Listed companies as well as family businesses, private equity investors and financial institutions across a broad range of industries instruct Latham & Watkins LLP's corporate team to advise on transactions, joint ventures and carve-outs, while the group also frequently cooperates with the firm's internal restructuring and financing practices. Since Nikolaos Paschos (general meetings and corporate governance) joined Paul Hastings LLP in February 2024, Heiko Gotsche (public takeovers, joint ventures and restructuring) has been leading the team on his own; other key contacts include Henning Schneider (focus on M&A and PE transactions) and Rainer Traugott, who assists with M&A transactions and advises executive and supervisory boards.

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Key clients

  • Aareal Bank AG
  • Advent International
  • Apollo Global Management
  • BayWa AG
  • BioRad, Inc.
  • Brenntag SE
  • Cheplapharm
  • CVC
  • Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)/Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR)
  • Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft (Münchener Rück)/MEAG MUNICH ERGO Asset Management GmbH (MEAG)
  • Renk AG
  • RWE AG
  • TeamViewer AG
  • Worth Capital Holdings

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Heiko Gotsche

Other key lawyers

Henning Schneider, Ingo Strauss, Rainer Traugott