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Martin Kuhn
Partner

Dr. Martin Kuhn

Rechtsanwalt

Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Italian
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Martin Kuhn specialises in stock corporation law and group law and advises on cross-border transactions and reorganisations. He has advised on large IPOs in Germany and regularly works for companies on capital increases and restructurings. Martin has published papers on different aspects of corporate law and is one of the authors of the Handbuch der Europäischen Aktienge­sellschaft (a guide to the European Company – Societas Europaea SE). His pragmatic and solution-driven advice is often praised in leading industry publications.

Martin was admitted as a lawyer in 1996 and became a CMS partner in 2001. International stints with Rogers & Wells in New York as well as CMS Cameron McKenna and Nomura Securities in London complement his expertise. Alongside his legal practice, he also sits on the advisory board of listed and unlisted companies.

Awards & Recognitions
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    Listed for Corporate
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Listed for Corporate
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2024 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Listed for Corporate
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Listed for Banking and Finance
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    "well-versed, solution-oriented"
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2014 (GCLF)
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    "in step with actual practice, good negotiator"
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2016 (GCLF)
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    "Recommended" for M&A and Corporate Litigation
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2016 (GCLF)
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    Listed for Corporate Law
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2016 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers

Relevant experience

  • Advising Telefónica on the IPO of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG
  • Advising Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG on the acquisition of E-Plus (transaction volume: EUR 8.1 billion) and subsequent EUR 3.62 billion capital increase to finance the acquisition
  • Advising MIPA AG on its conversion into a Societas Europaea (SE)
  • Advising Afinum on its investment in Engel & Völkers AG

Publications

  • Handbuch der Europäischen Aktiengesellschaft, Herausgeber: Dr. Jürgen Frodermann und Dr. Dirk Jannott; Mitautoren: Laleh Akbarian, Dr. Michael Bauer, Dr. Heino Büsching, Michael C. Frege, Dr. Rainer Kienast, Patrick Klawa, Dr. Hubertus Kolster, Dr. Martin Kuhn, C.F. Müller Verlag 2005
  • Die Reform des Spruchverfahrens - der Entwurf des Spruchverfahrensneuordnungsgesetztes vom 6. November 2002, Der Syndikus 2003, p. 21 ff
  • Bundesgerichtshof öffnet Auslandsgesellschaften die Tür - Vorsicht bei Rückgriff auf fremde Rechtsformen, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAZ) 2003
  • Die neue Squeeze-out-Regelung, Der Syndikus 2002
  • Recht und Praxis der Urheberrechtsverwertungsgesellschaften in Italien (Diss.), 1997

Education

  • PhD at the University of Munich
  • Law studies in Heidelberg, Munich and Bologna

Insights by Martin

CMS advises Headway-Capital Partners and the company founder on sale of majority stake in office people

14 Apr 2023 2 min read

CMS advises 7-Industries on Series C financing round for space start-up Isar Aerospace

05 Apr 2023 2 min read

CMS advises Afinum 9 on joint acquisition with Unigestion of premium food concept Zeit für Brot

25 Jul 2022 1 min read

Advancing digitalisation in corporate law

22 Jul 2022 3 min read
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