Philip Förster, LL.M. (TCD)

Philip advises listed and non-listed corporations, shareholder as well as members of management boards and supervisory boards on matters of corporate law, in particular stock corporation law including aspects of capital markets law, on M&A transactions and joint ventures.
He also advises companies on reorganizing their corporate group structure by way of spin-offs and carve-outs of business units, domestic and cross-border mergers and conversions of legal form, e.g., into European stock corporations (SE) or partnerships limited by shares (KGaA), also from a co-determination perspective.
Philip studied law in Erlangen and at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. After his second state examination, he obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Trinity College Dublin.
Before joining Osborne Clarke in 2022, Philip worked for leading international law firms in Hamburg and Munich. In 2024, he worked in Osborne Clarke’s Barcelona Office.
Restructuring projects require detailed planning. Together with the project team, we consider all legal aspects (especially corporate, co-determination and labour law), economic positions as well as tax and accounting issues to find and implement your target structure.
Osborne Clarke has advised Grifols S.A. on the conclusion of a delisting agreement with Biotest AG in relation to a public delisting offer by Grifols Biotest Holdings GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grifols, and the associated delisting of the admission of Biotest shares to trading on the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Read more.
(German only) "Die elektronische Aktie nach dem Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz – Eine neue Form der Begebung von Aktien" – Susanne Kühlthau / Dr. Robert Oppenheim / Philip Förster / Sascha Nicolai Grimm, ZBB 2024, 108-122. Read the article here in German (subject to charge).
ABO Wind AG Successfully Changes Legal Form with Osborne Clarke’s Support – all clear for ABO Energy GmbH & Co. KGaA. Read more.
Osborne Clarke has advised the sellers of the strategy consultancy Haselhorst Associates on the sale and re-investment to the H&Z Group, a portfolio company of emz partners. Read more.