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Overview

Dr. Matthias Kampshoff provides advisory for all corporate and bankruptcy-law related issues. He focuses on restructuring companies that are experiencing crises and bankruptcy situations.

Matthias has extensive experience in providing advisory for companies, their officers, shareholders, investors as well as bankruptcy administrators and creditors. He focuses, in particular, on guiding companies in their debtor in possession proceedings (Eigenverwaltung).

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Results

  • Advised Bertelsmann group / Arvato in connection with the acquisition of a significant Netrada business division out of insolvency
  • Advised Signa in connection with the acquisition of Karstadt Warenhaus, the second-largest department store operator in Germany with more than 17,000 employees and revenues exceeding €2 billion, as well as Karstadt Sports and Karstadt Premium
  • Advised Signa in connection with its joint venture with Thailand based Central group in relation to the Karstadt Premium business (operator of the luxury department stores KaDeWe, Alsterhaus and Oberpollinger)

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Recognitions

  • Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™ 2020 Germany: Leading Lawyer for Restructuring and Insolvency Law
  • JUVE Handbook 2018/2019, frequently recommended for Corporate and Insolvency/Restructuring
  • Chambers Europe 2019, Restructuring/Insolvency-Germany

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Credentials

Education
University of Münster, Dr. jur. (PhD), 2003
High Court of Cologne, Second State Exam, 2001
University of Münster, First State Exam, 1998

Admissions
Germany

Languages
English
German

Dr. Matthias Kampshoff

Partner | Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf: +49 211 30211 365

Düsseldorf: +49 211 30211 555

Dr. Matthias Kampshoff

Insights & Events / Media

Munich, Germany / McDermott Event / September 19, 2017

2017 Cross-Border M&A Conference

BOARD, Issue 3 / June 15, 2017

Unjustified Reluctance of Major German Companies Against Corporate Insolvency Acquisition

NZI 2016, Issue 23 / December 2016

The Tasks of a Preliminary Trustee – Case note on the Court Order ...

Rheinische Post, Special Supplement for the RP-Economic Forum "Insolvency & Reorganization 2015" / October 23, 2015

More Courage to Early Solution

Handelsblatt Online / January 14, 2014

Incalculable Risk of Liability GmbH of a Managing Director at Shield or ...

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