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Kevin Schmidt
Counsel

Dr. Kevin Schmidt

Senior Associate

Leipzig, Germany
Languages
  • German
  • English
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Kevin Schmidt advises on German and international M&A and private equity transactions as well as on corporate law issues. His clients include medium-sized companies, investment banks and financial investors.

Kevin joined CMS in 2021.

Relevant experience

  • Advising Austen Holding, Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen Plus (WMS) and other shareholders on the sale of SYSTEMA Systementwicklung GmbH to Accenture
  • Advised a leading European e-commerce company on the cross-border acquisition of an AI-powered digital experience and marketing technology provider
  • Advising mi2-factory GmbH on a financing round for the further development of a breakthrough semiconductor technology
  • Advising on Venitus Group’s investment in cloud consulting company Thinkport
  • Advising HIRMER Group on the sale of Travel Charme Hotels & Resorts to REWE Group
  • Advice on the sale of National German Radio GmbH to Antenne Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, a company of the freenet Group
  • Advising VR Equitypartner and other shareholders on investment by Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen in cult brand “Zetti”
  • Advising British service provider Serco on the acquisition of social services provider European Homecare
  • Advising on sale of pure-systems to US technology company PTC Inc.
  • Advising Asvin GmbH on Seed Financing Round
  • Advising Canadian accounting software provider FreshBooks on the acquisition of FastBill.

Publications

  • Ad-hoc-Publizität und Wissenszurechnung, Hamburg 2022 (zugl. Dissertation).

Education

  • 2022: PhD student (Dr. iur.) at the University of Leipzig
  • 2019 - 2021: Trainee lawyer in Dresden Higher Regional Court district including placements at CMS and Mercateo Group
  • 2017 - 2019: Research assistant at Noerr in Frankfurt
  • 2012 - 2017: Law studies at the University of Leipzig
Practice Areas
Corporate / M&A
sectors
Private Equity & Venture Capital

Insights by Kevin

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Deals Germany

CMS advises SaxonQ on investment by Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen

07 Nov 2025 2 min read
Deals Germany

CMS advises aifinyo on its path to becoming Germany's first Bitcoin treasury company

22 Oct 2025 2 min read
Deals Germany

CMS advises majority shareholder and WMS on the sale of SYSTEMA Systementwicklung Dipl.-Inf. Manfred Austen GmbH to Accenture

02 Jul 2025 2 min read
Deals Germany

CMS advises mi2-factory on financing round to advance breakthrough semiconductor technology

22 Jan 2025 2 min read
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