Salaried Partner

Christian Staps

Frankfurt

+49 69 975 61-0 +49 162 10 27 09 6 +49 69 975 61-200 c.staps@heuking.de

Languages

German, English

Practice groups/Expertise

Banking & Finance Corporate / M&A Restructuring & Insolvency Law Automotive

Consulting focuses

Corporate finance
Finance Law
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Automotive
Commercial Contracts
Corporate Law

Reorganization
Restructuring
Sports Law
Ship financing

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Vita

Admitted since 2000
Education and former activities
Jones Day, Frankfurt 2004-2014
Clifford Chance, Frankfurt 2001-2004
University of Heidelberg 1991-1997

Affiliations

International Bar Association

Christian Staps's Distinctions

Best Lawyers 2025

Best Lawyers 2024

Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2023

Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2022

Best Lawyers 2023

Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2021

Best Lawyers 2022

Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2020

Best Lawyers 2021

Latest news

09-30-2024

HEUKING advises CVC Capital Partners on exit from DKV Mobility Group SE

09-26-2024

HEUKING advises SMT Scharf AG on majority acquisition by Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited and transition to Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Regulated Market (Prime Standard)

08-06-2024

HEUKING advises Ferralum on financial restructuring

07-11-2024

HEUKING advises Vectron System AG and its largest shareholder on takeover by the Shift4 Group with capital increase

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Publications

2024

Neuregelung zum deutschen NPL-Markt – Kreditzweitmarktgesetz in Kraft seit 30. Dezember 2023

Restructuring Update 01/2024 und Banking & Finance Update 01/2024,

together with Dr. Arnold Büssemaker, Licencié en droit, Michael Neises, Dr. Karolina Badura

2023

The Secondary Credit Market Act – a new regulation for the German NPL market (effective from 30 December 2023)

Update Restrukturierung 02/2023 & Update Banking & Finance 01/2023,

together with Dr. Arnold Büssemaker, Licencié en droit, Dr. Karolina Badura, Michael Neises

2021

ESG als Auslöser der nächsten Krise?

INDat Report 10_2021

Unlimited Personal Liability of Shareholders in Air Berlin PLC as a result of BREXIT?

Update Shareholder Activism No. 3,

together with Michael Neises

Rollt die Insolvenzwelle auf Deutschland zu?

INDat Report 04_2021

2020

StaRUG virtuell

INDat Report 10_2020

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Lectures

2016

The Syndicated Loan – recent Developments regarding Documentation and Restructuring

presentation during “Financial Restructuring I – Special Situation Financing” conference organized by Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner in Frankfurt on September 21, 2015, Düsseldorf on November 2, 2015, Hamburg on November 9, 2015Berlin on November 23, 2015, Stuttgart on January 18, 2016, Munich on January 25, 2016