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Hengeler Mueller

Private Equity: High End

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Hengeler Mueller

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Hengeler Mueller advises private equity firms in large buy-outs and in mid-cap transactions. Based on its longstanding experience in domestic as well as cross-border M&A it understands the specific challenges of private equity transactions.

The firm has outstanding sector and industry knowledge, particularly in regulated industries, and it is well connected with German industry and with small and medium-sized businesses. In close cooperation with its clients, the practice develops innovative and customised deal and financing structures. 

Hengeler Mueller advises on buy-side and sell-side transactions (public and private), providing support in direct investments, co-investments and joint ventures, and advise on the structuring and implementation of management participation programmes, and the refinancing of transactions.

The private equity practice is built on comprehensive expertise in ECM and financing which enables it to develop and handle complex exit structures, such as dual and triple track strategies.

Hengeler Mueller has a reputation for working in highly specialised teams and for providing exceptional transaction support. It is renowned for its commitment to go the extra mile, and for its ability to find solutions that simply work.

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Private Equity: High End - Germany

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Hengeler Mueller houses one of Germany's most renowned private equity practice groups, which is present across mid and large-cap transactions. Top international as well as domestic private equity funds and portfolio companies seek the firm's excellence in acquisitions, sales and investments. The handling of SPACs and their reversals also forms a key area of strength. With its excellent capital markets and M&A departments, Hengeler Mueller is in a prime position to handle interdisciplinary mandates. Its holistic coverage of the energy, transport, financial and technology sectors serves as a further testament to Hengeler Mueller's market position.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

Hengeler Mueller verfügt über eine der renommiertesten Private-Equity-Praxisgruppen Deutschlands, die Transaktionen im mittleren und großen Marktsegment begleitet. Führende internationale und nationale Private-Equity-Fonds und Portfoliounternehmen schätzen die Expertise der Kanzlei in den Bereichen Akquisitionen, Verkäufe und Investitionen. Auch die Abwicklung von SPACs und deren Rückabwicklung zählt zu den Kernkompetenzen. Dank ihrer exzellenten Kapitalmarkt- und M&A-Abteilungen ist Hengeler Mueller bestens aufgestellt, um interdisziplinäre Mandate zu betreuen. Die umfassende Expertise in den Sektoren Energie, Transport, Finanzen und Technologie unterstreicht die starke Marktposition von Hengeler Mueller.

Work Highlights

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  • Hengeler Mueller advised Corsair Capital on its strategic investment in IDnow.

  • Hengeler Mueller beriet Corsair Capital bei ihrer strategischen Investition in IDnow.

Strengths

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  • In complex situations, Hengeler Mueller finds ways forward and explains things to all stakeholders in simple words. Its services are always top class and reliable.

    Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
  • Hengeler Mueller offers strong legal expertise, high partner involvement and very commercial thinking and judgement.

    Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
  • Hengeler Mueller stands out for the calibre of its team, its breadth and depth of expertise in complex matters and its client service.

    Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
  • Hengeler Mueller offers high quality advice, is always on point and extremely responsive and available. Its team is composed of the hardest workers and best executers.

    Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
  • Hengeler Mueller demonstrates exceptional commitment and the ability to deliver top-tier legal advice under intense time pressure.

    Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
  • Hengeler Mueller beweist außergewöhnliches Engagement und die Fähigkeit, auch unter hohem Zeitdruck erstklassige Rechtsberatung zu liefern.

    Private Equity: High End respondentGermany

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Daniel Möritz
    Band 3Daniel Möritz

    Daniel Möritz

    Daniel Möritz has experience assisting large international private equity investors with strategic partnerships and acquisitions of German targets.

    Daniel Möritz verfügt über Erfahrung in der Beratung großer internationaler Private-Equity-Investoren bei strategischen Partnerschaften und der Übernahme deutscher Unternehmen.
    • Daniel Möritz is very pragmatic, commercial and good at bringing people together.

      Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
    • Daniel Möritz is a very capable lawyer.

      Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
    • Daniel Möritz is a very strong, rising partner with great deal momentum.

      Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
    • Daniel Möritz delivers a very good performance.

      Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
    • Daniel Möritz ist sehr pragmatisch, wirtschaftlich orientiert und versteht es gut, Menschen zusammenzubringen.
      Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
    • Daniel Möritz ist ein sehr starker, aufstrebender Partner mit einem guten Eigendynamik.

      Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
    • Daniel Möritz liefert eine sehr gute Leistung ab.

      Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
    • Daniel Möritz ist ein sehr fähiger Anwalt.

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  • Band 4Daniel Wiegand
    Band 4Daniel Wiegand

    Daniel Wiegand

    Daniel Wiegand caters to private equity funds as well as portfolio companies, advising on mid-cap sales and acquisitions of German assets as well as strategic partnership agreements.

    Daniel Wiegand betreut sowohl Private-Equity-Fonds als auch Portfoliounternehmen und berät bei Verkäufen und Akquisitionen mittelständischer deutscher Unternehmen sowie bei strategischen Partnerschaftsvereinbarungen.

  • Band 5Emanuel Strehle
    Band 5Emanuel Strehle

    Emanuel Strehle

    Private equity funds often seek assistance from Emanuel Strehle due to his strength in complex acquisitions and sales in the German market. He has further expertise in management participation programmes.

    Private-Equity-Fonds suchen aufgrund seiner Expertise bei komplexen Akquisitionen und Verkäufen auf dem deutschen Markt häufig die Unterstützung von Emanuel Strehle. Er verfügt zudem über umfassende Erfahrung mit Managementbeteiligungen.

    • Emanuel Strehle has deep experience across all transaction aspects and especially in difficult negotiation situations.

      Private Equity: High End respondentGermany
    • Emanuel Strehle verfügt über umfassende Erfahrung in allen Aspekten von Transaktionen, insbesondere in schwierigen Verhandlungssituationen.

      Private Equity: High End respondentGermany

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