Susanne Kühlthau

Susanne is a corporate lawyer with a strong expertise on national and international restructuring projects (including mergers, demergers, transformations, co-determination aspects and European Stock Corporations).
Susanne advises German, international companies and groups on restructuring projects and all matters relating to corporate law. She provides comprehensive legal advice on the structuring and implementation of national and cross-border restructuring projects. In addition, she is your contact for all aspects of corporate group law, stock corporation law, corporate compliance, the preparation and implementation of general assemblies, and supervisory board meetings (including companies under co-determination law).
Clients in the retail and consumer industry particularly benefit from her industry experience.
Susanne studied in Augsburg and completed her legal traineeship in Augsburg, Prague and Munich. She joined Osborne Clarke in 2006 after working with an international law firm in Munich associated with a large accounting firm.
Restructuring projects require detailed planning and consideration of all aspects from the beginning. I advise and assist you in finding and implementing the best way to reach your target structure. Together with the project team, we consider all legal aspects (in particular corporate, co-determination and labour law) and business positions, tax and accounting issues.
Osborne Clarke has advised the mental health start-up Likeminded on its merger with nilo.health. The merger creates the new market leader for corporate mental health applications in the DACH region. Read more.
Osborne Clarke has advised Index Ventures on its investment in the Language AI company DeepL as part of a USD 300 million financing round. The valuation of the unicorn increases to USD 2 billion. Read more.
Osborne Clarke has advised the Canadian Octane Group on the acquisition of Aesculap AG's stake in Reutlingen-based TETEC Tissue Engineering Technologies AG on an interdisciplinary basis, 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.
Advised on a complete restrucuring of a division including the establishment of a European stock corporation (SE) (negotations on employee participation included).
Advised on the implemention of a cross-border merger from the UK to Germany.
Advised on complete group restructuring including mergers, demergers, transformations and the establishment resp. integration of three European stock corporations (SEs), including negotations on employee participation.
Advised on preparation and participation of the annual general assembly.
Osborne Clarke advises Addtech Nordic AB on acquisition of systerra computer GmbH, read more
Osborne Clarke advises Kathrein on its conversion into a European company (SE) and group restructuring, read more