The Legal 500

Within Mid-sized deals, P+P Pöllath + Partners is a second tier firm,

P+P Pöllath + Partners has deep relationships with private equity clients and maintains a significant corporate M&A presence. Recent work includes advising Landesbank Berlin and Deutsche Sparkassen Leasing on the acquisition of readybank; Citrix Systems on acquiring Netviewer; and Barclays Private Equity on the sale of GHD GesundHeit to IK Investment Partners. Matthias Bruse is ‘constructive, co-operative and solutions-oriented’, and Jan Wildberger similarly so.

Within Investment funds , P+P Pöllath + Partners is a third tier firm,

P+P Pöllath + Partners has ‘outstanding industry knowledge’ and ‘a sound combination of legal and commercial understanding’. It has substantial fund structuring expertise, and some clients regard it as ‘the best address in Germany’ for this type of work. Clients include Permira, Odewald, Capiton, Afinum, and Parcom. Andreas Rodin is highly recommended.

Within Private equity , P+P Pöllath + Partners is a second tier firm,

P+P Pöllath + Partners ‘finds solutions rather than more problems’. It provides ‘amazing fund-structuring expertise’, complemented by the firm’s solid mid-cap transactional practice. The group advised Barclays Private Equity on the sale of GHD Group; Findos on its acquisition of ABIT; and Odewald on purchasing a majority stake in Polytech Ophtalmologie. ECE and Auctus are clients for fund formation. Key figure Andreas Rodin has ‘strong industry knowledge and of German tax issues pertaining to it’.

Within Real estate, tier 4

P+P Pöllath + Partners has been advising Generali Deutschland on its acquisition of 79 Lidl stores, acted for LBBW on the restructuring of several joint ventures, and represented Andersen during the sale of Berlin’s Alsterhof Hotel. Wolfram Pätzold is ‘very co-operative and constructive’, and Matthias Durst and Stefan Lebek form a ‘superb and pragmatic’ team.

Within Tax , P+P Pöllath + Partners is a second tier firm,

P+P Pöllath + Partners’ clients appreciate its ‘creative approach to developing solutions’ and the ‘direct involvement of partners’. One of the practice’s key strengths lies in tax-efficient structuring of funds, and Andreas Rodin is highlighted as ‘a creative expert on fund structuring and tax issues’. Recent work for the firm includes advising Whitehall Funds on refinancings and the debt restructurings of various German real estate portfolios; Odewald KMU on its purchase of a majority stake in Polytech Ophtalmologie; and Freo Group on its acquisition of Goetheplaza office-and-retail complex in Frankfurt. The team has been reinforced by Pia Dorfmueller joining from Flick Gocke Schaumburg.