Dr. Tobias Larisch

Take Privates

• KKR on the take private of Encavis*
• KKR and GIP on the strategic partnership with Vodafone and the take private of Vantage Towers*
• Hellman & Friedman LLC and Blackstone Group L.P. on the public tender offer for Scout24*
• Daimler AG on the take private of Tognum*
• Swiss Life and Vauban on the take private of Aves One*

Energy & Infrastructure

• Antin Infrastructure on the acquisition of a majority stake in Blue Elephant Energy*
• Antin Infrastructure on the acquisition of a majority stake for its portfolio company Eurofiber in dark fiber operator NGN*
• BASF on the merger of Wintershall and DEA*
• Digital Transformation Capital Partners (DTCP) on the acquisition of a majority stake in maincubes*
• E.ON on various transactions, including:
  
  • sale of 13 hydro power plants to Verbund*
  • sale of the waste-to-energy business to EQT*
  • joint venture with Statoil concerning the Arkona wind farm*
• Gascade on the sale of shares in the European Gas Link (Eugal) to Gasunie, Ontras, and Fluxys*
• GASPOOL and NetConnect on the merger of the two German gas market area managers*
• Igneo Infrastructure on the sale of gas transmission operator Ferngas to VKB*
• IFM Investors on the FTTH (Fiber-to-the-Home) joint venture with Deutsche Telekom*
• Keppel Infrastructure Trust on the 45% acquisition of the solar portfolio from Enpal*
• OMERS regarding its co-investment in VTG AG and the subsequent delisting*
• RWE on various transactions, including:
  
  • acquisition of a 4.2-GW UK offshore wind portfolio from Vattenfall*
  • joint venture agreement with Masdar to co-develop three GW Dogger Bank South offshore wind projects*
  • comprehensive asset swap with E.ON involving (i) the sale of a majority stake in innogy to E.ON, (ii) the acquisition of the renewable energy activities of E.ON and Innogy as well as (iii) the acquisition of a minority stake in E.ON and certain other assets*
  • greenfield development of LNG infrastructure (incl. FSRU) in Brunsbüttel and Lubmin*
• Vattenfall on the sale of its German lignite business to Czech energy company Energetický a Průmyslový Holding*
• VNG on the acquisition of Gas-Union*
• Wintershall Dea on the sale of its stake in gas transmission operator WIGA to SEFE*

*Experience prior to joining Kirkland

Latham & Watkins LLP, Düsseldorf, Germany (2018–2024)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Düsseldorf, Germany (2005–2018)