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Barbara Wössner
Partner

Dr. Barbara Wössner

Rechtsanwältin

Languages
  • German
  • English

Barbara Wössner's practice focuses primarily on advising multinational groups on transactions in Germany, particularly in distressed situations. She often leads an international team of lawyers from different jurisdictions on pan-European transactions. Her approach involves results-orientated project management and seeking pragmatic solutions that take account of the specifics of each case. In addition to her transactional work, she also advises clients on re-structuring, corporate reorganisation and general corporate matters.

Barbara has been with CMS since the beginning of her career as a lawyer in 1999.

Relevant experience

  • Advising Magenwirth Technologies Group on the sale of Powersports MTG GmbH to the Indian Advik Group
  • Advising a US Group on the reorganisation of German and Hungarian subsidiaries
  • Advising Société LDC (Lambert Dodard Chancereul) on the acquisition of European Convenience Food
  • Advising an international investor on the acquisition of the business of an insolvent online brokerage platform in Germany and Greece
  • Advising a US group on the reorganisation of German subsidiaries under the German Transformation of Companies Act
  • Advising an investor on its entry into a distressed PE-held target company
  • Advising Dürr AG on the acquisition of the automation specialist teamtechnik
  • Advising an OEM on the acquisition of the business of an insolvent supplier
  • Advising Robert Breuning Stiftung on the disposal of its participation in KOMET group
  • Advising the insolvency administrator of eyevis Group on the disposal of the business
  • Advising Honeywell on a number of acquisitions and disposals
  • Advising Johnson & Johnson on various spin-offs and disposals
  • Advising Implenia (Switzerland) on its acquisitions of the infrastructure activities (Germany and Austria) from Bilfinger and the building construction business (formerly Bilfinger) from EQT
  • Advising SJ Incorporated (South Korea) on its acquisition of parts of the business of the insolvent Graupner GmbH & Co. KG

Publications

  • "M&A Transaktionen in der Baubranche – Typischer Ablauf und Due Diligence", zusammen mit Dr. Jan Hansen, BauSV 5/2013
  • "Schwieriges Marktumfeld in der Baubranche – Übernahme als Chance?", zusammen mit Dr. Jan Hansen, RKW ibr 5/2013
  • Meyding/Schluck-Amend, Der Unternehmenskauf in Krise und Insolvenz, "Vertragsgestaltung" und "Due Diligence" zusammen mit Dr. Jan Hansen, Richard Boorberg Verlag 2012
  • "Die Deutschlandklausel im EG-Beihilfenrecht (Art. 87 Abs. 2 lit.c EGV)", Verlag Dr. Kovac 2001

Lectures list

  • "Fit for Transaction: Herausforderungen beim Verkauf von Konzernteilen", M&A Summit 2015
  • "Das ESUG als Beschleuninger für M&A-Transaktionen", Stuttgart 2013
  • "M&A-Wissen für Geschäftsführer", ASB Management-Zentrum-Heidelberg e.V., 2010
  • "Legal Due Diligence", Management Circle, 2006 – 2011

Education

  • 2001: doctorate; thesis on EU state aid regulations
  • 1998: second state law examination
  • 1996: first state law examination
  • 1990 - 1996: Studied law in Tübingen, Cologne, Fribourg/Switzerland and Heidelberg

Insights by Barbara

CMS advises Modine on Spin-off and Merger with Gentherm

30 Jan 2026 2 min read

CMS advises the MAGENWIRTH Technolgies Group on the sale of Powersports MTG GmbH

09 Jan 2025 1 min read

CMS advises Société LDC (Lambert Dodard Chancereul) on the acquisition of European Convenience Food

29 Nov 2024 2 min read

CMS advises ABB on the acquisition of Eve Systems GmbH

13 Jun 2023 2 min read
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