Dr Dejan Einfeldt is a lawyer in the Competition, Regulation and Trade practice group at our Düsseldorf office. 

He specialises in public commercial law, with a particular focus on foreign investment screening (Foreign Direct Investment – FDI).

He advises domestic and international clients on all regulatory aspects of cross-border transactions. His expertise also extends to aviation law, energy law, environmental law and foreign trade law.

Experience & capabilities

Selected matters

  • Palladio Partners, an investment boutique focusing on private markets, on an investment in hylane, one of Europe's leading providers of zero-emission truck leasing solutions
  • Rheinmetall on the acquisition of Lürssen's naval division NVL
  • Comcast on foreign direct investment questions and other regulatory aspects of its sale of Sky DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) to RTL Deutschland
  • Sumitomo Corporation on its investment in Germany-based EEW Offshore Wind EU Holding, a leading monopile manufacturer
  • Rheinmetall AG on foreign direct investment aspects of its acquisition of Hagedorn-NC GmbH
  • AustralianSuper on €1.5 billion acquisition of a minority stake in Vantage Data Centers Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Avedon Capital Partners on the acquisition of all shares in IoT platform provider Cumulocity GmbH from Software GmbH
  • AGCO Corporation on the acquisition of the smart farming software division of FarmFacts GmbH
  • a foreign natural resources investor on the envisaged acquisition of four German companies which mine and refine certain critical raw material needed for the production of EV batteries and semi-conductors
  • a global manufacturer of construction and mining equipment on the sale of German real estate, reorganisation of its German business, and on environmental contaminations and risks related to the property
  • Deutsche Post DHL Group ongoing on airport fees
  • City of Ahaus in administrative proceedings against the permit issued to the operating companies to store nuclear waste in the nuclear intermediate storage facility in the local district of Ahaus

Background

Dejan graduated from the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster and holds a Doctor of Laws (Dr. iur.). He completed his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm. Before joining the firm, he practised at a leading German based international law firm.

He is the author of numerous publications on regulatory topics, in particular on German and European FDI.

Dejan is fluent in German and English.