Fabian Bernhart
Corporate/M&A Associate, Munich
Overview
Professional experience
Education and qualifications
Published works
Overview
Fabian is specialized in advising national and international companies and financial investors in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures and restructurings as well as general corporate law and has specialist experience in public takeovers.
Work highlights
- Packaging: advising on the squeeze-out of minority shareholders of Verallia Deutschland and subsequent proceedings concerning the adequacy of the cash offer.
- Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG: advising on the public takeover offer by Mediterranean Shipping Company.
- Tion Renewables: advising on the squeeze-out of minority shareholders after the takeover by EQT Active Core Infrastructure including the shareholders’ meeting.
- Carrier Global Corporation: advising on the post-acquisition integration and restructuring of Viessmann Climate Solutions.
Professional experience
Fabian has been working at Linklaters since 2022, initially as a law clerk in Munich and London and since June 2023 as associate.
From January to March 2025, he worked in Switzerland.
Education and qualifications
Fabian studied law at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and completed his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg.
During his legal clerkship, he worked for Linklaters at the Munich and London offices.
He speaks German, English, French and Spanish.
Published works
Co-author: Holzapfel / Pöllath / Bergjan / Engelhardt, Unternehmenskauf in Recht und Praxis, 17th edition 2025, chapter XXII. Besonderheiten beim Erwerb börsennotierter Aktiengesellschaften