Corporate/M&A - Germany
What the team is known for
Taylor Wessing boasts a strong transactional focus, advising on a range of deal types including strategic partnerships, mergers, joint ventures, private equity work and takeovers. The firm's clientele includes a number of domestic and international clients from the IT and automotive industries as well as financial investors. The team often collaborates with the firm's offices in the UK and the EU.
Strengths
"Taylor Wessing handles matters of complexity with great experience and excellence."
"The team has very deep domain expertise in complex corporate transactions."
"Taylor Wessing provides good coordination and project management of the various teams involved."
Work highlights
Taylor Wessing advised Triathlon Holding on its merger with Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems, whereby Sunlight Group acquired 51% of Triathlon Holding.
Foreign desks
Michael-Florian Ranft heads the firm's international China group. The firm is well placed to handle cross-border M&A transactions for international companies with Chinese subsidiaries. Further expertise lies in the establishment of new business formations in China and corporate law advice.
Notable practitioners
Klaus Grossmann heads the department and is a key point of contact.
Michael-Florian Ranft heads the international China group at Taylor Wessing. He is highly versed in advising Chinese clients on transactions in Germany and regularly assists German companies with their business activities in China. This includes corporate governance of Chinese subsidiaries, joint venture transactions and market entries.
