Capital Markets: Equity
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
Band 4
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Provided by CMS
The capital markets lawyers at CMS possess extensive specialist knowledge and are able to provide focused advice on a wide range of capital market transactions. Our clients benefit in particular from our wealth of experience. Over the past 20 years, we have advised on numerous IPOs and other transactions involving capital markets law – as advisers to the issuer, to the underwriting banks or the (existing) shareholders. A large part of our work is cross-border, so we regularly draw on capital markets lawyers from across the international CMS network.
Please visit our website for more details about our work in this category:
https://cms.law/en/deu/global-reach/europe/germany/expertise/banking-finance/capital-markets
Chambers Review
CMS is noted for its expertise in ECM transactions, assisting with rights offering and IPOs as well as scrip dividend issues. Additionally, clients mandate the law firm due to its expertise in private placements and Pfandbrief transactions. The team around Philipp Melzer typically acts for German mid-market companies and underwriting banks, while also advising board members of large corporations on their high-profile IPOs. Its vast pan-European network facilitates the handling of cross-border mandates.
Work Highlights
- CMS acted as transaction counsel advising Clearvise on its EUR25 million capital increase via rights offering while also advising the sole global coordinator, Warburg Bank.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We experienced CMS as a law firm with very strong commercial awareness, focusing on important issues rather than creating billable hours, while maintaining the necessary diligence at all times."
"CMS have great expertise in capital markets law and also deal with complex, demanding problems well."
"We experienced CMS as a law firm with very strong commercial awareness, focusing on important issues rather than creating billable hours, while maintaining the necessary diligence at all times."
"CMS have great expertise in capital markets law and also deal with complex, demanding problems well."
Notable Practitioners
Underwriters and issuers mandate Philipp Melzer for his expertise in IPOs, private placements and base prospectus updates.
"Philipp Melzer is one of the best lawyers I've worked with. He is a great team player who provides in-depth knowledge and a client-oriented approach. He is reachable anytime if necessary, as well as prudent and calm under pressure."
"He has very good industry expertise and always remains calm and deliberate, even in difficult situations."