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M&A
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