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Taylor Wessing Offices

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60325 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
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Michael Stein
Work Department
Life Sciences & Healthcare, Corporate, M&A, Private Equity
Position
PartnerÂ
Michael is a proven specialist and solution-oriented negotiator for complex M&A and private equity transactions. He represents the interests of strategic and financial investors from Germany and abroad, including hospital operators, medical care centre operators, medical technology and life sciences companies, and other healthcare providers – a range that reflects his strong industry expertise. Michael´s portfolio includes advice on large corporate transactions acting either on the side of the buyer or the seller, but also on restructuring, joint ventures, minority shareholdings, management investments and general corporate law issues.
Michael published a number of contributions on corporate law matters in trade journals and has given talks on Private Equity related topics on a regular basis. He is co-author of the handbook on medical and healthcare law (Beck’sches Formularbuch Medizin- und Gesundheitsrecht).
He co-heads the International Life Sciences & Healthcare industry group.
Career
- Since 2010 Partner, Taylor Wessing
- 2001 – 2010 Associate/Counsel, Corporate M&A/Private Equity, Hogan Lovells, Frankfurt am Main and London
Languages
German, English, Spanish, Hungarian
Education
- 2001 Admitted and established as a lawyer, Frankfurt am Main
- 2000 Second state examination, Koblenz
- 1998 First state examination, Trier
- 1993 – 1998 Law studies, Trier and Seville
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Branchenfokus > Gesundheit
Taylor Wessings breitgefächertes Tätigkeitsfeld beinhaltet einen Fokus auf Transaktionsberatung im Bereich medizinischer Leistungserbringung, mit besonderen Kompetenzen bei der Gruppenbildung von medizinischen Versorgungszentren. Insofern wird das Team regelmäßig von internationalen Private Equity Funds mandatiert, die insbesondere von einer engen Zusammenarbeit der untergeordneten Corporate- und Regulatory-Teams profitieren, und für welche insbesondere Co-Leiter Michael Stein ein wichtiger Ansprechpartner ist. Die Kanzlei ist gleichzeitig in der Lage, Pharma- und Biotechnologieunternehmen entlang des gesamten Spektrums medizin-, patent- und markenrechtlicher Fragestellungen und Auseinandersetzungen im Zusammenhang mit Life Science Produkten zu beraten, wobei entsprechende Mandate zum Zuständigkeitsbereich von Co-Leiterin Anja Lunze zählen. Ebenfalls nennenswert ist zudem die etablierte Kooperation des Teams mit der TMC-Gruppe, welche insbesondere im Rahmen der Verwirklichung von Geschäftsmodellen im Bereich Digital Health zur Anwendung kommt. Karolina Lange-Kulmann (Medizinrecht) wurde im Mai 2023 zur Partnerin ernannt.
Deutschland > Private Equity > Transaktionen
Taylor Wessing beschäftigt sich innerhalb des Mid-Cap-Segments mit traditionellen PE-Transaktionen wie auch Zukäufe, Umstrukturierungen, Veräußerungen, Buy-and-Build Strategien und Managementbeteiligungs-Programmen. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt dabei in der Beratung von Portfoliogesellschaftern sowie Investoren; letzteres konnte im Berichtszeitraum durch vermehrte Mandatierung ausgebaut werden. Maria Weiers (Buy-outs und Exits) und Michael Stein (Buy-and-Build Strategie für Finanzinvestoren) leiten gemeinsam die Praxis, die regelmäßig Transaktionen in den Bereichen Life Sciences, Healthcare und Tech begleitet. Zu den Veränderungen im Team gehören der Zugang von Sven Schweneke (Carve-out-Transaktionen und Konzernumstrukturierungen) von Norton Rose Fulbright im Juni 2024 und die Ernennung von Marcel Leines (Buy-outs- und Exits) zum Partner im Januar 2024.
Germany > Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
Taylor Wessing offers advice on various healthcare topics, including transaction support with particular expertise in the group formation of medical care centers. Here, the practice is regularly instructed by international private equity funds, which benefit from the cooperation with the corporate and regulatory experts, co-head Michael Stein is a key contact here. The team also comprehensively advises pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies on all aspects of medical, patent and trademark law issues as well as disputes pertaining to life sciences products, here, co-head Anja Lunze regularly takes the lead. The practice frequently cooperates with the TMC team regarding the implementation of business models across the digital healthcare sector. Karolina Lange-Kulmann (medical law) joined the partner roster in May 2023.
Germany > Private equity > Transactions
Taylor Wessing focuses on the mid-cap segment and offers support in traditional PE transactions as well as acquisitions, restructurings, exits, buy-and-build strategies and management participations. The team is experienced in advising portfolio shareholders and investors; the latter was among the recent growth areas. Maria Weiers (buy-outs and exits) and Michael Stein (buy-and-build strategies for financial investors) jointly lead the practice, which regularly advises across the life sciences, healthcare and technology sectors. The team was recently strengthened with the addition of Sven Schweneke (carve-out transactions and group restructurings) from Norton Rose Fulbright in June 2024 and the appointment of Marcel Leines (buy-outs and exits) to partner in January 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Information technology > Data protection
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Real estate and construction > Project development
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Private equity > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Artificial Intelligence
- Media > Entertainment
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors
- Private clients and non-profits
- Dispute resolution > Product liability
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Intellectual property > Unfair competition
- Transport > Advice to the transport sector
- Compliance > Compliance
- Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Employment
- Industry focus > Energy
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Banking and finance > Real estate finance
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Public sector > State aid
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Insurance > Insurance litigation
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Antitrust
- Private equity > Transactions