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Gérard Maitrejean

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CMS DeBacker Luxembourg
Rue Charles Darwin 5
L-1433 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Languages French, English

Gérard Maîtrejean heads the Luxembourg Corporate M&A and Private Equity practice groups.

Having advised major private equity houses and international financial institutions, Gérard has gained sound experience assisting corporations in relation to their general corporate affairs, joint venture transactions and corporate migrations.

He supports companies across a number of key industries and provides high level advice to boards and senior management across the world. He has been a lead adviser for many landmark M&A transactions throughout Europe, the US and Asia.

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"Gerard Maîtrejean is really competent, has enormous technical skills and is always available."

Legal500, 2022

"Gerard Maitrejean has an ability to think outside the box, to provide innovative solutions and ideas and to simplify complex propositions and schemes."

Legal500, 2022

"I worked with Gerard Maîtrejean for many years. He is a very resourceful lawyer always able to catch the ball before things go wrong. I have seen him on multiple occasions helping a client in dire need of very technical and urgent legal advice and he always delivered. He is my number one go-to lawyer!"

Legal500, 2022

"Gérard Maitrejean provides sensible, efficient and reasoned advice at a reasonable price point."

Legal500, 2022

Gérard Maîtrejean is recognised as Highly regarded.

IFLR1000 2021

Gérard Maîtrejean is recognised as leading individual, ranked in band 4.

Chambers 2021

"He is calm, very knowledgeable, a good team player and has a good sense of (self-deprecating) humour."

IFLR1000, 2021

"Pleasant to deal with. An eye for detail. Clear in his advice. Kept a cool head throughout, despite the extremely challenging timeline we had to adhere to and generally being dealt somewhat of a difficult hand by us. Ensured we remained on track from a Luxembourg law perspective."

