Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market | Europe

DLA Piper boasts a highly regarded practice with expertise across the full corporate and M&A spectrum. Joint venture agreements, corporate reorganisations and large-scale acquisitions and sales are regularly handled by the law firm. Particularly clients from the chemicals, gaming, IT, automotive and manufacturing sectors seek DLA Piper's excellent services. The popular team is recognised for acting on cross-border matters in collaboration with the firm's network of international offices, including on inbound and outbound transactions connected to the USA, China and India.

POELLATH offers a stellar mid-market practice advising clients on M&A and corporate agreements, including public takeovers. The market-leading team acts for German companies on both domestic and international transactions. It advises management boards on the corporate aspects of prominent IPOs, as well as litigation, and collaborates closely with the firm's highly regarded private equity practice. The firm counts a number of prominent family-run businesses among its clients.

Glade Michel Wirtz is a dedicated German boutique firm handling both public and private M&A transactions and possessing extensive expertise in corporate matters. The distinguished team advises companies on corporate structuring, litigation and contractual matters, as well as AGM and shareholder matters. Its transactional expertise encompasses acquisitions and divestitures as well as share buy-backs. The law firm's competition and antitrust capabilities complement the team's advice on German mandates. It is particularly popular with domestic and international clients from the automotive, food and drink, and financial services sectors.

HEUKING has a large domestic practice with a widespread presence across the country. The firm handles a vast quantity of mid-cap M&A transactions, including deals for private equity funds and strategic investors. The notable team advises on corporate matters, such as reorganisations and joint venture agreements as well as public takeovers. HEUKING has experience in a range of sectors, including energy, telecommunications and retail.

Luther offers broad coverage in the domestic mid-cap transactions market. It acts for both buyers and sellers on cross-border M&A deals and frequently handles joint venture formation across various industry sectors. It advises a raft of clients from the energy, TMT, automotive, manufacturing and retail industries.

McDermott Will & Emery boasts a strong corporate practice that frequently advises German clients on domestic and cross-border M&A deals, joint ventures and group restructurings. It provides additional expertise in share transactions and private equity deals. The law firm offers broad-ranging sector expertise, with a strong footprint in the manufacturing, technology and automotive industries.

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.

Dentons is noted for its holistic coverage of mandates across Germany and beyond, utilising its impressive network of offices to advise on cross-border matters. The highly active team assists with M&A, corporate advisory and private equity deals. In addition, clients benefit from the firm's expertise in joint venture set-ups. The law firm is particularly active in the automotive, TMT, life sciences, mobility and energy industries.

A strong international network allows Eversheds Sutherland to act on cross-border M&A transactions, with particular expertise pertaining to the UK and the USA. The team represents both German and foreign companies in inbound and outbound sales and purchases as well as multi-jurisdictional mandates. It also provides comprehensive corporate advice and assists with joint ventures, spin-offs and group reorganisations. It is at its most visible in the real estate, technology and energy sectors, and also shows strength in the automotive and banking sectors.

A strong international network allows Eversheds Sutherland to act on cross-border M&A transactions, with particular expertise pertaining to the UK and the USA. The team represents both German and foreign companies in inbound and outbound sales and purchases as well as multi-jurisdictional mandates. It also provides comprehensive corporate advice and assists with joint ventures, spin-offs and group reorganisations. It is at its most visible in the real estate, technology and energy sectors, and also shows strength in the automotive and banking sectors.

The practice group at GÖRG frequently acts on M&A and joint venture transactions for SMEs and larger corporations in the energy, mobility, healthcare and technology industries. It also advises clients on corporate matters and additionally handles acquisitions for private equity funds. The team represents both domestic and international clients and draws additional strength from GÖRG's renowned restructuring and insolvency practice to advise on distressed M&A.

GREENFORT is a dedicated boutique advising on public and private M&A, with further expertise in joint ventures and restructuring. The law firm handles transactions for private equity investors and executives and has experience acting on cross-border matters. The team shows expertise in transactions in a varied range of sectors, including TMT, healthcare and retail, among them family-owned businesses.

Morrison Foerster is an international law firm with a strong focus on the TMT sector. In addition to advising on domestic transactions, the team is well placed to act on both inbound and outbound sales and acquisitions. The firm offers additional expertise in joint ventures. The team acts on private and public M&A deals, including mergers and spin-offs, as well as private equity transactions. Its client base is made up of shareholders, financial investors and multinational corporations.

The practice at ADVANT Beiten is notably active representing German family-owned companies and shareholders in share transactions. Carve-outs, divestitures and acquisitions are also handled by the law firm, as is the setting up of joint ventures. The team frequently assists with strategic investments into technology sector companies, acting for international capital funds. The team is increasingly active on international matters, coordinating with ADVANT branches in Italy and France. Further sector expertise includes energy, manufacturing and financial services.

Dechert advises financial investors and strategic clients on domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. The practice comes recommended for international deals, particularly those involving clients from the USA. It also assists with shareholder divestitures, joint venture agreements and restructurings. The team is also highly active in venture capital deals.

GLNS showcases a broad clientele in mid-market corporate and M&A work, with a particular track record in the technology, media and life sciences industries. The team routinely assists mid-sized companies, shareholders and founders with takeovers, strategic acquisitions and divestitures. Furthermore, GLNS advises domestic and international financial investors on acquisitions and sales of German assets, aided by its strength in cross-border deals.

Gütt Olk Feldhaus handles a broad range of corporate and M&A topics. The law firm is experienced in strategic M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions. It has experience working on cross-border deals while assisting founders, shareholders, corporates and investors. The team acts for clients in the automotive, IT, media and healthcare industries.

