Nico Feuerstein LL.M.

Primary Focus & Experience

Nico Feuerstein specializes in capital markets transactions and public takeovers, as well as in general capital markets, securities and corporate law matters.

He has extensive experience in advising clients on IPOs (including dual track transactions, US IPOs, SPACs and de-SPACs), rights offerings, accelerated placements of new and existing shares, block trades and PIPE transactions as well as on convertible and hybrid bonds and investment grade debt.

His practice encompasses the full range of capital markets compliance and ongoing post-listing obligations (including voting rights notifications, insider trading, ad hoc publicity, managers’ transactions and other MAR matters) as well as corporate governance.

Nico Feuerstein is experienced in a number of industries, including banking, biotech, e-commerce, manufacturing and real estate.

Selected highlights of his experience include:

Capital Markets (Equity)

• HomeToGo on its 2021 De-SPAC and initial listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, first European De-SPAC with a European target for more than a decade,* SYNLAB and its shareholders Cinven, Novo and OTPP on their 2021 IPO,* MorphoSys on its 2018 US IPO,* Polyphor on its 2018 Swiss IPO as well as the underwriters on the 2021 European Healthcare Acquisition & Growth Company’s IPO,* Europe’s first healthcare-focused SPAC IPO,* the 2021 IPO of Bike24,* the 2021 IPO of Cherry,* the 2021 IPO of Novem Group,* the 2021 rights offering of Nordex,* the 2020 US IPO of VIA optronics,* the 2019 US IPO of BioNTech,* the 2019 Austrian IPO of Addiko Bank,* the 2017 Swiss IPO of Zur Rose Group,* the contemplated IPO of OFFICEFIRST,* the contemplated IPO of Vibracoustic (formerly TrelleborgVibracoustic),* the contemplated IPO of JOST* and the contemplated Swiss IPO of ADC Therapeutics*
• SGL Carbon on its 2016 rights offering* as well as the underwriters on the 2020 rights offering of BioNTech (follow-on offering of ADS),* the 2020 rights offering of ams,* the 2015 rights offering of Deutsche Wohnen* and the 2015 rights offering of Vonovia*
• Cinven, Novo and OTPP on their 2021 secondary placement of shares in SYNLAB and entities and individuals related to the Ströer and Müller families on their 2015 secondary placement of shares in Ströer* as well as the underwriters on the secondary placement of shares in JOST*
• MorphoSys on its 2020 PIPE transaction* and Susquehanna International Group on a PIPE in Paion*
• HOCHTIEF on its 2022 capital increase as well as the underwriters on accelerated bookbuild offering of among others Vonovia, Deutsche Wohnen, TLG and alstria*
• SIGNA International Sports Holding on a pre-IPO placement of shares in SIGNA Sports United*

Capital Markets (Equity-Linked/Debt)

• Software AG on its 2022 convertible bond issuance subscribed by Silver Lake* and SGL Carbon on its 2018 and 2015 convertible bond offerings and on related bond repurchases* as well as the joint bookrunners on the 2020 convertible bond offering of MorphoSys* and the 2020 convertible bond offering of ams*
• SIGNA Sports United on a senior convertible loan* as well as a European investment fund on a 2021 pre-IPO convertible loan to a German asset servicer* and a US investment fund on a 2021 pre-IPO convertible loan to a German Fintech*
• SIGNA Group on the 2019 refinancing of the Postsparkasse building in Vienna through the issuance of a credit tenant lease-backed bond,* TSO Europe Funds on various offerings of units in closed-end funds and asset investments* and AGRAVIS Raiffeisen on several issuances of hybrid capital* as well as Serengeti Asset Management on a 2018 PIPE through a secured option bond* and Susquehanna International Group on a 2018 PIPE through a structured convertible bond and an option bond* as well as the bookrunner on the 2014 hybrid bond offering of Vonovia*
• Austrian Province of Carinthia, Kaerntner Landesholding and Kaerntner Ausgleichszahlungs-Fonds on the 2016 debt restructuring of HETA Asset Resolution (wind-down entity of Hypo Alpe Adria) and its secured zero coupon bonds issuance,* Roust Trading Limited on a debt restructuring, sole noteholder on the restructuring of structured notes, issuer on the contemplated restructuring of its CHF-linked structured bonds as well as lenders, investors and servicers on the restructuring, administration and sale of a distressed securitized loan portfolio*
• Daimler and other issuers as well as dealers on the establishment and update of debt issuance programmes as well as on drawdowns under these programmes (including benchmark bonds, foreign currency (e.g. Renminbi) bonds, structured instruments)*

Mergers and Acquisitions

• BlackRock on the 2021 equity financing round of Volocopter
• Lanxess on its 2016 acquisition of Chemtura Corporation
• BA Glass on its 2016 acquisition of HNG Global
• P. Morgan on Vonovia’s 2014 public exchange offer to all shareholders of GAGFAH
• FIT AG on the 2014 sale of netfabb GmbH to Autodesk Development

*matters handled at a prior firm

Recognition & Accomplishments

Nico Feuerstein studied law at the University of Mannheim as well as at King's College in London. Before joining Milbank, he worked in various international law firms. He is admitted to the German bar and speaks both German and English.