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Ralph Hummel is partner in the Frankfurt office of Faegre & Benson since 1992. He is highly experienced in the advice of German and US companies on acquisitions, corporate law matters, restructurings and international tax law matters, including international tax planning. His main focus is on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. For this purpose, he regularly coordinates international Due Diligence teams and leads contract negotiations for his clients. Furthermore he is a German qualified tax advisor (Steuerberater).
Prior to joining Faegre & Benson Ralph's experience includes working with Arthur Andersen & Co. GmbH in the area of tax, where he focused on international tax law on cross-border German-US tax issues, M&A and restructurings.
Ralph is member of the International Fiscal Association (I.F.A.) and the German American Business Club.
Recent Projects:
Representing the US acquirer of all of the shares in a German private software company
Advising a US-based direct-selling company in the start-up of their German business presence and European headquarter including the contractual framework for the sales organization
Restructuring of the European group entities of a US-based manufacturer in the water technologies industry
Representing the acquirer of the shares in a German manufacturing company from a private equity investor
Representing the acquirer of the assets of a chemical business unit from a German public company including the labor and employment aspects of the transfer of an undertaking under Section 613 a BGB
Representing the seller of a world-wide operating electrical tool business in the German aspects of the transaction
Representation of a US supplier to the car industry in the sale of a German business unit
Setting-up of holding structures including profit and loss pooling agreements ("Organschaft")
Advising on the formation of an international joint-venture in the automotive industry through a German limited partnership.
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