Norton Rose Fulbright is an international law firm with a large network and strong cross-border facilities. The team advises clients on inbound and outbound acquisitions as well as multi-jurisdictional deals. It also acts on joint venture agreements and corporate restructurings, as well as private equity transactions. The law firm's key industries include finance, automotive, energy, manufacturing and technology. Its client base consists of German Mittelstand clients as well as multinational corporations and financial investors.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe shows a strong track record in mid-cap M&A transactions and venture deals. The team is particularly adept at handling inbound and outbound cross-border work, with strong expertise in advising on acquisitions and investments in the German startup scene. The firm also assists with the formation of joint ventures. Due to its US ties, the law firm is also a favoured choice for transactions with a US angle. It frequently assists with deals in the technology, energy, financial services and life sciences sectors.

Raue has a solid reputation for advice on German mid-cap transactions. The law firm is particularly active in advising owners on their sale to international corporates, with particular strength in the German startup scene. Further expertise lies in corporate governance and compliance acting for founders, shareholders, investors and international corporate groups. The practice has numerous clients from the energy and publishing sectors, as well as proven capabilities in technology and healthcare transactions.

The team at ARQIS routinely handles cross-border M&A transactions. The firm also assists with the entry of investors and share divestitures. It is particularly popular with Japanese clients looking to acquire German companies, thanks to the law firm's highly regarded Japanese desk. The department frequently acts for companies from the healthcare, manufacturing and hospitality sectors.

The international law firm Bird & Bird enjoys a robust standing in the German market. Its team regularly advises on M&A, private equity deals and venture capital financings. Additionally, the firm assists with corporate governance and compliance issues. In addition to acting for well-known clients from the TMT, transportation and life sciences industries, Bird & Bird also advises startups. The firm's full-service and international profile provides for an all-encompassing offering.

US headquartered firm Greenberg Traurig is best known for its cross-border transactions with the USA. The team is not only active on acquisitions, investments and divestitures as well as mergers but also regularly handles joint venture set-ups in the automotive sector. Venture capital transactions are also handled by the firm. Its clientele comprises private equity houses as well as industrial companies. The firm advises on transactions in the technology, life sciences, pharmaceuticals and software industries.

GSK Stockmann is best known for its longstanding expertise in the real estate sector, frequently handling share and asset deals. The practice also advises on strategic corporate/M&A in Germany and across jurisdictions, including investments, acquisitions and exits. Distressed M&A also falls within the firm's area of expertise, as well as corporate governance mandates. Its clients include companies active in the technology, healthcare and financial sectors, public sector entities and financial investors.

K&L Gates is a well-established practice advising domestic and international clients from Europe and North America, with particular strength working on transatlantic transactions in cooperation with its offices in the USA. The team advises on M&A and private equity deals and joint ventures as well as transactions connected to startups. It has additional expertise includes corporate governance and capital markets matters. It is particularly active in the technology, life sciences, automotive and financial services sectors.

Osborne Clarke is an internationally oriented law firm that advises on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as well as joint ventures and share transfers. The law firm additionally assists with corporate and commercial advisory work as well as representing clients in post-M&A and shareholder disputes. It represents clients from a range of industries, including retail and consumer goods, life sciences, healthcare and technology.

The law firm Pinsent Masons is active on international matters, advising clients from Asia and the USA on transactions in the German market. The team assists domestic and international clients with strategic investments, M&A deals and joint venture agreements as well as exits. Its clients hail from a variety of industries, including automotive, energy, healthcare and technology.

Renzenbrink & Partner is a well-known M&A boutique law firm with a strong foothold in the German market, especially in Hamburg and Munich. The team handles mid-market M&A and joint venture transactions as well as private equity deals. Its clientele spans corporates in different sectors, startups and shareholders.

Wendelstein has strength in M&A and corporate mandates, advising investors and technology companies on domestic and cross-border acquisitions and divestitures. Clients also benefit from the firm's experience in the setting up of joint ventures and management participation programmes. Its industry focus is broad, spanning TMT, real estate and e-commerce.

The Munich-based boutique law firm EGO HUMRICH WYEN assists corporates and investors with acquisitions, divestitures and mergers. Furthermore, the firm handles corporate restructurings and disputes. The team complements its offering with expertise in joint ventures and capital markets law. The firm's clientele includes supervisory boards and family offices, as well as private equity groups.

Newly ranked firm Flick Gocke Schaumburg excels at handling M&A matters that require sophisticated tax advice. The law firm also assists with mid-cap domestic and international transactions for large family-owned businesses as well as corporate groups and financial investors.

GvW Graf von Westphalen handles a variety of mid-cap mandates from acquisitions and sales to spin-offs and investment transactions. The firm is particularly visible on inbound transactions while also assisting with financing rounds. German as well as international clients from the technology, software and healthcare sectors form part of GvW's growing clientele.

The German boutique law firm LUPP + PARTNER handles domestic M&A transactions with expertise in the healthcare, life sciences and IT sectors. In addition, the firm enjoys a robust standing in the private equity and venture capital world, advising investors as well as startups. Family offices also seek the firm's advice.

The international law firm Sidley Austin advises on a variety of matters, including domestic and cross-border acquisitions and divestitures. Corporate restructurings form another area of the firm's expertise. In addition to its strength in M&A, the team also handles private equity deals and frequently advises on transactions in the healthcare, life sciences, technology and manufacturing sectors.

Newly ranked law firm Watson Farley & Williams has impressive expertise in corporate transactions, with a focus on renewable energy, infrastructure and transport. The team regularly advises on cross-border M&A deals, utilising its broad network of offices. The firm also handles joint ventures and financings.

The law firm YPOG has experience with transactions involving venture capital and private equity practices. The firm also advises on organisational restructurings, investment management and exit preparations. The team also assists with corporate regulatory counsel in relation to IT and data protection topics, as well as changes to conversions to German stock corporations.