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

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

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jochem Reichert

Other key lawyers

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