Best Lawyers in Germany for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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Tobias Geerling is a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges Munich office. His practice focuses on transactional work, advising in particular on tax, cross-border private equity and M&A transactions as well as on international corporate partnership real estate, insolvency and exempt organization tax issues. He has extensive experience handling tax-efficient structuring of M&A transactions, corporate re-organizations, fund structuring and tax-driven derivatives. His experience expands i...
Fabian Appadoo is a senior associate in the M&A/Corporate Practice. He advises international and German clients on private equity and M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and all aspects of corporate and transformation law. Fabian Appadoo has a particular focus on the health care and life sciences sectors, where he supports strategic and financial investors in complex transactions. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Fabian Appadoo worked as an attorney at anot...
Max Wenzel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Max, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Max is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jan Ischreyt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Jan, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Angelina Seelbach works as a senior associate at POELLATH's Munich office. She provides legal advice on M&A/private equity and venture capital, as well as corporate and capital markets law. She advises investors, entrepreneurs, founders and management teams on mergers & acquisitions and private equity transactions. She is also an expert in the field of venture capital transactions, where she focuses on advising corporates and start-ups. She studied law at Westphalian Wilhelms-Universi...
Markus Beyer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Markus, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Markus is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Lukas Fellhölter is a senior associate at POELLATH's Munich office. He advises on private equity and all kind of mergers and acquisition, including strategic M&A. He focuses in particular on corporate including corporate VC, public takeovers and taking private. Lukas studied law in Bayreuth and Hamburg, admitted to the bar in 2022 and worked in an international law firm, before he joined POELLATH in 2024.
Max Küttner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Max, who practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Max is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Juliane Hubert is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law. Juliane, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Juliane is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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