Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP's M&A team moves in the large and mid-cap arena and advises German and international companies as well as financial investors on cross-border, often US-related takeovers, divestitures and joint ventures. Matthias Horbach heads the team and is one of the key contacts for industrial companies, PE investors and investment banks. Ruediger Schmidt-Bendun made partner in April 2024 and complements the M&A and joint venture expertise with corporate skills.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The team specialises in PE/Corporate/M&A.'

  • 'Holger Hofmeister: Super responsive, very pleasant to work with, good market overview.'

Key clients

  • Backcountry.com
  • Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
  • Gulf Energy Development PCL
  • Heidelberg Materials
  • Hillenbrand Inc
  • Mercedes-Benz AG
  • MorphoSys AG
  • ROSEN Group
  • SDCL Edge Acquisition Corporation
  • Trimble Inc.

Work highlights

  • Advising the ROSEN Group on its sale to Partners Group.
  • Advising MorphoSys AG on the sale to and acquisition by Novartis.
  • Advising SDCL Edge Acquisition Corporation on its merger with cunova.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Matthias Horbach

Other key lawyers

Holger Hofmeister, Jan Bauer