Matthias von Oppen

Matthias von Oppen, LL.M. is a partner in the Corporate Transactions Team in Frankfurt and is admitted as a lawyer and solicitor (England & Wales). He has extensive experience in corporate and capital markets law. In the area of equity capital markets Matthias advises issuers, investment banks and stakeholders on national and international capital markets transaction, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, block trades and dual-track exits. Matthias also works on a broad range of public and private mergers and acquisitions with a particular focus on transactions in the technology and financial institutions sector as well as investments in growth companies and financing rounds. He also coordinates the Asia desk of our German offices.

Matthias von Oppen studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and London. He has been admitted as a lawyer since 1999 and as a solicitor (England & Wales) since 2002 and is the author of various publications in legal journals. Before joining Ashurst in 2010, Matthias worked as an attorney and partner at two US law firms in Frankfurt and London and spent 12 months secondment in the legal department of an international investment bank.

Matthias von Oppen has been explicitly recommended by name in the JUVE Handbook for many years in the areas of "corporate law", "equity capital market law" and "venture capital ". In addition to various other recommendations, clients consider him to be "forward-looking, highly intelligent and commercially savvy" (Chambers Europe) and consider him to be "a pragmatic lawyer who concentrates very strongly on commercial aspects and finds good solutions" (Chambers Global and Chambers Europe).

Matthias von Oppen is head of the team "which is hard to beat in respect of client orientation"; he is "very forthcoming, competent, goal-orientated and always acts in the clients' interest". (Legal 500 Deutschland).