Mr. David F. Hickok

With the German legislature poised to resolve the controversy surrounding the taxation of carried interests, the tax outlook for German private equity professionals is looking good, according to Friedrich Hey and David Hickok of Debevoise & Plimpton.

David F. Hickok

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David F. Hickok
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David Hickok is a partner at Debevoise, resident in the London office, and a member of the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups.Mr. Hickok has participated in numerous cross-border acquisitions on behalf of private equity houses and other clients.He also has extensive experience in structuring and implementing complex cross-border financings, including such recent transactions as the $2.9 billion equivalent amount multi-borrower international credit facility for the acquisition of The Hertz Corporation by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, The Carlyle Group and Merrill Lynch Private Equity.

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Partners David F. Hickok and Geoffrey P. Burgess in London and Antoine F. Kirry in Paris, as well as counsel Jean-Christophe Beaury in Paris and corporate associates Wendy A. Semel, Erin E. Callahan and Elliott Wiseman in London and Philippe Tengelmann in Paris worked on the acquisition and the equity arrangements.

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David F HickokPartnerPh: +49 69 2097 5000Fax: +49 69 2097 5555dfhickok@debevoise.com
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David F. Hickok is a partner with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP resident in our Frankfurt office and a member of the firmâ€s Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities and Private Equity Groups.Prior to relocating to Germany, Mr. Hickok was based in the firmâ€s Paris office from 1997-2001 and from 1987 until 1993 (with an intervening two years as Assistant General Counsel to Alcatel Business Systems in Paris.) From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Hickok managed an office in Eastern Europe for Debevoise.After joining Debevoise in 1984, Mr. Hickok was based in our New York office until 1987.Mr. Hickok has also participated in numerous international securities offerings by French, German and Central European issuers in the telecommunications, energy and other sectors.

Mr. Hickok has extensive experience in structuring and implementing complex cross-border financings, and in initial public offerings by non-U.S. issuers, including such recent transactions as the restructuring of the senior and subordinated indebtedness of Schulte GmbH, and the financing by Dâ€Ieterem and COBEPA, both Belgian companies, of the acquisition of a South African company with operations throughout Europe.

Mr. Hickok graduated from Princeton University magna cum laude in 1981 and New York University School of Law in 1984.He is a member of the New York and the Paris bars.Mr. Hickok is fluent in German, English, French and speaks Hungarian.

Mr. Hickok can be reached by telephone in our Frankfurt office at +49 69 2097 5000, by fax at +49 69 2097 5555 and by e-mail at dfhickok@debevoise.com.

Friedrich Hey and David Hickok.
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With the German legislature poised to resolve the controversy surrounding the taxation of carried interests, the tax outlook for German private equity professionals is looking good, according to Friedrich Hey and David Hickok of Debevoise & Plimpton.