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Markus Herz
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Markus Herz

Rechtsanwalt

Languages
  • German
  • English
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With more than ten years of wide-ranging experience, Markus Herz specialises in domestic and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions, advising German and international companies, institutional investors, family offices and entrepreneurs both as buyers and sellers. His practice covers all contractual and corporate law issues, also supporting management teams or C-level managers in buy-out structures or in the development and structuring of employee participation programmes.

Markus has special software, digital infrastructure, industrial services, healthcare and defence sector expertise.

Markus previously worked for many years in international commercial law firms before joining CMS in 2024.

Awards & Recognitions
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    „Recommended“
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms, 2024 (GCLF)
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    „Recommended“
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms, 2024 (GCLF)

Relevant experience

  • STAR Capital | On sale of Datacenter One to AtlasEdge and on acquisition of VINCORION from listed Jenoptik AG
  • PINOVA Capital and other shareholders | On sale of Sill Optics to Deutsche Private Equity
  • Argos Wityu | On acquisition of aktivoptik
  • LEA Partners | On acquisition of zvoove Group
  • Shareholders of ADCO Group | On sale to Apax (ADCO is the world market leader in the mobile sanitary unit sector, with the DIXI® and TOI TOI® brands)

Education

  • 2013: LL.M. in M&A
  • 2009: Second state examination in law
  • 2007 - 2009: Trainee lawyer in Shanghai and Mainz
  • 2007: First state examination in law
  • 2002 - 2006: Law studies at the University of Mainz

Insights by Markus

CMS advises PINOVA Capital funds and co-shareholders on the sale of IREMA Holding to Rensa Filtration

19 Sep 2025 3 min read

CMS advises SYNQONY on strategic acquisition in the field of digital waste and environmental management

05 Jun 2025 2 min read

CMS advises OneQrew Group on takeover of Huonker Softwaretechnik

19 Feb 2025 1 min read

CMS advises PINOVA on the sale of ECOROLL to Indutrade

16 Jan 2025 2 min read
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