Heiko Schiwek

Heiko Schiwek is a Partner in the Linklaters’ Mergers & Acquisitions group in New York and one of the Global Leaders of the Chemicals Sector.

Heiko has extensive and diverse M&A experience ranging from public company acquisitions to complex carve-out sales, strategic investments and joint venture transactions and represents many of the largest US and non-US corporate clients.

Work highlights:

Heiko’s recent deal highlights include advising*:

• Rio Tinto: advising on its pending US$6.7bn acquisition of Arcadium Lithium.

• Volkswagen: advising on a US$5.8bn PIPE investment and electric vehicle technology joint venture with California EV manufacturer Rivian.
• Dow Inc.: advising on:
  - its pending partnership transaction with Macquarie Asset Management to launch US$6bn Diamond Infrastructure Solutions.
  - its transaction with DuPont involving the US$130bn combination of the two companies, its subsequent separation into three publicly traded  entities and the resulting US$50bn spin-off of Dow, Inc.
  - its US$5bn Reverse Morris Trust transaction with Olin involving Dow’s chlor-alkali and derivatives business.
  - its negotiations in connection with the US$17.4bn K-Dow joint venture with PIC of Kuwait.
  - the US$4.8bn strategic ownership restructuring of Dow Corning.
  - the US$1.5bn sale of its MEGlobal joint venture interest to EQUATE.
  - the US$1.63bn sale of Styron to Bain Capital.
  - the sale of Dow’s global polypropylene business to Braskem.
  - the divestiture of its global polypropylene licensing & catalysts business to W. R. Grace & Co.
  - the sale of its interest in Nippon Unicar Company to the Tonen Group.
  - the sale of its acid copolymers and ionomers business to SK Global Chemical Co.
  - the sale of Dow’s extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) business.
  - the sale of Dow’s German S/A Latex business.
  - the separation of Dow’s joint venture with Toray Industries, Inc.
• Celanese: advising on:
  - its US$11bn acquisition of the mobility and materials business of DuPont.
  - the restructuring of its 50/50 Korea Engineering Plastics Co. joint venture with Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company.
  - the US$1.575bn divestiture of its interest in its Polyplastics joint venture to Daicel Corporation.
  - its food ingredients joint venture with Mitsui.
• LyondellBasell: advising on its US$2.25bn acquisition of A. Schulman and other transactions.
• LANXESS: advising on:
  - its acquisition of the clean and disinfect business of Chemours.
  - its acquisition of the U.S. phosphorus additives business of Solvay.
  - its acquisition of Emerald Kalama Chemical from American Securities.
  - its acquisition of the microbial control business of IFF.
• Dover Corporation: advising on:
  - its acquisition of FW Murphy Production Controls.
  - its acquisition of Espy Corporation.
• KMG Chemicals: advising on its US$1.6bn sale to Cabot Microelectronics Corporation.

• SPX Technologies: advising on its divestiture of subsidiaries holding asbestos liabilities and related assets to a joint venture of Global Risk Capital and Premia Holdings and its related Section 251(g) reorganization.

*Includes matters handled prior to joining Linklaters.

Heiko joined Linklaters in 2024. Prior to joining Linklaters, he was a Partner in the M&A team at Shearman & Sterling LLP.

Heiko holds an LL.M. from Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law. He also obtained a Dr. iur from the University of Dresden.