Overview

Dr. Heiko Kermer advises clients on domestic and cross-border tax issues in particular in connection with real estate and corporate mergers and acquisitions. He has experience with internal investigations, compliance and in the private equity sector and is a certified German tax advisor. Prior to joining the Firm, Heiko worked for ten years in the Frankfurt tax group of an international law firm.

Results

Advised VR Equitypartner and Süd Beteiligungen on the sale of the majority stake in DUO PLAST Holding
Advised owners of Elmotec Group on the sale of their shares to Schaeffler Technologies
Advised the sellers of beauty and health company KBL AG to Deutsche Industry Holding
Advised Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers/ private bankers and MainFirst Bank AG at flotation of STS Group AG

Advised SIGNA Retail GmbH on its acquisition of the majority stakeholding in Tennis-Point GmbH
Advised Süd Beteiligungen GmbH on the sale of DBW Advanced Fiber Technologies Gruppe
Advised the shareholders of Optimol Instruments Prüftechnik GmbH on the sale of the company
Advised TRIUVA Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft on its acquisition of the “Shell-Haus” in Berlin *
Advised IVG Institutional Funds (now TRIUVA Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft) on its acquisition of the Eurotower building in Frankfurt (seat of the ECB) *
Advised J.P. Morgan on the financing of the purchase of non-performing loans from a German state bank *
Advised a state bank in connection with an internal investigation of ‘cum-ex’ tax arbitrage trades *

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

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Credentials

Education
Certified Tax Advisor, 2011
Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt, Second State Exam, 2006
University of Bayreuth, Dr. jur. (PhD), 2005
University of Bayreuth, First State Exam, 2002

Admissions
Germany

Languages
German
English

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