Home / People / Dr. Kevin Schmidt
Portrait ofKevin Schmidt

Dr. Kevin Schmidt

Senior Associate
Rechtsanwalt

CMS Hasche Sigle
Augustusplatz 9
04109 Leipzig
Germany
Languages German, English

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.

more less

Relevant experience

  • 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.
more less

Publications

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

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
more less

Feed

19/06/2024
CMS advises Haufe Group on sale of Haufe-Lexware Real Estate to SaaS provider...
Berlin, 20.06.2024 – Haufe Group SE, a leading B2B provider of integrated business and workplace solutions, has entered into an agreement to sell all the shares in Haufe-Lexware Real Estate AG to Aareon, a market leader in SaaS solutions for the property industry. The aim of the acquisition is to transfer Haufe-Lexware Real Estate AG’s existing ERP software solutions for the property and housing sector to the Aareon Group’s product portfolio. Completion of the deal is expected at the end of June 2024.A CMS team headed by partners Jesko Nobiling and Dr Jörg Zätzsch advised Haufe Group on all legal and tax aspects of the transaction. Haufe Group regularly relies on advice from teams headed by the two CMS partners. Recent examples include the sale of its Umantis talent management business to Swiss software company Abacus Research AG and the sale of tax return start-up Steuerbot GmbH to Taxfix SE. CMS Germany Dr Jörg Zätzsch, Lead Partner, Corporate/M&A Jesko Nobiling, Lead Partner, Tax Dr Karsten Heider, Partner Dr Friedrich von Spee, Counsel Dr Kevin Schmidt, Senior As­so­ci­ate Madeline Göbel, Senior Associate Dr Maximilian Koch, Senior Associate Dr Sven Möller, Associate Nadine Fröhlich, Project Manager, all Corporate/M&A Mariya Ivanova, Senior As­so­ci­ate Al­ex­an­der Selentin, Associate, both Tax Dr Alexandra Otto, Partner Patricia Jares, Principal Counsel, both Labor, Employment & Pensions Dr Ole Jani, Partner Dr Huy Do Chi, Counsel, both IP Dr Rolf Hempel, Partner Martin Cholewa, Counsel, both Antitrust, Competition & Trade Prof. Malte Grützmacher, Partner Julia Bald, Associate, both TMC Dr Mirko Zorn, Principal Counsel, Real Estate & Public Birgit Wagner, Smart OperationsPress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
27/03/2024
CMS advises founders of Thinkport on investment by Venitus Group
Leipzig – The Munich-based Venitus Group has acquired a stake in Thinkport, a pioneer in the development of innovative cloud technologies. The founders Dominik Fries and Tobias Drechsel will retain a significant stake in the company and keep their positions unchanged. The partnership with Venitus marks a significant milestone in the development of the cloud consulting company. It will help to further consolidate Thinkport's position as an innovation leader, accelerate growth and lay the foundations for the next phase of development. The parties involved have agreed not to disclose further details of the transaction.A CMS team led by Dr. Kevin Schmidt provided comprehensive legal advice to the Thinkport founders on the transaction. Thinkport, headquartered in Frankfurt/Main with offices in Leipzig, Hamburg and Berlin, has made an impressive journey from a start-up to an established and award-winning player in the cloud technology industry over the past five years. Founded in 2018 and employing around 80 people, the company supports large German-speaking companies and DAX-listed corporations with projects in the areas of cloud migration, development and training. Its customer portfolio includes renowned names such as Edeka, Bayer and Deutsche Bahn. The Venitus Group is a leading digitalization partner for medium-sized and enterprise customers in the DACH region with a focus on the areas of public cloud, data engineering and AI. Venitus complements its organic growth with an acquisition strategy and currently consists of four innovative and fast-growing companies in these areas. Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
28/02/2024
CMS advises on the sale of DIVICON MEDIA HOLDING to UPLINK Group
