M&A
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.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- '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.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jochem Reichert