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Hendrik Hirsch
Partner

Dr. Hendrik Hirsch

Rechtsanwalt

Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
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Hendrik Hirsch focuses on corporate law and mergers and acquisition. He has more than 15 years of experience in advising national and international clients on cross-border as well as domestic transactions. This includes sell side and buy side mandates as well as advice on joint ventures, restructurings and corporate law matters. Since 2015, Hendrik has been heading the excellence cluster "Industry and M&A" at CMS.

Hendrik joined CMS in 2001 and has been a partner since 2007.

Awards & Recognitions
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Private Equity und Venture Capital
    JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für M&A
    JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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    Listed for Private Equity
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2024 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Listed for Mergers and Acquisitions
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2024 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    ‘The CMS team led by Hendrik Hirsch is very responsive and works seamlessly and proactively. CMS can easily integrate sector experts to cover regulatory work and add in-depth industry expertise. The team delivers particularly high added value in transactions in regulated industries.‘, client
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Private Equity und Venture Capital
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für M&A
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    Listed for Private Equity
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Listed for Mergers and Acquisitions
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    "Recommended" for Private Equity and Venture Capital, M&A
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2020-2022 (GCLF)
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    Nennung als Top Anwalt für den Bereich M&A
    WirtschaftsWoche Top-Kanzleien 2021; In Kooperation mit: Handelsblatt Research Institute
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    „kompetent, effizient u. integer“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023
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    „kompetent, effizient u. integer“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für M&A
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Private Equity/Venture Capital
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023

Publications

  • Der Erwerb eigener Aktien - unter Berücksichtigung der Bilanzierung eigener Aktien, 2004
  • Der Squeeze-Out - ein neues Rechtsinstitut im Aktienrecht, CMS-Report 2002
  • Voraussetzung des Widerrufs eines Bestätigungsvermerks, Die Wirtschaftsprüfung 2001, p. 606 f

Education

  • 1999 - 2001: Trainee lawyer in Berlin, including placements at CMS Germany and the Berlin Court of Appeal
  • 1997/1998: Doctorate under the supervision of Dr Peter Hommelhoff (1997/1998) with a Ph.D. scholarship of Arbeitskreises Wirtschaft und Recht im Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft
  • Until 1997: Law studies in Heidelberg, research assistant at the Institute for Financial Sciences (Prof. Manfred Rose)
  • 1993 - 1994: Studies abroad at Carleton University / Ottawa, Canada
  • 1991 - 1993: Law studies in Heidelberg