Sebastian Decker
DLA Piper3
M&A
DLA Piper focuses on the mid-cap segment and advises DAX40 clients as well as German companies from the technology, IT, gaming and life sciences sectors. An important part of its corporate and M&A practice are the Africa, China and India desks, through which the teams regularly handle cross-border transactions and restructurings. The group is co-led by Benjamin Parameswaran, who assists with cross-border M&A transactions, and Andreas Füchsel, who focuses on private equity, venture capital and capital markets. Former practice head Nils Krause (private equity and venture capital), Sebastian Decker (cross-border projects in the industrial sector and head of the Africa desk) as well as Mathias Schulze Steinen (cross-border transactions for financial investors) further contribute to the team's expertise. The joint venture-savvy Moritz von Hesberg made partner in May 2023, while the arrivals of private equity and M&A lawyer Lars Jessen in September 2022 from Paul Hastings LLP and Murad Daghles (cross-border transactions related to the Middle East) from White & Case LLP at the beginning of 2024 additionally strengthened the team.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Moritz von Hesberg: An excellent negotiator, great case management, great team management, always approachable.'
- 'Matthias Schulze Steinen: An outstanding partner.'
- 'Constant availability, meticulous preparation, absolute top-notch content/technical content, efficient and understandable.'
- 'Practice is increasingly succeeding in making a name for itself.'
- 'Hands-on approach, clear statements and practical advice.'
- 'Close to the client, practice-oriented, easy/quick to reach, helpful in-house tools for collaborations.'
- 'Very strong and creative, overall outstanding.'
Key clients
- BASF SE
- Heidelberg Materials (Heidelberg Cement AG)
- Kiwoom Asset Management (Kiwoom) und KGAL GmbH & Co. KG (KGAL)
- Knorr-Bremse AG
- Popcore GmbH
- ResMed
- 2Ride
- Aonic AB
- Avenga
- Borosil Renewables
- Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
- Fyllo
- GOLDBECK SOLAR
- Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG / Amperfied GmbH
- Highberg-Gruppe
- riskmethods GmbH
- insightsoftware
- iubenda
- JUMP House Holding GmbH / Equip Capital
- Netwrix
- Storskogen
- team.blue
- Uniper SE
Work highlights
- Advising BASF on entering into a partnership with Vattenfall in the area of offshore wind farms. BASF and Vattenfall will jointly participate in the tender process for the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) offshore wind farm.
- Advising ResMed on the acquisition of MEDIFOX DAN, a German provider of software solutions for out-of-hospital care, from HgCapital, a private equity investor in the technology and services sector.
- Advising Knorr-Bremse and its subsidiary Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH on the acquisition of a majority stake of 55% in Cojali SL (Cojali).
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Benjamin Parameswaran, Andreas Füchsel