Corporate boutique Glade Michel Wirtz - Corporate & Competition frequently applies its combined corporate and capital market law expertise in general meetings, ongoing advice as well as judicial and extrajudicial disputes, mostly on behalf of German corporations, including leading DAX companies such as Daimler Truck Holding AG and Mercedes-Benz. This is complemented by expertise in share buyback programs. The Düsseldorf-based practice lead consists of five partners: Achim Glade (M&A, joint ventures and takeovers), Marco Sustmann (corporate and capital market law, dispute resolution), Andreas Merkner (general meetings and ongoing advice on insider law and shareholder transparency), Alexander Retsch (advice to listed stock corporations on compliance issues) and Friedrich Schulenberg (general meetings and corporate governance).
Testimonials
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'Achim Glade and Friedrich Schulenburg: No frictions when working with non-lawyers.'
'High level of professional expertise in corporate and M&A.'
Key clients
- Daimler Truck Holding AG
- Deutsche Wohnen SE
Work highlights
- Corporate and capital market advice on the intended merger of Mitsubishi Fuso (MFTBC) and Hino Motors (Hino), a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), announced by Daimler Truck at the end of May 2023.
- Advising Daimler Truck Holding on the share buyback of up to €2 billion and the cancellation of shares announced in July 2023.