Home / Europe / Germany / Corporate / M&A / Mergers & Acquisitions / Lawyers for mergers & acquisitions

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.

 
Florian Plagemann
Dr. Florian Plagemann, LL.M. (Cornell University)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Frankfurt
Florian Plagemann serves as corporate expert and advises on M&A transactions and start-up financing rounds. His clients include corporates, private equity and venture capital investors as well as start-up...
Katja Pohl
Partner
Rechtsanwältin
Germany, Frankfurt
Katja Pohl is a highly experienced transactional lawyer, advising companies and private equity funds on German and international acquisitions and sales. She acts for buyers as well as for sellers and...
Peter Polke
Dr. Peter Polke
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Frankfurt
Peter Polke specialises in advising on private equity and M&A transactions, often with cross-border implications. He has long-standing experience in handling complex transaction structures and his practice...
Astrid Roesener
Dr. Astrid Roesener
Partner
Rechtsanwältin
Germany, Munich
Astrid Roesener specialises in national and international M&A transactions, joint ventures and corporate restructuring. Many of her clients pursue a buy & build strategy and she regularly supports in...
Peter Ruby
Dr. Peter Ruby
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Stuttgart
Peter Ruby specialises in advising banks, investors, industrial companies as well as insurance companies and pension funds on all aspects of corporate, acquisition and real estate finance. His practice...
Petra Schaffner
Dr. Petra Schaffner
Partner
Rechtsanwältin
Germany, Cologne
Petra Schaffner is a specialist in the areas of corporate/M&A and corporate compliance. She advises on all areas of corporate and partnership law, including providing advice on the law relating to stock...
Hendrik Schindler
Dr. Hendrik Schindler
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht (Certified lawyer for commercial and corporate law)
Germany, Cologne
Hendrik Schindler is a corporate law specialist, advising stock corporations, limited liability companies (German GmbH) and partnerships on corporate governance issues, the transformation of companies...
Jochen N. Schlotter
Dr. Jochen N. Schlotter
Partner
Rechtsanwalt, Notary Public
Germany, Frankfurt
Jochen Schlotter’s practice focuses on stock corporation and capital markets law, taking care of (annual and extraordinary) general meetings for listed companies and advising them on an ongoing basis...
Tobias Schneider
Dr. Tobias Schneider
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Stuttgart
Tobias Schneider advises private equity funds and strategic investors on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, acting on the buyers‘ as well as sellers‘ side. He also advises companies on establishing...