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Dr. Felix Born

+49 (0)711 60187-232
born@oppenlaender.de

JUVE Handbook 2021/2022 lists Dr. Felix Born among the frequently recommended lawyers in corporate law and M&A and quotes a competitor: “pragmatic and goal-oriented advisor”.

JUVE Handbook 2021/2022

Felix Born is an experienced corporate and transaction lawyer with international background, having worked – before he joined OPPENLÄNDER – already for major law firms in New York, London and Germany. The JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms, Legal 500 and the newspaper Handelsblatt have recommended him for many years in transactions and in corporate law. His clients value his practical and solution-oriented advice. Felix Born advises companies and investors in national and cross-border M&A projects as well as on company takeovers, restructuring and joint ventures. Felix Born is also an acknowledged corporate lawyer with special knowledge in advising management board and supervisory board members, on corporate governance issues, dealing with annual general meetings and acting in structural measures such as the exclusion of minority sharholders (squeeze-out).

Felix Born studied in Tübingen and Leiden (Netherlands). After his practical training in Dresden, Tübingen and New York, he achieved his doctorate at the Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen under Prof. Dr. Heinz-Dieter Assmann with a thesis on a corporate law subject. From 2003 to 2010, Felix Born worked at Gleiss Lutz Rechtsanwälte and in 2008/2009 on secondment at the international major law firm Herbert Smith in London.

Languages: English

Expertise

Felix Born is an experienced commercial lawyer who advises on all questions of transaction and corporate law. In national and cross-border projects, he benefits from his international experience. He has special expertise in company acquisitions and sales and on the formation of joint ventures. He has particular industry knowledge in the areas of software, IT services, automotive and energy. In particular, he advised on the formation of joint ventures in the area of eMobility/charging infrastructure. Felix Born has experience extending over decades in corporate law and capital markets law, in particular advising management and supervisory board members, dealing with critical shareholders, advising on corporate governance issues and compliance questions, support in the course of annual general meetings and dealing with structural measures such as the exclusion of minority shareholders (squeeze-out).

Others about Dr. Felix Born

Client about Dr Felix Born: “Strong client orientation, empathetic. Proven transaction knowledge, which he uses in a targeted manner in advising his clients (shareholders and/or companies).”

Legal 500 Germany 2025

Competitor about Dr Felix Born: “very competent; pragmatic and solution-oriented advice for SMEs.”

JUVE Handbuch 2024/2025

‘Competitors on Dr Felix Born in M&A: “excellent level”, “transaction handled with aplomb”

JUVE Handbuch 2023/2024

Competitors about Dr Felix Born in corporate law: “very pragmatic, goal-oriented”, “phenomenally good, we are happy to recommend him in case of conflict”

JUVE Handbuch 2023/2024

JUVE Handbook 2021/2022 lists Dr. Felix Born among the frequently recommended lawyers in corporate law and M&A and quotes a competitor: “pragmatic and target-oriented advisor”.

JUVE-Handbook 2021/2022

Dr. Felix Born was named one of “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2021” by Handelsblatt for his work in the areas of M&A and corporate law.

Handelsblatt

Dr. Felix Born is recommended by The Legal 500 Germany 2021 as a core transactional lawyer.

Legal 500 Deutschland 2021

Dr. Felix Born was awarded by Wirtschaftswoche as “TOP LAWYER 2021”, one of the most renowned lawyers for M&A.

Wirtschaftswoche

The Legal 500 Deutschland 2020 about Dr. Felix Born: “Excellent expertise and immediate, tailor-made support”, “very individual support”, “the team has a quick, precise and pragmatic approach”.

Legal 500 Deutschland 2020

The German newspaper Handelsblatt ranks Dr. Felix Born as one of “Germany’s best lawyers in 2020” for their activities in the field of mergers and acquisitions.

Handelsblatt

JUVE-Handbuch 2020/2021 ranks Dr. Felix Born as one of the most frequently recommended lawyers in Corporate and M&A and quotes a competitor: „excellent, strong in negotiations“.

JUVE-Handbook 2020/2021

JUVE-Handbook 2019/2020 on client’s ratings of Dr. Felix Born: “consistent in asserting the clients’ interests; agreeable cooperation”

JUVE-Handbook 2019/2020

JUVE-Handbook 2019/2020 on client’s ratings of Dr. Felix Born: “consistent in asserting the clients’ interests; agreeable cooperation”

JUVE-Handbuch 2019/2020

JUVE-Handbook 2017/2018 ranks Dr. Felix Born once again as a widely recommended lawyer for Corporate Law and M&A. It writes about Dr. Felix Born: “very competent; delivers the deal across the finishing line”.

JUVE-Handbook 2017/2018

JUVE-Handbook 2016/2017 on client’s ratings of Dr. Felix Born: “pragmatic and competent”. One of the frequently recommended lawyers for Corporate Law and M&A.

JUVE-Handbook 2016/2017

JUVE- Handbuch 2015/2016 writes about Dr. Felix Born’s evaluation by competitors: “highly competent”, “carries the deal past the finish line”.

JUVE-Handbook 2015/2016

JUVE-Handbuch 2014/2015 ranks Dr. Felix Born as one of the most frequently recommended lawyers in corporate law and M&A.

