Mayer Brown LLP advises German and international companies, often from the chemical, automotive, energy, transport, logistics and financial sectors, on distressed transactions, restructurings, joint ventures and divestitures, regularly in the mid-cap sector and in a cross-border context; the latter is ensured by close cooperation with the firm's international offices, including Brazil, the US and Asia. Ulrike Binder heads the practice and, in addition to public takeovers and going private transactions, also handles various corporate issues, primarily in the financial services industry. In September 2023, Fabio Borggreve, who often acts for investors, joined from Squire Patton Boggs.

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Key clients

  • Albemarle
  • BASF
  • Benteler Group
  • DBAG
  • Goodyear
  • HOERBIGER
  • Hydro Extruded Solutions AS
  • INDUS Holding AG
  • INNIO Jenbacher North America LLC
  • Lange-HANSA-Holding GmbH
  • Lear
  • Norsk Hydro
  • Powerfleet Inc.
  • Sämtliche Gesellschafter der Wierig-Unternehmensgruppe
  • Storag Etzel GmbH
  • TUI AG
  • WEPA Gruppe

Work highlights

  • Advising the leading European hygiene specialist WEPA Hygiene Products on the acquisition of Star Tissue UK.
  • Advising Hydro Extruded Solutions AS on the acquisition of Hueck Group.
  • Advising Albemarle Corporation on the sale of two sites of its subsidiary to the ammunition and pyrotechnics manufacturer RWS GmbH.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ulrike Binder

Other key lawyers

Joachim Modlich, Marco Wilhelm, Jan Streer, Carsten Flaßhoff, Carlos Robles y Zepf, Fabio Borggreve