ADVANT Beiten is ideally equipped to advise on cross-border matters within Europe due to its firm network and does so for strategic investors, family businesses and medium-sized companies in mid-cap transactions, with a particular focus on deals related to China and the US. Hans-Josef Vogel has particular expertise in the technology, transport and tourism sectors and jointly leads the corporate and M&A team with Barbara Mayer, who joined from Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner in August 2022. Other team members include Gerhard Manz (restructuring, shareholder disputes, company succession) as well as Christian Burmeister and Sebastian Weller, who made partner in January 2023; both are experienced in joint ventures and private equity.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Extremely fast reaction times with great practical orientation and assistance in classifying different alternatives applying extensive experience.'

Key clients

  • Amphenol Corporation
  • ECOVIA Holding GmbH, Diersch & Schröder Gruppe
  • Erismann & Cie. GmbH
  • Medline International B.V.
  • OncologyInformationService und deren Schweizer Tochtergesellschaft CancerDataNet GmbH
  • optikett-Gruppe
  • RNT Rausch GmbH
  • SAC Sirius Advanced Cybernetics GmbH
  • Sappi Europe
  • Schwäbischer Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
  • Wienerberger AG wg. Projekt Rainbow

Work highlights

  • Advising Erismann & Cie. GmbH on the acquisition of all shares in Dutch company WECO BV.
  • Advising Sappi Limited on the planned sale of Sappi's graphic paper mills in Stockstadt, Maastricht and Kirkniemi, with a total of over 1,400 employees, to AURELIUS Investment Lux One S.à.rl on German law.
  • Comprehensive advice to OncologyInformationService on the acquisition by way of an asset deal by TriNetX, LLC, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, including data protection specifics with regard to the transfer of medical care research data.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Barbara Mayer, Hans-Josef Vogel

Other key lawyers

Gerhard Manz, Christian Burmeister, Sebastian Weller