Baker McKenzie

Berthold A. Hummel is the co-head of the Corporate/M&A Practice Group in Germany.

Berthold has more than 20 years in-depth industry knowledge in private equity from private practice and as a senior legal counsel of a leading international private equity firm. He advises on local and international M&A, private equity, growth capital, venture capital and equity capital markets transactions. Berthold has a particular experience working with biotech and life science companies and their financial sponsors.

Berthold focuses on M&A, private equity, growth capital, venture capital and equity capital markets transactions in advising multinational strategic clients, institutional investors, financial sponsors, large family offices, management teams and companies backed by financial sponsors and institutional investors. He handles all types of complex corporate and commercial transactions, including cross-border acquisitions, financing rounds, takeovers and capital market matters, as well as corporate restructurings, compliance and corporate commercial matters. Berthold also advises European technology and biotech companies on their successful US-IPOs at NASDAQ and NYSE.