Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advises on public and private M&A transactions, including going-private transactions, delistings, mergers, spin-offs and demergers, and also assists with private equity and venture capital acquisitions. The team's expertise further includes transaction-related tax and regulatory issues, with its client base spanning German and international companies from a range of industries, including chemicals, healthcare and banking. Michael Ulmer (specialist in public and private M&A transactions), Nico Abel, who also handles post- and pre-M&A restructurings and joined from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in February 2023, and Mirko von Bieberstein, who made partner in January 2023, focuses on foreign direct investments and primarily assists strategic and institutional investors as well as sovereign wealth funds, jointly lead the practice.