The Legal 500

Within Antitrust, tier 5

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP’s Alexander Rinne has built an impressive practice with ‘a hands-on-mentality’ since joining two years ago, and he is always ‘ahead of market developments’. The team advised Humana and Nordmilch on the merger of their businesses, and has expertise in advising on merger control regulations as they pertain to private equity structures, for which Carlyle is a notable client.

Within Bank lending, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a second tier firm,

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP’s relatively small but ‘highly rated’ practice receives praise from all sides for its ‘particularly talented individuals’ and its ‘amazing deals’. Leveraged finance transactions have been a particular focus recently, and the team acted for the sponsoring consortium of German municipal utilities on the financing of the acquisition of Evonik Steag. The team also advised Commerzbank on syndicated credit facilities for Georg von Holtzbrinck. Rainer Magold is recommended.

Within Large deals, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a third tier firm,

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP’s ‘top-class’ team ‘drives deals forward’ without ‘unnecessary assertiveness’. It advised NYSE Euronext on the combination with Deutsche Börse; ProSiebenSat.1 Media on the divestiture of Dutch and Belgian assets; and MAN on the takeover by Volkswagen and potential combination with Scania. Norbert Rieger is ‘excellent’ and ‘very business-minded’.

Within Private equity , Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a second tier firm,

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP’s small but very well established practice advised longstanding client Carlyle on its acquisition of Primondo Specialty Group; Loyalty Partner Holdings during its sale to American Express; and Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on its acquisition of Luminator Technology Group. Peter Memminger, Norbert Rieger and Peter Nussbaum are highly regarded.

Within Tax , Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a third tier firm,

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP’s relatively small tax practice features ‘very creative and reliable’ experts that give ‘clear and comprehensive’ advice. The team’s enviable caseload includes high-profile transactions such as advising NYSE Euronext on its merger with Deutsche Börse, Carlyle on the acquisition of Primondo Specialty Group, and Loyalty Partner Holding during its sale to American Express. Rolf Füger is ‘dedicated and extremely experienced’.