Leipzig – DIVICON MEDIA HOLDING GmbH, a full-service provider for broadcasting companies, has been sold to the radio solutions provider UPLINK NETWORK GmbH. Both companies are leaders in German broadcasting operations for FM and DAB+ and the merger marks a milestone in the development of terrestrial broadcasting in Germany. Under the UPLINK brand, the merged companies will play a leading role in FM and DAB+ and offer a wide range of services in broadcasting operations, radio technology and audio services. The parties have agreed not to disclose details of the transaction. In addition to the radio company REGIOCAST, UPLINK is also backed by the family offices COMPASS HEADING GmbH, DOHLBERG GmbH, Quidam Beteiligungen GmbH and Medienpool Beteiligungs GmbH. The UPLINK Group has repeatedly been recognised by the business magazine FOCUS Business and the information service STATISTA as the fastest growing tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions company in Germany.A CMS team headed by Stefanie Pech advised the shareholders of DIVICON MEDIA HOLDING GmbH on all legal aspects of the transaction. Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
20/02/2024
CMS advises HIRMER Group on sale of Travel Charme Hotels & Resorts to REWE...
Leipzig – The HIRMER Group has sold Travel Charme Hotel GmbH & Co. KG with its 13 exclusive hotels and resorts across Germany, Austria and Italy to DSR Hotel Holding GmbH. Travel Charme is regarded as an expert in the premium segment of the leisure hotel industry. It operates hotels in top locations, particularly in the Baltic region and in the Alps. The acquisition of Travel Charme boosts DSR Hotel Holding’s portfolio to a total of 35 hotels, thus expanding its market position in the German and Austrian holiday hotel sector. The transaction is currently awaiting approval from the merger control authorities. The parties agreed not to disclose further details.A CMS team headed by Dr Jochen Lux advised the HIRMER Group on all legal aspects of the sale. The company also relied on the expertise of CMS when it acquired Travel Charme in 2018. The Munich-based HIRMER Group is wholly owned by the Hirmer family. It employs some 1,800 people and operates in the fields of fashion retail, real estate management and development and in the hotel industry. DSR Hotel Holding is majority owned by DER Touristik, making it part of the REWE Group. It operates and markets a high-quality hotel portfolio comprising both growth-oriented hotel/resort brands and traditional individual hotels. CMS Germany Dr Jochen Lux, Lead Partner Dr Kevin Schmidt, Senior As­so­ci­ate Madeline Göbel, Senior As­so­ci­ate Theresa Bendix, Project Manager Nadine Fröhlich, Project Manager, all Corporate/M&A Dr Martin Mohr, Partner, Tax Dr Rolf Hempel, Partner Martin Cholewa, Counsel, both Antitrust, Competition & TradePress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
21/12/2023
CMS advises VR Equitypartner and other shareholders on investment by Wach­stums­fonds...
Leipzig – Frankfurt-based private equity firm VR Equitypartner (VREP) has sold its stake in Goldeck Süßwaren GmbH, a long-established manufacturer of chocolate specialities headquartered in Leipzig...
18/12/2023
CMS advises British service provider Serco on acquisition of social services...
Leipzig – Serco Group, which specialises in government services, has agreed to acquire European Homecare, a company focusing on social services, from the Korte Foundation. The Essen-based provider is...
09/10/2023
CMS advises pure-systems shareholders on sale to US company PTC Inc.
Leipzig – Boston-based international US technology company PTC Inc. has acquired pure-systems GmbH, a leading provider of product and software variant management solutions.A CMS team headed by lead...
26/09/2022
CMS advises founders and business angels of calimoto GmbH on sale of majority...
Leipzig – CMS has advised the founders and business angels of calimoto GmbH on the sale of a majority stake to Russmedia Equity Partners. calimoto GmbH is the developer of the world’s leading app...
16/06/2022
CMS advises shareholder of 1a Berlin-Tyre on sale to Best4Tires, a Rivean...
Leipzig/Berlin – Rivean Capital portfolio company Best4Tires has acquired 1a Berlin-Tyre, a tyre wholesaler with one of the widest range of products in Germany. The acquisition of 1a Berlin-Tyre is...
15/06/2022
CMS advises vehicle digitisation specialist Twinner on acquisition of Hungarian...
Leipzig – TWINNER GmbH, a leading specialist in car scanner technology, has acquired Hungarian hardware manufacturer SHI Scalable. The acquisition enables TWINNER to expand its portfolio and produce...
09/02/2022
CMS advises Asvin on seed financing round
Stuttgart – Asvin GmbH of Stuttgart, a provider of blockchain-based software supply chain security for the Internet of Things (IoT), has received further capital in a seed round of financing. The investors...
11/10/2021
CMS advises Canadian financial software provider FreshBooks on acquisition...
Leipzig/Frank­furt am Main – FreshBooks, a leading provider of cloud-based accounting software with customers in more than 160 countries which is headquartered in Toronto (Canada), has acquired FastBill...