In addition to well-known German and international corporations such as Zalando SE, Volkswagen Financial Services AG and Deutsche Telekom AG, McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP advises numerous family offices and medium-sized companies on small and mid-cap M&A transactions, regularly in a cross-border context. Recently, the practice significantly expanded its advisory capacities with the additions of Benedikt von Schorlemer (cross-border M&A and joint venture transactions in the renewable energies and infrastructure industries) and Maximilian Uibeleisen (sector focus on renewable energies) in April 2024 as well as Matthias Weissinger (restructuring and financing) in November 2023, who all joined from Ashurst LLP. The practice is headed by Philipp Grenzebach, who regularly advises investors on private and public M&A transactions.

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Key clients

  • Atruvia AG
  • DAKO WORLDWIDETRANSPORT GMBH
  • Deutsche Telekom AG
  • Great MountainPartners/Vuelta
  • GWS Gesellschaft für Warenwirtschafts-Systeme mbH
  • HOYER GmbH Internationale Fachspedition
  • HYUNDAI Corporation
  • Kai Sievers
  • Pfeifer & Langen
  • TK Elevator Group
  • Volkswagen Financial Services AG
  • Zalando SE

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Philipp Grenzebach

Other key lawyers

Clemens Just, Norbert Schulte, Benedikt von Schorlemer, Maximilian Uibeleisen, Matthias Weissinger, Renate Prinz, Carsten Böhm