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M&A
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP's client base includes large international corporations, financial institutions and listed German companies, which the team assists with large acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures, primarily with a US connection and often entailing cross-border aspects. Practice head Matthias Horbach acts in various transactions including cross-border mergers, joint ventures and public takeovers and is particularly active in the banking sector. Holger Hofmeister and Jan Bauer have expertise in private equity and M&A.
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Testimonials
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- 'Jan Bauer: Highly committed, available at any time, focused, immediately grasps the most complex issues, develops solutions together with colleagues around the globe and communicates them in an easily understandable way for top management. His recommendations are very highly regarded within the company.'
- 'Jan Bauer: Open-minded and confident under all circumstances. He is able to simplify very complex issues and is good at negotiating. He really understands what the customer wants.'
- 'Holger Hofmeister: Very solution-oriented and obviously has great negotiating skills.'
- 'Collaboration with Skadden is fast, solution-oriented, international. Briefings from experts around the world are extremely helpful.'
- 'Skadden Germany has a fantastic team. The availability and quality of the exchange are one of the team's strengths. In addition, the team is able to provide good advice and address complex and critical issues, not only from a legal perspective, but also from a strategic and negotiation perspective.'
Key clients
- Trimble
- Gulf Energy Development
- PayPal
- Medigene
- JAB Holding Company
- Altana
- Covestro
- KION GROUP
- Hillenbrand
Work highlights
- Advising Trimble Inc. on the acquisition of Transporeon Group from private equity investor Hg in an all-cash €1.88 billion transaction.
- Advising Gulf Energy on the sale of 50.01% of its shares in the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm, valued at approximately €3 billion, to a joint venture between Singapore's Keppel Infrastructure Trust and Keppel Corporation Limited.
- Advising the listed German biotechnology company Medigene on its global cooperation with BioNTech.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Matthias Horbach