Andreas Ziegenhagen is a director at Dentons GmbH and managing partner Germany at global law firm Dentons in Berlin and Frankfurt. As a certified public auditor, certified tax advisor and lawyer, Andreasʾ main focus lies in auditing annual financial statements and restructuring concepts, performing due diligence reviews as well as the acquisition of trusteeships. Furthermore, he specializes in advising on corporate transactions (mergers and acquisitions), reorganization/corporate restructurings and tax structuring as well as advice in relation to white-collar crime.
Experience
- Performing due diligence of a public limited company listed at the stock exchange regarding a mandatory offer pursuant to the Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz (WpÜG)
- Advising Moeller Group on restructuring (incl. bank reporting) prior to the sale to a financial investor
- Preparing an audit according to the German party law (Parteiengesetz)
- Providing a plausibility check of a restructuring concept for a medium-sized business
- Preparing an audit of fraud for a non-profit company
- Preparing acquisition of double trusteeship within a restructuring on behalf of creditor banks of a national transport company, a large German retail company and an automotive components supplier
- Preparing an insolvency plan after introduction of a protective shield processing
Activities and Affiliations
Prior and Present Employment
- Director, Dentons GmbH (formerly Salans GmbH) and managing partner Germany, Dentons (formerly Salans LLP, 2006 to date)
- Head of the Corporate Recovery Practice Group, Haarmann Hemmelrath (2004-2005)
- Partner, Haarmann Hemmelrath, and Chief representative, RSM Haarmann Hemmelrath GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (2001-2005)
- Research assistant, Freie Universität, Berlin (1995-1997)