Silke Beiter is an of counsel in the Munich office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance, Capital Markets and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups.
Silke focuses on corporate law matters, in particular advising public and private companies and their shareholders with regard to shareholders’ meetings, corporate governance and corporate structural measures. She also advises on capital market law issues, in particular transparency obligations and insider law, as well as on private and public M&A transactions.
Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2022/2023 list her among the best lawyers for Corporate Governance and Compliance in Germany. Kanzleimonitor 2020/2021 lists her among the recommended lawyers for Stock Corporation and Corporate Governance Law. The Legal 500 Deutschland 2023 and The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 recommended Silke for Corporate Law.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, she was a corporate counsel in the Munich office of a renowned UK law firm.
Silke is fluent in German and English.
Experience*
- CENTROTEC SE on all corporate and capital markets aspects in connection with its delisting
- CENTROTEC SE on the acquisition of all shares of PARI Group, including capital markets transparency and related party transaction rules
- in connection with the preparation and execution of annual shareholders’ meetings, e.g. Daimler, Vonovia, Wacker Chemie, Siltronic, Kabel Deutschland, 4SC, windeln.de, Centrotec Sustainable, etc.
- on corporate law issues, especially on corporate governance, directors’ and officers’ duties and corporate matters , e.g. Daimler, Wacker Chemie, Nestlé, 4SC, Centrotec Sustainable, windeln.de, Siltronic, Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte, SCA/Essity
- in connection with structural measures and subsequent shareholder lawsuits/judicial review, including SCA Hygiene Products/Essity (squeeze-out); Cinven/Heidelberger Lebensversicherung (squeeze-out ); Daimler/Tognum (takeover squeeze-out, control and profit transfer agreement); UniCredit/HVB (squeeze-out); Computershare/VEM Aktienbank (domination agreement, delisting and squeeze-out)
- on corporate law and corporate governance issues in preparation of IPOs, including Siltronic, windeln.de, Kabel Deutschland
- on capital market law issues, such as transparency obligations and insider law, capital measures and share buyback programs, e.g. Daimler, Wacker Chemie, Centrotec Sustainable, windeln.de, 4SC and Gagfah
- on public M&A transactions, including Daimler on the takeover of Tognum; Vonovia on the share-for-share offer for Deutsche Wohnen; MorphoSys on the investment by Celgene; AREVA on the takeover offer for REpower; Computershare on the takeover of VEM; 4SC on the takeover by Santo
* Includes experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn
Capabilities
- Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance
- Capital Markets
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
- Mergers and Acquisitions
Credentials
Education:
- University of Konstanz - 2001 Law Degree
Admissions:
- Germany - Rechtsanwältin