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Klaus Jäger
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Klaus Jäger

Rechtsanwalt

Languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
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Klaus Jäger has more than 25 years of experience in advising on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity and joint venture transactions as well as other forms of cooperation. He is highly regarded for his long-standing experience and expertise in the efficient coordination of large (international) teams. In major rankings, Klaus is regularly named as one of Germany’s leading corporate/M&A lawyers. Heading the firm’s M&A – TMC cluster, he has also special expertise in the technology, media and communication sector. He advises selected start-ups through the CMS equIP programme.

Prior to that, his roles included heading the M&A department of Arthur Andersen in Paris with responsibility for the firm's global expansion.

Awards & Recognitions
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    Listed for Mergers and Acquisitions
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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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 Mergers and Acquisitions
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2024 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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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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    „kompetent, angenehm u. pragmatisch“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    „guter M&A-Anwalt, jetzt sieht man ihn öfter bei PE-Mandanten“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    "experienced, pleasant deal manager", competitor"
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2022 (GCLF)
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    "Recommended" for M&A
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2020-2022 (GCLF)
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    Recommended
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2019 (GCLF)
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    "More than other leading competitors, CMS earns kudos for its work on international joint ventures, especially Cologne partner Klaus Jäger."
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2018 (GCLF)
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    "pleasant to work with, the firm network also works well", client
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2018 (GCLF)
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    "very cooperative", client
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2017 (GCLF)
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    "very competent and pleasant negotiating partner", competitor
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2015 (GCLF)
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    "competent, professional, efficient and pragmatic", client
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2014 (GCLF)
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    "unbelievably high work ethic", client
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2014 (GCLF)
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    "proof positive that CMS boasts preeminent rainmakers in its ranks"
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2012 (GCLF)
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    "pleasant and constructive", competitor
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2010 (GCLF)
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    "coordinates well in Germany and abroad", client
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2007 (GCLF)
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    „wir empfehlen ihn gern bei Konflikten“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für M&A
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023

Relevant experience

  • CMS is supporting NORD Holding around its comprehensive ESG initiative. A CMS team headed by lead partner Klaus Jäger advised NORD Holding on its investment in ESG software pioneer VERSO.
  • Kansai Helios on acquisition of all the shares in CWS Lackfabrik GmbH (CWS), a specialist in powder coatings and synthetic resins. The deal included the group companies in Germany, the US, Denmark and Poland. An international CMS team headed by lead partners Dr Richard Mayer-Uellner and Klaus Jäger, together with partner firms in the US and Denmark, conducted extensive due diligence in Germany, the US, Poland and Denmark. They also negotiated the complex set of agreements and advised on the competition law aspects of the transaction.
  • NORD Holding on expanding the Public Cloud Group by acquiring SAP specialist LNW-Soft.
  • NORD Holding on sale of the Bock Group to Danish company Danfoss Group. An international CMS team headed by Klaus Jäger and Dirk Baukholt provided NORD Holding with legal advice on this complex transaction, which spanned eight jurisdictions.
  • Webasto Roof & Components SE on the indirect acquisition of all the shares in Carlex Glass Luxembourg S.A. by purchasing all the shares in Dutch company ACR II Glass Holding B.V. The legal advice on this cross-border deal involved a number of different jurisdictions and included preparation and negotiation of the share purchase agreement, along with various ancillary agreements, and support for antitrust proceedings.
  • NORD Holding | On the sale of its shares in RUF Group (Rastatt-based leading German supplier of high-quality upholstered and box spring beds) to investment firm Waterland Private Equity
  • Barkey | Sale to US company Azenta, Inc (purchase price approx. EUR 80 million)
  • International consulting firm (4,200+ employees) | Sale to a competitor (purchase price more than EUR 1.2 billion)
  • GloryFeel | Sale to Bayer AG
  • NORD Holding | On M&A transactions with an overall volume of more thanEUR 1 billion
  • NORD Holding | On the creation of multi-public cloud group through investment in three public cloud providers
  • Swiss firm Designwerk Technologies AG | On the sale to Volvo Group
  • NORD Holding | On the acquisition of compressor manufacturer Bock
  • Discovery | On the agreement to take over the TV channel TELE 5 and a long-term content agreement with LEONINE
  • NORD Holding | On the acquisition of online bedroom furniture portal Bruno Interior GmbH by RUF Group
  • Mindcurv Group GmbH shareholders | On the investment by GENUI Partners and PRIMEPULSE
  • Carglass Group | On the acquisition of A.T.U's vehicle glass business and the joint venture between Carglass and A.T.U
  • One Square Advisors | On the acquisition of the Neue Halberg Guss GmbH business operations, a Prevent Group company
  • NORD Holding | On the acquisition of Parador GmbH from Hüls Group and subsequent sale to the listed Indian group CK Birla
  • RAG-Stiftung Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH | On the acquisition of the Masco Group in Italy
  • Apollo Tyres Holdings (Singapore) Pte. Ltd | On the acquisition of reifen.com GmbH shares
  • Advising on the joint venture between AXA Gruppe und Compugroup Medical AG (CGM) to establish and develop an e-health platform

Publications

  • Verkäufergarantien bei NPL-Transaktionen, ZBB Report 2005, p. 207 f

Lectures list

  • Papers on: Private equity/ venture capital; transactions; outsourcing; financing of small and medium-sized companies; cross-border company purchases

Education

  • Trainee lawyer at Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court including international stints in San Francisco and New York
  • Law studies in Trier and Cologne
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