Uwe Halbig - Paul Hastings LLP

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Uwe Halbig
German Public Auditor/Tax Advisor
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Uwe Halbig is a senior advisor in the Tax practice of the Paul Hastings Frankfurt
office. Mr. Halbig advises German and international clients across a wide range
of transactions and matters. He has significant experience in national and
international mergers and acquisitions, tax oriented restructuring and banking
and capital market products.
Prior to his affiliation with Paul Hastings, Mr. Halbig worked for several major law
firms and auditing companies in Frankfurt.
Mr. Halbig completed his studies as a business engineer in Karlsruhe/ Germany
in 1994, and was appointed as tax advisor in 1999 and as a German public
auditor in 2001.
Experience
• Nexter Systems within the establishment of a joint venture with KMW (2015), in
particular to assess the German tax consequences of a simplification of the
German group structure
• Weber Automotive Group within the acquisition of SaarOTEC GmbH and
Tosch GmbH (2015) and - currently – within a tax optimized disposal strategy
of significant entities of Weber Group
• Capvis Equity Partners to set up a tax optimized structure for the acquisition of
the assets of RENA Group from an insolvency administrator (2015)
• Bregal Capital LLP (2015 – 2016) within the acquisition of InterForum AG and
Sovendus AG
• Apollo Management Advisors GmbH within the acquisition of several real
estate portfolios (2015-2016)
• Hatfield Philips International within numerous restructurings of real estate
companies – loss suffering companies as well as companies with good
financial strength (continuously since 2013)
• Callisto to assess the tax consequences of a management participation
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Practice Areas
Europe
Tax Advisory
Admissions
Education
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program (2015)
• KBR Inc to repatriate cash form German entities to the U.S. (2015)
• Willmington Trust, National Association to assess the tax consequences from
an offset of mutual claims within insolvent group companies (2015)
Speaking Engagements and Publications
• Corporate restructuring: Waiver or subordination, StuB 2006, 175
• Tax consequences of current value depreciations of shares in equity funds,
DStR 2005, 1669
• Optimization of portfolio disposals with regard to financing and tax issues,
Börsenzeitung, 1 October 2005
• Avoidance of taxation within the restructuring, FAZ, 28. September 2005
• Participation certificates - An interesting way of mezzanine financing for
medium-sized enterprises, FinanzBetrieb 2005, 1
Professional and Community Involvement
• Member of the Chamber of tax advisors in Hessen
• Member of the Chamber of Public Auditors
Education
• Appointment as public auditor, 2001
• Appointment as tax advisor, 1999
• Degree of business engineer of the Technical University of Karlsruhe, 1994
News
July 29, 2015
France’s Nexter Systems Merges with Germany’s KMW
November 12, 2015
Paul Hastings berät Starcom Mediavest Group bei dem Erwerb von Akom 360
November 12, 2015
Paul Hastings berät GENUI Partners bei dem Erwerb der Mehrheitsbeteiligung
an Fashionette
November 16, 2015
Singha Europe Company Invests in Germany's Valensina Holding
November 12, 2015
Paul Hastings berät Singha Europe Company Ltd. bei der Kapitalerhöhung der
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Valensina Holding GmbH
November 12, 2015
Paul Hastings berät Singha Europe Company Ltd. bei der Kapitalerhöhung der
Valensina Holding GmbH
November 05, 2015
Paul Hastings berät INTERNOS Global Investors bei dem Erwerb des NH Santo
Stefano Hotels in Turin
November 05, 2015
INTERNOS Global Investors Acquires NH Santo Stefano Hotel in Turin
November 19, 2015
Paul Hastings berät Invesco European Hotel Real Estate Fund bei dem Verkauf
des Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg
November 30, 2015
Paul Hastings berät Bregal Unternehmerkapital beim Einstieg in Sovendus
June 24, 2015
Publicis Group/Starcom Mediavest Group Acquires Akom 360
January 26, 2016
Paul Hastings berät INTERNOS Global Investors bei dem Erwerb des Suecia
Hotels in Madrid
February 12, 2015
Paul Hastings berät Paragon Medical Inc. beim Erwerb der MedizinprodukteSparte von Michael Bubolz GmbH
January 26, 2016
INTERNOS Global Investors Acquires Suecia Hotel in Madrid
November 19, 2015
Invesco European Hotel Real Estate Fund Sells Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg
May 23, 2016
Paul Hastings berät Keensight Capital beim Erwerb der aap Biomaterials GmbH
und dem Zusammenschluß mit der italienischen Tecres Gruppe
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May 23, 2016
Paul Hastings berät L&G GmbH beim Erwerb einer Niederlassung der Daimler
AG
May 23, 2016
Paul Hastings berät Dexcom bei der Übernahme der Nintamed Gruppe mit
Gesellschaften in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz
May 12, 2016
Keensight Capital Undertakes Complex German Acquisition and Subsequent
Italian Merger
May 25, 2016
Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund Acquires Germany’s Aixtron for €670 Million
June 07, 2016
Paul Hastings berät die 7Days Gruppe beim Erwerb der Güll-Gesellschaften
June 07, 2016
7Days Group Acquires Güll Group
May 23, 2016
Paul Hastings berät Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund LP bei dem
beabsichtigten Ewerb der AIXTRON SE
June 27, 2016
Paul Hastings berät die 7Days Media Services GmbH beim Erwerb drei weiterer
Gesellschaften in der Schweiz
June 27, 2016
7Days Media Services Acquires Three Swiss Companies
June 29, 2016
Carlsberg Sells Holsten Brewery Site in Hamburg
June 29, 2016
Paul Hastings berät Carlsberg bei dem Verkauf des Holsten-Geländes in Altona
October 07, 2016
Ardian Acquires a Majority Stake in Weber Automotive
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November 21, 2016
Invesco Real Estate Sells Seven Hotel Properties in Europe
November 21, 2016
Paul Hastings berät Invesco Real Estate bei dem Verkauf von sieben
Hotelgrundstücken in Europa
Insights
June 09, 2016
Hard Balance Sheet Guarantees and Their Construction Under German Law