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Lawyers for mergers & acquisitions

Private, public or distressed M&A: our Corporate/M&A practice has more than 250 lawyers specialising in mergers & acquisitions, making it one of the largest in Germany. 

Our mergers & acquisitions lawyers regularly outperform all other law firms by advising on the largest number of M&A transactions with German involvement, making them front-runners in the German M&A market. As part of the CMS organisation we are also ranked in the top tier of European M&A law firms and head the relevant league tables.

Our firm’s M&A lawyers work with experts from a range of other areas both within CMS Germany and internationally to deliver tailor-made advice from a single source.

Please see below for a list with the contact details of our lawyers specialising in corporate/M&A. They will be happy to help with any queries.

Click here for more information on our Corporate/M&A practice.

 
Martin Vorsmann
Dr. Martin Vorsmann
Managing Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Berlin
Martin Vorsmann took over as managing partner of CMS Germany in 2022. As one of Germany’s leading commercial law firms, CMS today has more than 600 lawyers and offices in eight major German commercial...
Carolin Armbruster
Dr. Carolin Armbruster
Partner
Rechtsanwältin
Germany, Stuttgart
Carolin Armbruster advises on national and international M&A transactions and projects. She has a focus on the energy sector, both with respect to conventional and, in particular, renewable energy sources...
Antje Becker-Boley
Dr. Antje Becker-Boley
Partner
Rechtsanwältin | Head of Corporate / M&A, CMS Germany
Germany, Stuttgart
Antje Becker-Boley’s advisory practice focuses on M&A, investments and restructurings. She has special energy sector expertise and long-standing experience working with energy suppliers, manufacturers...
Sebastian Becker
Dr. Sebastian Becker, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Duesseldorf
Sebastian Becker has more than 15 years‘ experience advising sellers as well as buyers on German and international M&A transactions, also specialising in advising private equity and hedge funds. Furthermore...
Malte Bruhns
Dr. Malte Bruhns, LL.M. (The University of Edinburgh)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Head of the CMS Corporate/M&A Group
Germany, Cologne
Malte Bruhns is the global head of the CMS Corporate/M&A Group, which comprises more than 1,400 lawyers in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America, and regarded as a “leading M&A lawyer”...
Joachim Dietrich
Dr. Joachim Dietrich
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Frankfurt
Joachim Dietrich is specialised in company acquisitions and sales as well as private equity and venture capital with particular experience in transactions involving medium-sized companies whom he regularly...
Armin Dürrschmidt
Dr. Armin Dürrschmidt
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Munich
Armin Dürrschmidt advises German and international clients in the context of complex disputes and represents them in court as well as in international arbitration proceedings. Acting as lead counsel...
Christoph Eiff
Dr. Christoph von Eiff, EMBA
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Duesseldorf
Christoph von Eiff specialises in providing corporate law advice to companies and groups, with a focus on complex structuring and restructuring measures. He regularly advises managing board and supervisory...
Claus-Peter Fabian
Dr. Claus-Peter Fabian
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Stuttgart
Claus-Peter Fabian has long-standing experience advising on national and international M&A transactions and on corporate law matters. In this context, his work also focuses on cross-border restructurings...
Jürgen Frodermann
Dr. Jürgen Frodermann
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Duesseldorf
Jürgen Frodermann advises companies on national and international M&A transactions and joint ventures. With more than 30 years of experience, he works on cross-border transactions and also advises his...