Europe - Germany • Private equity
McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP
Private equity houses, companies, owners and management teams from the plant construction, automotive, chemicals, logistics and finance sectors regularly call upon McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP‘s transaction expertise in the mid-cap sector. The team experienced several recent changes, including the departure of Nadine Hartung (healthcare sector) to Raue in February 2023; in December 2022, Tobias Koppmann (PE, VC, M&A) joined PwC Legal (PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft), while Norman Wasse (PE, M&A, capital markets) moved to Squire Patton Boggs in September 2023. Hanno Witt is experienced in the healthcare sector as well as the industrial, infrastructure, consumer goods and technology sectors (also management participations) and joined from Latham & Watkins LLP in March 2023 and Holger Ebersberger (digital economy, life sciences, TMT, healthcare). , Industry) simultaneously arrived from Noerr. The latter and Michael Cziesla jointly head the team, which also covers all interfaces thanks to cross-practice cooperation.
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Testimonials
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- 'Holger Ebersberger always represents the client's interests to the greatest satisfaction.'
- 'The team in Frankfurt is an extremely trustworthy partner, especially for us as PE, who always works with the highest level of commitment and specialist knowledge.'
- 'A well-rehearsed team that we personally like very much, but which also has specialist colleagues available for all relevant questions.'
- 'In addition to his extremely high level of specialist knowledge in corporate law and experience in supporting even difficult national and international transaction processes, Michael Cziesla also has an extremely positive personality, which makes him suitable for all sizes of companies and even with difficult negotiating partners. Very positive and trusting cooperation. Always personal and approachable.'
Key clients
- Ampersand Capital Partners
- Apax Capital Partners LLP
- AUCTUS Capital Partners AG advised
- PharmaLex Holding GmbH
- Centric Health Holdings Ltd
- DBAG (Deutsche Beteiligungs AG)
- Ergon Capital
- GREENPEAK Partners Advisory GmbH
- Lobster GmbH
- Investcorp Technology Partners
- Main Capital
- NORD Holding
- Rantum Capital
- Süd Beteiligungen GmbH
- Vision Capital and Rubicon Partners
Work highlights
- Advising the funds advised by AUCTUS Capital Partners AG and PharmaLex Holding GmbH on their sale to Amerisource Bergen Corporation for €1.28 billion.
- Advising DBAG ECF III on the successful completion of the sale of the BTV Multimedia Group.
- Advising Vision Capital and Rubicon Partners on the sale of ABL TECHNIC Group and STAR Capital Partnership LLP for their Star IV Fund.