Christopher Sprado, LL.M. (University of Virginia)

Christopher Sprado is a partner in Orrick's Dusseldorf office who is specialized in advising clients on M&A transactions, venture capital investments, complex corporate restructuring measures as well as general corporate law matters. As a member of Orrick's Technologies Companies Group, Christopher advises his clients on projects and transactions in an international context with a focus on technology companies.

• Engagements

  Christopher’s experience includes advising:

  • Yokogawa Electric Corporation on the acquisition of German software company BaxEnergy
  • Coatue on the sale of Gorillas to Getir
  • EP Power Minerals on the acquisition of the blasting abrasives activities of Belgian SCR-Sibelco by newly founded subsidiary EP Power Grit GmbH
  • Headline as co-lead investor in the 45 million dollar financing round of Numa
  • Luxempart and the other shareholders in the sale of the Austrian eduPRO Group to Invision
  • ETFS Capital on its investment in BITA
  • Deel, the global payroll decacorn, on the acquisition of Berlin-based software start-up Zeitgold
  • Blossom Capital as lead investor in finmid's EUR 35 million financing round
  • Solvay S.A., Belgium, on the acquisition of Bayer’s global seed coatings business*
  • Covestro AG, Germany, on the acquisition of the Resins & Functional Materials business from Royal DSM*
  • Aperam S.A., Luxembourg, on the acquisition of stainless-steel recycling company ELG from Franz Haniel & Cie.*
  • thyssenkrupp AG, Germany, on the intended split of its group into two separate listed companies*
  • AECI Ltd., South Africa, on the acquisition of the contract manufacturing service business of Imperial Chemical Logistics GmbH, including, inter alia, Schirm group*
  • Panasonic Corporation, Japan, on the acquisition of all shares in the German software company OpenSynergy GmbH*
  • Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Japan, on the merger squeeze-out of NTT Com Security AG’s minority shareholders as well as the subsequent valuation proceedings*
  • E.ON SE, Germany, on the split of its group into two separate listed companies*
  • Deutsche Börse AG, Germany, on the acquisition of 360T Group from Summit Partners and further sellers*
  • Suzlon Energy Limited, India, on the sale of its German subsidiary Senvion SE to Centerbridge Partners*
  • Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Japan, on the acquisition of substantially all assets of insolvent sealing specialist Meteor Gummiwerke from its insolvency administrator*
  • Suzlon Energy Limited, India, on the valuation proceedings in relation to the squeeze-out of the minority shareholders of REpower Systems SE*
  • DeWAG, Germany, on the sale of a real estate portfolio to Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE*
  • LIXIL Corporation, Japan, on its acquisition of GROHE Group*
  • various international investors on the (intended) acquisition of participations in German tech startups

  * indicates experience prior to joining Orrick