a German listed internet company in the envisaged acquisition of another internet company (2008)

3 Legal advice to two shareholders in the sale of all shares in the TABY company group, a company active in leasing and selling tank containers, to a strategic investor, the Norwegian/ US American Stolt Nielsen Group (2008) Representation of the shareholders of a software company in the intended sale of a participation in the company to a strategic US Investor listed on the US Stock Exchange (2008) Legal advice to a software company in the envisaged acquisition of a Dutch software company (2008) Representation of a strategic investor in the acquisition of a meat processing plant out of insolvency proceedings by way of an asset deal (2008) Representation of a Dutch private equity investor in the planned acquisition of a participation in a German publicly listed company in the field of renewable energies (2008) Legal advice to Hamborner AG in the acquisition of a real estate portfolio (2008) Representation of HSH Real Estate AG in the acquisition of various real estate properties (2008) Legal advice to KRAUTH medical KG (GmbH & Co.) in the sale of all shares in Life Systems Medizintechnik Service GmbH, the German market leader for services in the field of cardio technology to Medos Medizintechnik GmbH, a company held by the private equity investor Ventizz Capital Partners Advisory AG (2007/2008) Legal advice in the sale of the construction goods trading Company Dittmer to Team AG, a company group active in construction goods, building centres, energy trading and gas stations (2007/2008) Representation of KRAUTH medical KG (GmbH & Co.) in the sale of a participation in Instruclean GmbH to Roeser Company Group (2007) Legal advice to CLOU Container Leasing GmbH in the sale of a corporate investment in the field of shipping/logistics to a northern German shipping company as well as advice with regard to various new investments in companies (2007) Counsel to CLOU Container Leasing GmbH and Mr Ian K. Karan in the sale of one of the worldwide biggest Container Leasing Enterprises, Capital Lease Limited, with branches in Hong Kong, Hamburg, Miami, China and Brazil (2007) Counsel to Aramea Asset Management AG in the foundation and venture capital financing, in particular the drafting and negotiation of the transaction/investment documents (2007) Legal advice on due diligence in the intended sale of a German company in the field of renewable energies (2007) Representation of the English company Towers Thompson Limited on the acquisition of the German seafood business activities of Canadian Maple Leaf Inc. (2007) Advice to a joint venture for the development of a former navy base as a marina (2007) Advice to and representation of HSH Real Estate AG/Hamborner AG on the acquisition of seven buildings from the Kaufland-group (five Kaufland-cash&carry-markets and two EDEKA-markets in Freital, Geldern, Lüneburg, Meppen, Mosbach, Freiburg and Villingen-Schwenningen) (2007) Representation of a Protestant Church in Berlin in the sale of a portfolio of approximately 900 apartments and a shopping centre in Berlin to GSW Immobilien GmbH, Berlin (held by Cerberus) and coordination of the various creditor banks (2007) Counsel to the Italian company Invatec S.a.r.l. in a joint venture with a large pharmaceutical company (2007)

4 Representation of HSH Real Estate AG/LB Immo Invest GmbH in various acquisitions of nursing homes for a real estate fund (fund volume three digit million) (since 2006 and currently) Representation of CLOU Container Leasing GmbH with regard to various corporate transactions (2006/2007) Legal advice to Becco Biofuels Limited with its corporate seat in Jersey on the acquisition of various companies in the field of production of biodiesel (share deals as well as asset deals) (2006/2007) Legal advice to Becco Biofuels Limited with its corporate seat in Jersey on the acquisition finance of the transaction mentioned above (negotiation of a credit facility with a leading German bank ) (2006/2007) Advice to the local district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde and the publicly owned company Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft des Kreises Rendsburg-Eckernförde mbh on the intended privatisation of the seaport of Rendsburg (2006/2007) Counsel to Becco Biofuels Limited with its corporate seat in Jersey with regard to the intended initial public offering at AIM in London (2006) Representation of a media company in the sale and exit of the major shareholder and the new investment of the new strategic investor (2006) Legal advice to KRAUTH medical KG (GmbH & Co.) in the planned sale of one of its subsidiaries to its management (2006) Representation of software enterprise on the planned acquisition of a well known internet company (2006) Legal advice to the shareholders of Kreissiedlungsgesellschaft Rendsburg mbh on the planned sale of the shares in the company from the first purchaser to a financial investor (2006) Representation of an English technology company on the termination of a joint venture with a German group of companies (2006) Representation of Invatec S.r.l., an Italian producer of medical products, on the planned acquisition of business unit of a major US-american-medical group of companies (2005/2006) Legal advice to a British group of investors on the planned cross border joint venture between English and German Companies in the field of buying, cleaning and selling contaminated real estate (2005) Representation of Invatec S.r.l., an Italian producer of medical products, in the intended cross boarder joint venture with a German University Clinic, from a pharmaceutical company and various scientists (2005) Representation of German pharmaceutical company in the sale of one of its business divisions (2005) Advice to a financial investor in a swap-off participations in companies and the execution of various capital measures (2004/2005) Representation of KRAUTH Medical Group selling its Homecare division to Linde AG (listed on the DAX) by way of an Asset Deal (2004) Representation of KRAUTH Medical Group selling its Medical Supplies division to GE Medical Systems by way of an Asset Deal (2004)

5 Representation of MPC Münchmeyer Petersen GmbH/Hannover Finanz GmbH on the acquisition of 90 % of the shares in Miles Handelsgesellschaft International GmbH, a subsidiary of Wünsche AG from HSH Nordbank AG/ING BHF Bank AG (MBO/LBO transaction) (2003) Counsel to various financial investors on the selling of an industrial enterprise to Barclays Private Equity (MBO/LBO transaction) (2003) Advice to a larger Austrian company in the timber industry on the negotiation of a joint venture with a Canadian partner (2003) Representation of the shareholders of a trading company selling a majority stake to a German commercial bank. Concurrent mezzanine-financing of the target company (2003) Advice to a major German bank on the prospective selling of a subsidiary through a bidder process (2003) Advice to a financial investor on the acquisition of a minority (<30 %) in a listed company as well as on the acquisition of a various loan claims against the public listed company (2003) Advice to Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (City of Hamburg) on the merger of Hamburgische Landesbank and Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein to HSH Nordbank AG (2002/2003) Advice to a major German bank on the prospective takeover of a financial service-provider, including MBO elements (2002) Representation of a large Scandinavian energy company on the selling of its business activities in Germany to a large German energy company (2002) Representation of an Italian industry enterprise on the selling of a sweets company by means of an Asset Deal to a previous customer (2002) Advice to a large midmarket company on the acquisition of an insolvent internet enterprise (2002) AHB Rechtsanwälte Dr. Volker Arends, LL.M. Neuer Wall Hamburg T + 49 (40) F + 49 (40) E [email protected]