Europe - Germany • Corporate and M&A

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft

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German blue chip clients, European stock corporations, medium-sized companies and private equity investors rely on SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft for national and cross-border M&A transactions, including public takeovers and private equity transactions, as well as resulting corporate restructurings and due diligence audits. Key contacts include M&A and corporate governance advisor Marc Löbbe, transaction lawyer Oliver Schröder, who advises on joint ventures and public takeovers, and Martin Gross-Langenhoff, who focuses on listed companies and financial investors. Practice head Jochem Reichert advises on corporate issues and assists both buyers and sellers with M&A transactions, while Jan Friedrichson, who made partner in October 2023, focuses on the interface between corporate law, M&A and corporate financing in the PE and VC sphere.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Practical advice, knowledge of special deal features in medium-sized businesses.'
  • 'Pragmatic approach, close and regular coordination with internal specialist departments, development of different strategies and quick response to changes.'
  • 'SZA-Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz offers an excellently positioned M&A team and can also offer excellent quality abroad. Special negotiating experience and broad expertise is always tangible.'
  • 'Jochem Reichert: An excellent negotiator, always knows what is important and is able to find compromises even in difficult negotiating situations.'

Key clients

  • ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
  • Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.
  • Südzucker AG
  • FUCHS PETROLUB SE
  • Vitesco Technologies Group AG
  • Bundesland Hessen
  • Mutares SE & Co. KGaA
  • Proact IT Group AB
  • DKV Mobility Group SE
  • Silex Microsystems AB
  • VIB Vermögen AG
  • LeKiosque.fr
  • Südzucker AG
  • TP Global Operations Limited

Work highlights

  • Advising DKV Mobility Group SE on entering into a strategic partnership with LIS Logistische Informationssysteme AG, through the acquisition of a majority of voting rights in LIS AG and its subsidiaries in Spain, Poland, the Netherlands and France as well as Denmark, including a change of legal form of target company to a GmbH.
  • Advising Bäcker Görtz GmbH on the sale of a majority stake, in particular the negotiation and conclusion of a strategic partnership with Scandinavian investor FSN Capital.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jochem Reichert

Other key lawyers

Marc Löbbe, Oliver Schröder, Martin Gross-Langenhoff, Jan Friedrichson