Elisabeth Kreuzer

Elisabeth is specialised in both domestic and foreign M&A transactions (primarily in cross-border projects).

She advises financial investors and companies in business acquisitions and public takeovers, including auction processes (having supported both buyers and sellers), co‑investments, and carve-outs. Management investors have also sought her counsel.

Her PE advisory experience spans an array of industries. She has assisted clients in realising numerous projects focusing on digital transformation, innovation, and current market trends.

Here is a list of some of the advising matters that Elisabeth has recently worked on.

• Advent and Warburg Pincus's acquisition of Baxter's BioPharma Solutions business,
• Advising Advent on ADIA's minority investment in INNIO,
• Waterland's growth partnership with MT AG, an IT service provider,
• Advising KKR on the sale of a shareholding in GfK SE to NielsenIQ and a reinvestment,
• KKR's acquisition of a majority stake in cloud infrastructure and hosting provider Contabo,
• LEONI selling its Industrial Solutions and Automotive Cable Solutions business lines,
• Advising Waterland on Skaylink's acquisition of and combination with various cloud service providers, as well as advising Skaylink on its acquisitions of additional European cloud service providers,
• Waterland selling its majority shareholding in software specialist Serrala,
• CELLINK's acquisition of Nanoscribe, a developer of 3D printers,
• Lovisa Holdings' acquisition of jewellery businesses from beeline,
• Advising shareholders of both Renolit SE and RKW SE on the reorganisation of the ownership structure of the corporate group,
• Advising GfK SE, a KKR portfolio company, on its sale of its custom research business to Ipsos,
• Advising Douglas, a CVC portfolio company, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Parfümerie Akzente, together with the 'parfumdreams' online shop,
• Waterland's growth partnership with Hansefit, as well as Hansefit's various acquisitions within Europe,
• Advising KKR on a public tender offer to WMF AG shareholders, a merger-related squeeze-out and the sale of WMF to Groupe SEB,
• Advising shareholders of Schön Klinik SE on the sale of a minority stake to a financial investor,
• Advising Singulus Technologies on matters of capital markets and corporate law, including a debt-to-equity swap,
• Advising Kabel Deutschland in connection with Vodafone's takeover offer and the conclusion of a domination and profit and loss transfer agreement, and
• Waterland's acquisition of MEDIAN clinics.