JUVE-Handbook 2014/2015

JUVE-Handbook 2013/2014 ranks Dr. Felix Born as one of the most frequently recommended lawyers in M&A and corporate law.

JUVE-Handbook 2013/2014

News

11. April 2025

WirtschaftsWoche award for OPPENLÄNDER in corporate law

WirtschaftsWoche honors OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte as TOP Law Firm 2025 in Corporate Law. Dr. Thomas Trölitzsch and Dr. Felix Born are delighted to receive the personal award as TOP Law Firm 2025 in Corporate Law.

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14. February 2025

OPPENLÄNDER was again honoured by Legal 500

In the recently published ranking of Legal 500 Germany 2025, we are again TOP LAW FIRM in City Focus Stuttgart and ranked as TOP TIER LAW FIRM in two practice areas.

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28. October 2024

OPPENLÄNDER again honoured as JUVE TOP 50 commercial law firm

JUVE Verlag has recognised OPPENLÄNDER as a Top 50 Commercial Law Firm 2024.

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14. June 2024

OPPENLÄNDER honoured by Best Lawyers

Handelsblatt has published the latest ranking of Best Lawyers and OPPENLÄNDER has been honoured several times.

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05. February 2024

OPPENLÄNDER advises Rieker Investment GmbH on the acquisition of a majority stake in the KUMM Group

OPPENLÄNDER partner Dr. Felix Born and team provided comprehensive legal advice to Rieker Investment GmbH on the acquisition of a majority stake in the KUMM group of companies.

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14. November 2023

OPPENLÄNDER supports NTT DATA in the takeover of Sapphire

NTT DATA Business Solutions AG, a group company of NTT DATA and a global strategic partner of SAP, unveiled its acquisition of Sapphire, a UK-headquartered provider of digital operations software and services to primarily mid-market customers in the US and UK markets through its partnerships with SAP, ServiceNow, Infor SunSystems, HxGN and AWS.

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09. October 2023

OPPENLÄNDER advises MSH Medien System Haus on acquisition of AI tech start-up German Autolabs

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte provided comprehensive legal advice to MSH Medien System Haus GmbH & Co. KG on the acquisition of German Auto Labs GAL GmbH.

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26. June 2023

OPPENLÄNDER lawyers are awarded

The specialist publisher Best Lawyers has identified Germany's best lawyers for the year 2023 for the Handelsblatt. OPPENLÄNDER was awarded 20 times!

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09. June 2023

OPPENLÄNDER once again among the most renowned law firms for antitrust law and M&A

The current WirtschaftsWoche 2023 ranking places Prof. Dr Albrecht Bach in the field of antitrust law and Dr. Felix Born in the field of M&A among the top lawyers in Germany.

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11. May 2023

OPPENLÄNDER strengthens corporate law with new lawyer

Dr. Franziska Schaible has joined OPPENLÄNDER as a new lawyer and provides support in the area of corporate law. She thus strengthens the team led by Dr. Christian Gunßer. She also advises in the area of conflict resolution in the team of Prof. Dr. Markus Köhler.

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13. March 2023

OPPENLÄNDER advises Radeberger Fleisch- und Wurstwaren Korch GmbH on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Wein Group

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte has provided comprehensive legal advice to Radeberger Fleisch- und Wurstwaren Korch GmbH on the acquisition of a majority stake in Hermann Wein Unternehmensgruppe.

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02. January 2023

OPPENLÄNDER strengthens corporate law with new partner

As of today, Dr. Thomas Kreuz is a new partner at OPPENLÄNDER. We are pleased about the reinforcement by an experienced lawyer.

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12. October 2022

OPPENLÄNDER advises Rieker Finanz-Gruppe

OPPENLÄNDER partner Dr. Felix Born and team advised Rieker Investment GmbH on the acquisition of a stake in KOBRA Formen GmbH.

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14. December 2021

OPPENLÄNDER advises EnBW mobility+

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG acquires 25.1 % of the shares in SMATRICS through its subsidiary EnBW mobility+ AG & Co. KG. A joint venture has already existed between the two since 2020, into which SMATRICS incorporated its charging station network at that time. Dr. Felix Born and other OPPENLÄNDER partners advised EnBW mobility+ on the acquisition of the stake.

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08. December 2021

Handelsblatt Award 2021

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25. June 2021

OPPENLÄNDER lawyers awarded

Handelsblatt has published the Best Lawyers Ranking 2021. Also this year, many of our partners were recognized as "best lawyers".

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10. February 2021

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte advised Rieker Investment GmbH

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte advised Rieker Investment GmbH on the acquisition of a majority stake in Radeberger Fleisch- und Wurstwaren Korch GmbH.

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10. February 2021

Portfolio expansion of the Rieker Finanz-Gruppe

OPPENLÄNDER advises Rieker Finanz-Gruppe on its acquisition of a majority holding in WM Beautysystems/Sunpoint Gruppe.

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Vita

  • Doctorate in corporate law

    2004
  • Admitted as lawyer since

    2003
  • Research assistant at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Heinz-Dieter Assmann, University of Tübingen

    1999 — 2003