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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.

 
Philipp Schönnenbeck
Philipp Schönnenbeck, LL.M.
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Co-Head of the CMS Real Estate Group
Germany, Duesseldorf
Philipp Schönnenbeck advises German and international investors on real estate transactions, property-related M&A transactions, real estate finance and project developments. His practice also covers...
Ernst-Markus Schuberth
Dr. Ernst-Markus Schuberth
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Duesseldorf
For more than 20 years, Ernst-Markus Schuberth has been advising companies on M&A/private equity transactions and providing ongoing corporate law advice, mostly in an international context. His clients...
Marc Seibold
Dr. Marc Seibold
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Stuttgart
Marc Seibold is a CMS banking and finance partner who advises investors, banks and alternative lenders (e.g., insurance companies) on corporate, acquisition and real estate financing transactions. He...
Sören Seidel
Sören Seidel
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)
Germany, Hamburg
Sören Seidel specialises in providing employment law advice on complex restructurings, strategic acquisitions and outsourcings. With many years of consultancy work, he has extensive experience in negotiations...
Philipp Senff
Philipp Senff
Partner
Representative | Head of Compliance, CMS Hasche Sigle Shanghai Representative Office (Germany)
China, Shanghai
Philipp Senff is recognised as leading corporate, compliance and risk management expert with over 16 years’ of China-related work and business experience. He has extensive experience in advising multinational...
Jacob Siebert
Dr. Jacob Siebert
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Head of Corporate / M&A, CMS Germany
Germany, Hamburg
Germany, Munich
Jacob Siebert advises strategic investors and private equity funds on M&A transactions, joint ventures and private equity investments, mostly in a cross-border context. He is particular experienced advising...
Stefan Sieling
Stefan Sieling
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Berlin
Stefan Sieling has extensive know-how of management and employee profit-sharing schemes, stock option programmes and similar share schemes and incentives. He also advises his clients on business acquisitions...
Shaghayegh Smousavi
Shaghayegh Smousavi, MBA, Maître en droit des affaires
Partner
Rechtsanwältin
Germany, Duesseldorf
Shaghayegh Smousavi has long-standing experience advising utilities, project developers, investors, financial institutions and asset management companies as well as industrial companies on energy sector...
Thomas Sonnenberg
Dr. Thomas Sonnenberg
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Cologne
As a highly regarded expert on international corporate structures, Thomas Sonnenberg specialises in the field of strategic compliance and corporate governance. His practice also covers corporate and stock...
Laura Christin Stein
Laura Christin Stein
Partner
Rechtsanwältin
Germany, Cologne
After having joined CMS in 2016, Laura Christin Stein (Corporate/M&A) was appointed partner in 2024. She advises clients on both sell-side and buy-side in domestic and cross-border transactions in M&A...