Taylor Wessing's corporate expertise is drawn upon by German medium-sized companies and international corporations in the technology, media, communications, real estate, energy and life sciences sectors seeking advice on restructuring, carve-outs, transactions and joint ventures as well as general meetings. Klaus Grossmann leads the team and is mainly active in M&A transactions and joint ventures, but also has longstanding experience in advising companies and corporate bodies on corporate law. Lars-Gerrit Lüßmann (stock corporations and capital markets law), Michael Sinhart (focus on international and national transactions within the infrastructure sector) and Michael Lamsa (private equity transactions) joined Gowling WLG in spring 2023.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Broadly positioned firm with good cost structures.'

Key clients

  • Panasonic Industry Europe
  • OrderYOYO A/S
  • Villeroy&Boch
  • Lankwitzer Lack-fabrik GmbH
  • Topp Holdings GmbH

Work highlights

  • Advising Panasonic Industry Europe on international group reorganisation (merger of Panasonic with Panasonic Electric Works Europe AG).
  • Advising Lankwitzer Lackfabrik on all aspects of the sale of its global liquid coatings business for aluminum wheels to Dutch manufacturer of paints and coatings AkzoNobel.

Lawyers

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Taylor Wessing
Partner  Sebastian Beyer is a specialist in company law and capital market law. His clients primarily include listed companies and capital market-oriented corporations, investment banks, and other capital market participants. The focus of his consulting practice is on capital markets transactions, in particular, on share placings, admissions to listings on the stock market, as well as on official takeovers. Sebastian also advises executive boards and supervisory boards of listed companies on all legal and strategic matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Klaus Grossmann