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Milbank LLP

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

Global Guide 2026 : Germany

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Milbank LLP

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

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Milbank has a well-established team with a strong reputation for advising large public companies on corporate law matters. It offers strategic advice to management, supervisory boards and shareholders, including on cross-border acquisitions and divestitures. The team also assists with corporate reorganisations and partnership agreements as well as financing rounds. Milbank additionally has significant expertise acting for private equity funds and related portfolio company mandates. The law firm's versatile client base extends to family offices and family-owned businesses, and it has particular strength in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.

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Work Highlights

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  • Milbank represented ProSiebenSat.1 on its acquisition of General Atlantic's minority stake in NuCom Group, as well as the sale of Verivox to Moltiply Group.

Strengths

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  • The Milbank team has a strong composition between experienced leading partners and super motivated and skilled younger professionals.

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  • They have excellent drafting and negotiation skills, and lean and efficient teams.

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  • They deliver as expected, operating as leaders in this space. The responsiveness is first-class, offering a wonderful, comprehensive service.

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  • Milbank offers high-end quality and performance combined with a very strategic view.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Norbert Rieger
    Norbert Rieger

    Norbert Rieger

    The highly reputed Norbert Rieger advises prominent German and international corporate clients and private equity investors on high-volume M&A deals. He has particular experience with matters involving complex structures and cross-border elements.

    • Norbert is not only a brilliant lawyer technically, but also in thinking through the economic impact. He acts as a great sparring partner to the deal team, not only as an adviser on legal formalities.

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    • Norbert is always available and hands-on. He has such great experience and provides a high level of comfort to C-level individuals.

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    • You can leave him alone and he will negotiate things on his own for you, making sure the result you get is basically the best one you could expect.

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    • Norbert is one of the best lawyers I know. I very much appreciate his high expertise combined with his extraordinary view for strategic and commercial aspects.

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  • Martin Erhardt
    Martin Erhardt

    Martin Erhardt

    Martin Erhardt acts for both domestic and international clients, assisting with divestitures and investments as well as acquisitions and matters of corporate governance.

    • I always get really good, creative advice from Martin.

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    • From a client perspective, Martin is very focused on commercially relevant points and also knows what isn't as important. He is very strategic in his approach to negotiations.

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    • Martin is one of the best negotiators I have ever seen. He is very smart and understands immediately the topics we have.

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  • Jan Häller
    Jan Häller

    Jan Häller

    Jan Häller is a growing talent within the corporate/M&A space, acting on high-value corporate transactions and investment procedures. He has particular experience assisting major international companies from the financial services and manufacturing sectors.

    • I think extremely highly of Jan. He is easy to work with, tough when needed and able to act collaboratively.

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    • Jan is a very good lawyer with a pragmatic, hands-on approach.

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    • Jan Häller managed an incredible workload and always stayed on top of things.

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