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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

About

Provided by CMS

Corporate law is a core activity at CMS – with more than 180 lawyers across eight locations, we have the largest corporate law team in Germany.

Our Corporate/M&A team can advise you and your business from formation through to developing a corporate succession solution. We advise on corporate transactions as well as on mergers and restructurings. For investors, we develop tailored equity models that take account of the subsequent exit strategy. Our lawyers handle the preparations for your shareholder meeting and settle shareholder disputes via proven dispute resolution methods.

Our Corporate/M&A practice includes the following main areas and excellence clusters:

  • Stock corporation law
  • Public takeovers
  • International group structures
  • Structuring under corporate law
  • Private Equity / Venture Capital
  • M&A

Please visit our website for more details about our work in this category:

https://cms.law/en/deu/global-reach/europe/germany/expertise/corporate-m-a

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - Germany

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

CMS offers a strong team that draws on a deep bench of lawyers to handle a multitude of both high-end and mid-cap M&A transactions. The law firm routinely assists with the formation of joint ventures, especially in the energy and electric mobility sectors. CMS is particularly strong in M&A matters that have a significant regulatory component, benefiting from deep-rooted expertise in the TMT, energy, financial services and healthcare sectors. It also has a substantial client base in the automotive industry. Aided by its expansive office network, CMS is well placed to handle cross-border mandates.

Notable practitioners

Antje Becker-Boley, Richard Mitterhuber and Jacob Siebert are key points of contact.

Work Highlights

Provided by CMS

  • CMS advised the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action on the EUR33 billion stabilisation package for Uniper.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"The CMS team shows extraordinary expertise in transactional services and supply arrangements as well as on challenging regulatory aspects."

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Europe

"The lawyers are always straight to the point and available at any time."

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Europe

"CMS is very responsive with regular updates, in diligent pursuit of the advisory task and close alignment with the customer."

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Europe

"The team consists of very skilled advisers with lots of experience in their respective fields of activity."

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Europe

"CMS always takes the economic impact of legal advice into account in its entirety and translates it into a target-oriented strategy."

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Europe