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Markus Krüger

Position
Dr. Markus Krüger is a partner in the Corporate Department of the Frankfurt office and a core member of the Financial Institutions Industry Group. He joined the firm in November 2006 from another major international law firm. Mr. Krüger specializes in complex mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on private equity transactions and transactions in the financial industry. He also frequently advises clients in corporate restructurings and general corporate law matters and has significant expertise with bank regulatory and restructuring matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Bank- und Finanzrecht > Finanzmarktaufsicht
Latham & Watkins LLP besticht weiterhin durch die regelmäßig abgefragten Beratungskapazitäten im branchenspezifischen M&A-Bereich, einschließlich der Transaktionsarbeit mit Private Equity-Bezug, wo man meist grenzüberschreitend tätig wird, während die Betreuung von aufsichtsrechtlichen Untersuchungen und Enforcement-Verfahren der EZB und der BaFin eine weitere Kernkompetenz bildet. In beiden Segmenten sind Markus Krüger und Axel Schiemann aktiv, die sich die Praxisgruppenleitung teilen und zudem die Federführung in aufsichtsrechtlichen und zahlungsverkehrsrechtlichen Themen mit FinTech-Bezug übernehmen.
Deutschland > Bank- und Finanzrecht > FinTech
Latham & Watkins LLPs deutsche FinTech-Experten sammeln sich unter dem Dach der kanzleiweiten Financial Institutions Group, die von dem in Kryptoassets und FinTech-Innovationen versierten Axel Schiemann sowie Markus Krüger, der sich unter anderem der transaktionsnahen Begleitung von Finanz- und FinTech-Unternehmen widmet, gemeinsam geleitet wird. Aufgrund der globalen Aufstellung agiert das Team regelmäßig grenzüberschreitend für Investoren, Finanzinstitute sowie FinTech-Unternehmen und wurde zuletzt besonders häufig von Kryptohandelsplattformen zu Rate gezogen. Neben der Expertise zu Blockchain und Kryptowährung, der Payment Service Directive, Transaktionen, Datenschutz sowie der Umsetzung industrierelevanter innovativer Geschäftsmodelle sticht die Praxis zudem durch mandantenorientierte Tools am Markt hervor.
Germany > Banking and finance > Financial services: regulatory
Latham & Watkins LLP impresses with the support for sector-specific M&A matters, including private equity transactions, where the team regularly advises on cross-border matters, while the assistance with investigations and enforcement proceedings of the ECB and BaFin is another core competence. Markus Krüger and Axel Schiemann regularly cover both segments and jointly lead the team, both are also well versed in regulatory and payment transaction law in connection with fintech matters.
Germany > Banking and finance > Fintech
Latham & Watkins LLP‘s fintech experts act integrated into the financial institutions group, which is jointly headed by Axel Schiemann (crypto assets and fintech innovations) and Markus Krüger, who is well versed in transaction support to financial and fintech companies. Thanks to the international network, the team regularly acts across borders on behalf of investors, financial institutions and fintech companies and has recently increasingly been instructed by crypto trading platforms. Other mainstays include the advice on blockchain and cryptocurrency, the Payment Service Directive, transactions, data protection and the implementation of new business models; the practice also impresses with client-oriented tools.
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Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Information technology > Data protection
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Tax
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Capital markets > Debt capital markets
- Banking and finance > Financial services: regulatory
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Industry focus > Energy
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Tax
- Compliance > Compliance
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Compliance > Internal investigations
- Employment
- Private equity > Transactions