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

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

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

CMS handles 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 leads the firm's corporate/M&A department in Germany and is a key point of contact.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

CMS betreut eine Vielzahl von High-End- und Mid-Cap-M&A-Transaktionen. Die Kanzlei begleitet regelmäßig die Gründung von Joint Ventures, insbesondere in den Bereichen Energie und Elektromobilität. CMS ist besonders stark in M&A-Angelegenheiten, die eine signifikante regulatorische Komponente haben, und profitiert von tief verwurzelter Expertise in den Bereichen TMT, Energie, Finanzdienstleistungen und Gesundheitswesen. Die Kanzlei verfügt auch über einen beträchtlichen Kundenstamm in der Automobilindustrie. Mit Hilfe ihres ausgedehnten Büronetzwerks ist CMS für die Abwicklung grenzüberschreitender Mandate gut aufgestellt.

Bemerkenswerte Praktiker

Antje Becker-Boley leitet die Corporate/M&A-Abteilung der Kanzlei in Deutschland und ist eine wichtige Ansprechpartnerin.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS advised Bruker Corporation on its EUR870 million acquisition of ELITech Group.

  • CMS hat die Bruker Corporation bei der Akquisition der ELITech Gruppe für 870 Mio. EUR beraten.

Strengths

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