Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG is geared to act on M&A for both buyers and sellers across a range of industries, including the pharma, energy, financial and IT sectors. Leveraging the firm’s global network, the ‘highly skilled and experienced’ team demonstrates prowess in cross-border transactions, reorganizations and carve-outs. ESG-related topics are a specialism of Eva-Maria Ségur-Cabanac, who leads the team alongside Gerhard Hermann. Both are well-supported by Sophie Schubert.
Testimonials
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‘Excellent team of corporate, M&A and tax experts, highly skilled and experienced, well positioned in the Austrian market, very responsive and pleasant to work with. The Austrian team is well connected within the global Baker network which facilitates the management of global transactions. ’
‘Eva-Maria Ségur-Cabanac, Philipp Stanek, and Sophie Schubert form a great team covering the full range of corporate and tax advice necessary to implement global transactions, working in an efficient manner seamlessly with other counsels and inhouse teams. The team provides a good mix of senior and more junior resources that keep up the quality.’
‘The team has a great expertise in corporate and M&A. It´s a young and motivated team, managing the cases closely. Cooperation within the team and with experts across the fields of expertise within their organization works perfectly fine.'
‘Sophie Schubert and Philipp Stanek are very responsive, easy to reach and proactive. They can adapt to changing circumstances, they speak a clear language and give clear guidance where required. Where necessary they provide potential wordings, which can be used without any need to adapt for finetune. They manage the case completely end-to-end. ’
'Very good skills, solutions-oriented, very professional, always deliver on time, good work ethics, delivery of high quality work results under high pressure and tight deadlines.'
'Very friendly and supportive, lawyers own topics and take leadership.'
Key clients
- Accenture GmbH
- ATOS
- Thales SA
- Sika
- VINCI Energies S.A.
- Colt Technologies Services
- Refurbed
- Johnson & Johnson
- FCC
- Sartorius BIA Separations separacijske technologije d.o.o.
- New Mountain Capital
- MOL Slovenia Downstream Investment B.V.
Work highlights
- Advised Accenture on the acquisition of the entire business of ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum GmbH.
- Advising ATOS on a carve-out in preparation for a potential separation into two publicly listed companies.
- Advised Sika on an Austrian reorganization project implementing the carve-out of the concrete admixtures business.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gerhard Hermann, Eva-Maria Ségur-Cabanac