Baker McKenzie

Renowned companies from the automotive and technology industries regularly rely on Baker McKenzie's expertise in large- and mid-cap cross-border M&A transactions, including Russian exits and China-related deals. Christian Atzler advises German and Chinese companies on M&A transactions and jointly heads the practice with Berthold Hummel, who primarily assists life sciences and biotech companies as well as investors with M&A, private equity and capital market transactions. Florian Kästle (large-cap M&A and private equity transactions and post-M&A disputes), Peter Wand (cross-border M&A transactions), Thomas Gilles (chairman of the firm's internal EMEA-China group) and Jakub Lorys (M&A and private equity) complement the team's expertise, which was further enhanced with the arrival of corporate and M&A lawyer Katharina Stüber (previously A&O Shearman ) in April 2022. Silke Gantzckow, who specialises in cross-border transactions, joined Eversheds Sutherland in May 2023, while Nikolaus Reinhuber retired in July 2022.