Nicolai is an associate in the Corporate/M&A Group in Germany. He specializes in M&A transactions of all kinds and advises domestic and international clients in regard to corporate law and capital market issues, in particular for private equity and venture capital transactions. Furthermore, Nicolai is also experienced in regard to outsourcing projects, notably in the pharmaceutical industry.
Nicolai's main area of expertise lies within the media, technology & telecommunications, the pharmaceutical industry and the real estate sectors. He represents large and medium-sized domestic and international companies, as well as start-ups and investors.
Nicolai has studied in Hamburg, Bordeaux and Bonn and obtained his PhD in 2007 with a thesis entitled "The Liability of Classification Societies". Prior to joining Olswang, Nicolai worked several years in the Corporate/M&A Group of Hengeler Mueller in Berlin. In 2009 he was seconded to an international pharmaceutical company.
Nicolai publishes regularly and is among other things co-author of the Max Planck Encyclopedia of European Private Law.
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