M&A
Dentons focuses on the regulated sectors, including energy, healthcare, finance and pharmaceuticals, and is primarily instructed to advise on mid-cap national and cross-border M&A transactions. Rebekka Hye-Knudsen (focus on private equity and venture capital companies), Alexander von Bergwelt (cross-border transactions and restructuring of listed corporations, medium-sized German companies and financial institutions) and Robert Weber (stock corporation, corporate and capital markets law) jointly lead the practice . Michael Krömker, who focuses on cross-border transactions, joined Pinsent Masons Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB in January 2024.
Testimonials
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- 'Very personal advice tailored to your needs. Very practical.'
- 'Dentons was able to very quickly draw upon competent specialists for all the secondary issues that arose. It was pleasant that everyone involved was motivated and involved across several national borders (and therefore different legal systems). Everyone involved was excellent, competent and personable, both professionally and in nature.'
- 'The availability of a quick-witted team across multiple jurisdictions within a very short period of time.'
- 'Very personal advice tailored to your needs. Very practical.'
Key clients
- Aeroground Flughafen München GmbH
- aiMotive
- AixSwiss BV
- Allgäuer Zeitungsverlag GmbH
- Britishvolt
- CARIAD
- Doppelmayr Group
- GEODIS ja, in Deutschland goetel GmbH
- Instrument Systems
- International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG)
- JLL
- KPS Capital Partners
- Lactalis
- LFPI Gruppe (La Financière Patrimoniale d’Investissement)
- Orbico
- Platinum Equity
- Qualitas Energy
- R-Biopharm
- Slate Asset Management
- Spenoki Solutions GmbH
- Trotec Holding GmbH
- Valiantys
- Voith
- Wavestone
- WELLE Environmental Group
- Wesco Distribution Inc.
Work highlights
- Advising transport and logistics company GEODIS on the acquisition of logistics service provider trans-o-flex.
- Advising CARIAD, the software company of Volkswagen Group, on the acquisition of AI specialist paragon semvox.
- Advising KPS Capital Partners on the $4.4 billion sale of Howden to Chart Industries.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rebekka Hye-Knudsen, Alexander von Bergwelt, Robert Weber