Vida Malakooti-Dehkordy

Vida has specialised experience in private equity and M&A transactions as well as corporate law in particular with respect to infrastructure investments.

Work highlights

• Vantage Data Centres: Advising in connection with joint ventures in relation to various European data centres
  
• Digital Bridge: Advising on an investment in Vantage's EMEA platform with regard to data centres
  
• Digital Bridge: Advising on a German asset transfer with regard to various German data centres
• BlackRock: Advising on a joint venture with regard to Mainova data centres
• Athora Lebensversicherung AG: Advising on the acquisition the “Leben-Portfolio” from AXA*
• Infinigate Group AG: Advising on the acquisition of Vuzion*

* Deals completed before joining Linklaters

Vida has joined Linklaters as an Associate in 2022. 

She worked in another international law firm as an Associate before she joined the firm.

She is a member of the EBS Alumni e.V. and participates in the Women at Linklaters Programme and the European Reverse Mentoring Programme.

 Vida studied Law at the EBS University in Wiesbaden, Germany and at the Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.  She also completed a Master of Arts (M.A.) in business at the EBS University in Oestrich Winkel, Germany.  

Vida is admitted as a German lawyer. She completed her legal traineeship at the Regional Court of Wiesbaden, Germany. During that time, she worked for international law firms in the Capital Markets and Finance departments.

She speaks German, English and Persian.