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Yella Schick
Senior Associate

Yella Schick

Rechtsanwältin

Stuttgart, Germany
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
Social media

Yella advises medium-sized companies and their shareholders as well as large international groups on M&A transactions and joint ventures, with a focus on the industrial and automotive sectors. She also advises companies on general corporate law issues.

Yella is a member of the international editorial team of the annual CMS European M&A Study, which analyses nearly 8,000 M&A transactions in Europe that CMS has advised on in the past. Yella is also a lecturer at the Stuttgart Bar Association and the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court.

Yella Schick has been with CMS since 2022.

Awards & Recognitions
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    "Maximilian Grub and Yella Schick - it was an extraordinary experience working with two highly focused professionals with unrivalled knowledge, who were always available to advise on any legal needs during the transaction."
    The Legal 500 Deutschland, 2026
  • Quote
    Named in the category “Other key lawyers” for M&A
    The Legal 500 Deutschland, 2026

Relevant experience

  • Advice to Daimler Truck AG on the takeover of the HGV sales and service divisions of the Mercedes-Benz and Fuso brands and the after-sales activities of Josef Paul GmbH & Co. KG at the Passau-Sperrwies site
  • Advising Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG on the establishment of a joint venture between Porsche and HIF Global LLC in the field of e-fuels
  • Advising the shareholders of ATTO-TEC GmbH and ATTO Patent GmbH, an innovative medical technology company based in Siegen, Germany, on the sale of their shares to Leica Microsystems Holdings GmbH, a German subsidiary of the conglomerate Danaher Cooperations based in Washington, USA
  • Advising on the sale of the aviation supplier HYDRO Systems KG, based in Biberach, Baden, to Rhinestahl Corporation, based in Cincinnati, USA, to strengthen market competence
  • Advising Zehnder Group on the sale of its Climate Ceiling Solution business in Germany and France to PACE Beteiligung GmbH, a subsidiary of the Hamburg-based investment company Private Assets SE & Co. KGaA
  • Advising Mercedes-Benz AG on the acquisition of 40% of the shares in btv technologies GmbH, a service partner for electronic components in the automotive industry
  • Advising Alfred Kärcher SE & Co.KG on establishing a strategic cooperation with TTS Cleaning S.r.l. to complete its portfolio in the field of manual cleaning equipment
  • Advising Chart Industries, Inc. (cross-border advice) on the acquisition of Howden, a leading global provider of air and gas products and services

Publications

  • CMS European M&A Study 2026: Record numbers and market trends in M&A transactions amid a persistently complex market environment, M&A Review 4/2026 (together with Dr Tobias Grau)
  • The results of the CMS European M&A Study 2025 at a glance, International Company and Commercial Law Review (I.C.C.L.R.) Issue 7 2025, Thomas Reuters and Contributors, p.30 – p.34
  • CMS blog post as part of the series Update Corporate law April 2025: "Binding nature of votes cast in written resolution procedure“, 9 April 2025 (in German)
  • Despite the uncertain market environment a strong transaction year 2022 – Results of the CMS European M&A Study 2023, M&A Review 5/2023 (together with Dr Tobias Grau)

Memberships & Roles

  • Stuttgart Bar Association

Lectures list

  • „The Devil in the Deal: Key Negotiation Points Shaping M&A Transactions”, ECLA General Counsel Roundtable, Webinar, 17.06.2025 (together with Bruce Harvie, CMS UK)
  • "What’s hot, what’s not? M&A Trends from 2024 und challenges for 2025“, CMS M&A Academy for Professionals, 24 April 2025 (together with Birgit Schlemmer and Daniel Mahn) (in German)
  • "Legal framework for company acquisitions and succession planning", Chamber of Industry and Commerce Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg, 19 September 2024 (in German)
  • "Corporate law in practice", several times a year as part of the training of trainee lawyers as a lecturer at the Stuttgart Bar Association and the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court (in German)

Education

  • 2022: Admitted as a lawyer
  • 2019 - 2021: Trainee lawyer at Stuttgart Higher Regional Court including placements with a focus on corporate and competition law
  • 2013 - 2019: Law studies at the University of Konstanz including one year at Université Paris Cité’s Faculty of Law, Economics and Management
Practice Areas
Corporate / M&A Structuring under corporate law International Group Structures Mergers & Acquisitions

Insights by Yella

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Publication Germany

CMS European M&A Study 2026

27 Mar 2026 2 min read
Deals Germany

Daimler Truck Inhouse Legal Team and CMS advise on expansion of Daimler Truck's own distribution network for Mercedes-Benz Trucks

30 Jan 2026 2 min read
Deals Germany

CMS advises SWARCO on acquisition of Heusch/Boesefeldt

27 Aug 2025 1 min read
Deals Germany

CMS advises Kurz on a joint venture for innovative battery technology with the Chinese Horizon Group

28 Apr 2025 2 min read
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