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Corporate/M&A - Germany

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie boasts excellent cross-border capabilities thanks to its broad global network of offices. The team regularly advises on large-scale and often multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions, with a strong focus on Chinese and US investments. Extensive partnership agreements and share sales are also handled by the team. The law firm's clientele is made up of domestic and international corporations from sectors including manufacturing, automotive, technology, energy and chemicals.

Work Highlights

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  • Baker McKenzie advised Magna International on its USD1.525 billion acquisition of the Veoneer Active Safety business from SSW Partners.

Strengths

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"The lawyers at Baker McKenzie look at practical solutions and really work on the risks and how to mitigate these."

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"Baker McKenzie is very knowledgeable on the local and international market, and has a superb ability to leverage its international network to support on global deals."

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"At the negotiation stage, the firm makes everything possible, working 24/7."

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"Baker McKenzie's service level and responsiveness is very good, on the partner as well as the associate level."

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"Its network is a real asset for Baker McKenzie."

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Notable Practitioners

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Florian Kästle
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Florian Kästle
4
Band 4

Florian Kästle rises in the rankings following increasingly strong work activity on large cross-border transactions. He is especially active on inbound deals for international clients, including complex and large-scale acquisitions in the automotive, chemicals and TMT sectors.

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Christian Atzler
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Christian Atzler
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Foreign Expert

Christian Atzler speaks Mandarin and has many years of experience advising Chinese companies on M&A and investments as well as joint ventures in Germany. As a former member of the law firm's Shanghai as well as Hong Kong offices, he is familiar with the Chinese legal markets.

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Thomas Gilles
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Thomas Gilles
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Foreign Expert

Thomas Gilles is the chairman of Baker McKenzie's EMEA-China group and has a wealth of experience advising international clients on Sino-German M&A transactions.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Corporate/M&A
Christian Atzler
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Christian Atzler
F
Foreign expert for China
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Thomas Gilles
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Thomas Gilles
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Foreign expert for China
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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
Florian Kästle
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Florian Kästle
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Band 4
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