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CMS

Corporate/M&A

Global Guide 2026 : Luxembourg

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Corporate/M&A - Luxembourg

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

CMS advises private equity firms and corporate entities on cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures and restructurings. The team offers experience representing clients across industries such as renewable energy, finance and life sciences. The CMS Luxembourg team collaborates with its international offices to assist clients with cross-border mandates.

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Work Highlights

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  • CMS assisted Bruker with its EUR870 million acquisition of ELITechGroup from TecFin.

Strengths

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  • The CMS team is composed of experienced lawyers. It always tries to give practical advice or solutions, and there are responsive people at all levels.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • The responsiveness, attention to detail and organised team make CMS super reliable. It does a really good job and covers all of our needs.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • CMS provides clear, easy-to-understand and actionable guidance. The team is also always available to take calls and explain topics in more detail.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • All team members I have spoken to have been very knowledgeable, and they understand the current developments that are happening in the market.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • CMS is very commercial and attentive to clients' needs. The team is also flexible and adaptive in working on various solutions in order to achieve commercial aims.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Gérard Maîtrejean
    Gérard Maîtrejean

    Gérard Maîtrejean

    Gérard Maîtrejean assists multinational private equity houses with investments and acquisitions, as well as advising clients on joint ventures. He also acts on transactions in the real estate, energy and insurance industries.

    • Gérard Maîtrejean demonstrates a high level of expertise and efficiency.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

    • Gérard Maîtrejean is very available and able to make decisions in a short amount of time.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

    • Gérard Maîtrejean is able to help navigate complex changes in very short timeframes.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
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  • Pawel Hermeliński
    Pawel Hermeliński

    Pawel Hermeliński

    Pawel Hermeliński advises private equity investors, financial institutions and clients in the energy and real estate sectors on complex cross-border acquisitions, sales and joint ventures.

    • Pawel Hermeliński is the best technician I know.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

    • Pawel Hermeliński is a very good adviser and key partner. He is always available for his clients and tries to deliver business-oriented advice and solutions.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

    • Pawel Hermeliński is detail-oriented and ready to answer any questions or concerns.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
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