IFLR1000, 2021

Education

  • 1997, Master’s Degree in law, University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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28/02/2024
CMS advises Bruker on the multi-jur­is­dic­tion­al acquisition of ELITech,...
Frankfurt/Main – Bruker has agreed to acquire ELITechGroup, a provider of specialty in vitro diagnostic (IVD) systems, from TecFin S.à r.l., a controlled affiliate of PAI Partners, a pre-eminent private equity firm, for EUR 870 million in cash, excluding the carved out ELITech clinical chemistry business. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.A team of CMS Germany headed by lead partner Dr Hendrik Hirsch acted as lead transaction counsel on this landmark transaction for Bruker's MDx business covering all M&A aspects of the transaction, IVDR and other regulatory aspects, antitrust and FDI filings, the carve out of the clinical chemistry business and support on the employee consultation processes in France and the Netherlands. ELITechGroup, with over 500 employees and over 40 active patents, develops and commercializes innovative, proprietary molecular diagnostic (MDx) systems and assays, as well as niche biomedical systems and microbiology products. Its molecular diagnostic business accounts for the majority of the to-be-acquired revenues and provides the unique sample-to-answer (S2A) instruments InGenius® and Be-Genius® in the mid-to-high throughput MDx category with PCR diagnostic assays for infections and diseases. ELITechGroup, excluding the clinical chemistry business, achieved approximately EUR 150 million in revenues in 2023. ELITechGroup generates the majority of its revenues from Europe, with significant business also in North and Latin America. Its major R&D and production sites are in Italy, the United States, France and Germany. CMS Germany Dr Hendrik Hirsch, Partner, Co-Lead Dr Jacob Siebert, Partner, Co-Lead Dr Dirk Baukholt, Principal Counsel Dr Berrit Roth-Mingram, Counsel Dr Maximilian Stark, Senior Associate, all Corporate/M&A Dr Roland Wiring, Partner Lukas Burgdorff, Associate Noah Rodenkirchen, Associate, all Regulatory & Lifesciences Dr Thomas Hirse, Part­ner Se­basti­an Vautz, Senior Associate Lisa Dietrich, Associate, all IP Dr Michael Bauer, Partner Stefan Lehr, Partner Kai Neuhaus, Partner Moritz Pottek, Counsel Dr. Denis Schlimpert, Counsel Kirsten Baubkus-Gerard, Senior Associate David Rappenglück, As­so­ci­ate Be­ne­dikt Christian Voss, Associate, all Antitrust, Competition & Trade Dr Thomas de la Motte, Partner Dr Markus Pfaff, Partner Dr André Frischemeier, Partner Hatice Aykel, Counsel Alisa Brehm, Senior Associate Thomas Schaak, Senior Associate Dr Sait Dogan, Associate, all Banking & Finance  Dr André Lippert, Part­ner Con­stan­ze Schweidtmann, Associate, both Real Estate & Public Dr Boris Alles, Partner Dr Theresa Kipp, Senior Associate, both Labor, Employment & Pensions CMS France Benoît Gomel, Partner Vincent Desbenoit, Associate Dylan Allali, all Corporate/M&A Caroline Froger-Michon, Partner Aurélie Parchet, As­so­ci­ate Ca­m­ille Baumgarten, Associate Sophie Yin, all Em­ploy­ment Claire Vannini, Partner Eleni Moraïtou, Coun­sel Lilia-Ori­ana Dif, Associate Ariane Rolin, all Competition & EU  Jean-Bap­tiste Thiénot, Partner Anaïs Arnal, Associate, both Intellectual Property Laurine Mayer, Associate, TMC Alexandre Chazot, Counsel, Banking & Fin­ance  Thi­erry Granier, Partner Renaud Grob, Partner, both Tax Arnaud Valverde, Senior Associate, Real Estate Olivier Kuhn, Partner Cécile Rebiffé, Counsel Mylène Garrouste, all Dispute Res­ol­u­tion Kawthar Ben Khelil, Coun­sel Jean-Pierre Malili, Associate, both Public law/In­fra­struc­ture CMS Italy Massimo Trentino, Partner, Corporate/M&A Maria Letizia Patania, Partner, Lifescience & Healthcare Gian Marco Lettieri, Senior Associate, Employment & Pensions Giulio Poggioli, Counsel Valerio Giuseppe Daniele, As­so­ci­ate Francesca Durante, Junior As­so­ci­ate  Arianna Toccaceli, Junior Associate, all Banking & Finance CMS Luxembourg Gérard Maitrejean, Partner Miruna Poenaru, Coun­sel Max­imili­an Helfgen, Associate, all Corporate/M&A CMS UK Jack Letson, Partner Lindsay McAllister, Associate, both Corporate/M&A David Dennis, Partner, Commercial CMS Netherlands Pieter van Duijvenvoorde, Partner Robert Jong, both Corporate/M&A Nigel Henssen Fleur van Assendelft de Coningh, both Employment Edmon Oude Elferink, Partner Marijke van der Vossen, both Antitrust, Competition & Trade CMS Serbia Radivoje Petrikić, Partner Mila Drljević, both Corporate/M&A CMS Austria Dieter Zandler, Partner Vanessa Horaceck, both Competition & EU CMS Ukraine Maria Orlyk, Partner Diana Valyeyeva CMS Turkiye Döne Yalçın, Partner Arcan Kemahlı,  Sa­ba­hat­tin Öztemiz Taner ElmasPress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
16/11/2023
Webinar Series | Corporate Law Spotlight
We are pleased to invite you to our new Corporate Law Spot­light We­bin­ar Series. As seasoned practitioners in the field of Corporate Law, we understand the importance of staying updated and well-informed on the latest developments. Our webinar series has been meticulously curated to address the most significant and recurrent themes that have a profound impact on businesses and organizations today. By attending our Corporate Law Spotlight Webinar Series, you will not only gain a deeper understanding of the legal complexities surrounding corporate matters but also acquire practical tools to navigate these challenges effectively. Our aim is to empower you with the knowledge and resources necessary to make informed decisions and drive success within your organization.
18/09/2023
CMS LUX­EM­BOURG | IPEM 2023 PARIS
Meet our private equity team during the 9th edition of IPEM Paris at the Jardin Tuileries,  from 18-20 September 2023. Our experts will be available to discuss any legal questions you may have on private...
21/07/2023
Reform of the right of establishment in Luxembourg
Bill n°7989 amending the law of September 2, 2011 regulating access to the professions of craftsman, trader, industrialist and certain liberal professions (the “2011 Law”), was adopted yesterday...
02/05/2023
CMS advises on the sale of Solvians Group to Bowmark Capital
Stuttgart - An international team led by CMS partner Dr. Tobias Grau advised founder Thomas Schwanhäuser on the sale of all shares in Solvians Group to Bowmark Capital LLP, a London-based private equity...
18/04/2023
CMS advises Alder on the merger between r2pTracking ApS and SkyCom
SkyCom, the leading telematics specialist in Luxembourg, has announced its merger with Danish counterpart r2pTracking ApS, one of the leading telematics solution providers for road vehicles in Denmark...
12/04/2023
CMS Luxembourg | Legal 500 EMEA Rankings 2023
The 2023 Edition of the Legal 500 EMEA Guide has been released. We are pleased to announce that CMS Luxembourg has been ranked Tier 2 and Tier 3 across seven practices. We would like to thank our clients...
15/02/2023
Corporate Legal Updates 2023
The world of corporate law is constantly evolving, and it is essential for businesses to look ahead and anticipate any future legal changes and developments.  In this context, we are delighted to bring you this report prepared carefully by experts of our Corporate team and providing a detailed overview on the expected Corporate Legal Updates in Luxembourg for 2023.
19/01/2023
CMS advises seller in acquisition of Luxport Group stake by CFL
On January 1st, 2023, the CFL Group, the Luxembourg National Railway Company, acquired a stake in the Luxport Group, a trimodal logistics company headquartered in Mertert, the only inland port in Luxembourg...
12/12/2022
CMS advises Verdion on the sale of UPS Prague logistics
Pan-European logistics real estate specialist Verdion has sold UPS’s Czech headquarters and principal logistics hub to Safichem Invest a.s., the investment management arm of leading complex engineering...
26/10/2022
Introduction of a procedure of administrative dissolution without liquidation
Bill n°6539B creating a procedure for administrative dissolution without liquidation, was adopted on October 18, 2022 by the Luxembourg Parliament. The dispense with the second vote was approved by the...
19/09/2022
International CMS team advises Webasto
Webasto Roof & Components SE, a global automotive supplier based in Stockdorf near Munich, has indirectly acquired all the shares in Carlex Glass Luxembourg S.A. by purchasing all the shares in ACR II...