M&A
Watson Farley & Williams LLP's client roster includes private equity funds, investors, banks as well as municipalities and German companies, most of which stem from the transport and energy sectors, and advises them on joint ventures and mid-cap cross-border transactions. Christian Finnern has led the M&A practice since May 2022 and has particular expertise in joint ventures, investments and M&A transactions in the maritime sector. Marcus Bechtel acts for companies from the energy, infrastructure and real estate industries as well as private equity investors in joint ventures and M&A deals, while Dirk Janssen focuses on leveraged buyouts and cross-border deals.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Marcus Bechtel is characterised - of course in addition to his excellent expertise - by his calm and mediating manner. He recognises problems very early, not only names them, but also provides proactive solutions for many problems at hand.'
- 'Above average level of commitment, team strength and proactive management of problems and challenges.'
Key clients
- NeXtwind Management GmbH
- Alpina Capital
- Aukera B.V.
- Aventron AG
- BayWa AG
- Boards & More Group
- Commerz Real
- CL GmbH (former CrossLink GmbH)
- enercity Erneuerbare GmbH
- Enervie Group
- FFW Group
- Findos Investor GmbH
- Fire Holding GmbH
- Germanedge
- HQ Equita GmbH
- R+R Heming
- Peter Möhrle Holding, GP Capital UG
- Tentamus
Work highlights
- Comprehensive legal and tax advice to enercity Erneuerbare GmbH, a subsidiary of enercity AG, on the acquisition of the Horizon wind farm portfolio from owners of Norderland Group.
- Advising an international consortium consisting of Commerz Real, Ingka Investments and KGAL on the joint (indirect) acquisition of 20% of shares in the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm from Siemens Financial Services.
- Advising the founders of energy service provider NWG Power on their e-charging joint venture with Shell Recharge Solutions.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christian Finnern