Julius is a German-qualified lawyer in the Corporate & Securities practice and a member of the Global Corporate Group. He advises private equity sponsors, strategic investors and corporate clients on domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, as well as corporate reorganisations and governance matters. His work includes advising on complex acquisitions, divestitures and growth investments across a range of industries, including technology, industrials and business services.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Advised the shareholders of Piterion, a PLM and MOM specialist, on its sale to Capgemini.
Advised Apollo Funds in their minority equity investment in AUTODOC SE (advised on prior to joining Reed Smith).
Advised Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on its US$3.57 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson assets and its US$3.25 billion acquisition of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers Watson (advised on prior to joining Reed Smith).
Representative Experience
Advised the shareholders of Piterion, a PLM and MOM specialist, on its sale to Capgemini.
Advised Apollo Funds in their minority equity investment in AUTODOC SE (advised on prior to joining Reed Smith).
Advised Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on its US$3.57 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson assets and its US$3.25 billion acquisition of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers Watson (advised on prior to joining Reed Smith).
Advised Summit Partners on its US$68 million growth equity investment in Lingoda GmbH and on the sale of a minority participation in Signavio to SAP (advised on prior to joining Reed Smith).
Advised ARDIAN France S.A. on the acquisition of a majority stake in the GBA Group (advised on prior to joining Reed Smith).
Advised Water Street Healthcare Partners on its sale of Orgentec Group to Sebia S.A. (advised on prior to joining Reed Smith).
Advised EnvisionTEC on its sale to Desktop Metal for approximately US$300 million in cash and stock (advised on prior to joining Reed Smith).
Advised Gilde Buy Out Partners on the sale of COMCAVE Holding GmbH to Amadeus FiRe AG and on its acquisition of Gundlach Automotive Corporation (advised on prior to joining Reed Smith).
Advised IDEX Corporation on its acquisition of ABEL Group from Hillenbrand, Inc. (advised on prior to joining Reed Smith).
Advised Micron Technology, Inc. on its investment in Volocopter (advised on prior to joining Reed Smith).
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2018, LL.M.
- Bavaria, 2013, Second Legal State Examination
- University of Augsburg, 2011, First Legal State Examination
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Germany