Dr Mario Weichel > ADVANT Beiten > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile

ADVANT Beiten
GANGHOFERSTRASSE 33
80339 MUNICH
Germany
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Work Department

Corporate/M and A

Position

Partner, member of the Corporate/M&A practice group

Career

Dr Mario Weichel is Partner at ADVANT Beiten’s Munich office and member of the Corporate/M&A practice group. His area of activity comprises advising clients in M&A transactions, venture capital finance as well as related litigation. He particularly advises his national and international clients on issues in corporate law, in particular relating to limited liability companies and joint-stock companies, as well as on corporate restructurings, general contract law and private international law.

Dr Mario Weichel studied law at the Universities of Passau, Lausanne and Munich and was admitted to the German Bar in 2010. Before studying law he attended courses of business administration (Intermediate Examination “Vordiplom”). Dr Mario Weichel’s doctoral thesis was concerned with European and US contract law. He has been working with ADVANT Beiten since 2009 and became a Partner in 2016.

Languages

English / German / Italian

Education

Dr Mario Weichel studied law at the Universities of Passau, Lausanne and Munich and was admitted to the German Bar in 2010. Before studying law he attended courses of business administration (Intermediate Examination “Vordiplom”). Dr Mario Weichel’s doctoral thesis was concerned with European and US contract law.

Lawyer Rankings

Deutschland > Gesellschaftsrecht und M&A > M&A

Strategische Investoren, Familienunternehmen und Industrieunternehmen mandatieren ADVANT Beiten im Rahmen von Mid-Cap-M&A-Transaktionen bzw. bei Portfolioerweiterungen, Markteintrittsfragen und strategischen Veräußerungen. Durch das etablierte Netzwerk aus ausländischen Partnerkanzleien in Frankreich, Italien und den USA ist man zudem gut für grenzüberschreitende Mandate aufgestellt. Barbara Mayer (Gesellschaftsrecht und M&A, insbesondere für Familienunternehmen) und Hans-Josef Vogel (Gesellschafts-, Handels- und Vertragsrecht) leiten das Team, dessen Partnerriege man im Berichtszeitraum deutlich ausbaute: Mario Weichel, Philipp Hohmann, Lelu Li und Lisa Werle wurde im Januar 2024 in die Partnerschaft aufgenommen und sind insbesondere in der Betreuung grenzüberschreitender Transaktionen versiert, während man zeitgleich Jan Eltzschig (M&A, Joint Ventures im Versicherungssektor) von Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP für sich gewinnen konnte.

Germany > Corporate and M&A > M&A

Strategic investors, family businesses and industrial companies instruct ADVANT Beiten on matters concerning mid-cap M&A transactions or portfolio expansions, market entry issues and strategic divestments. The established network of foreign partner firms in France, Italy and the US further boosts the firm’s cross-border capacities. Barbara Mayer (corporate and M&A, especially for family businesses) and Hans-Josef Vogel (corporate, commercial and contract law) jointly lead the team, which recently experienced a significant expansion on partner level: Mario Weichel, Philipp Hohmann, Lelu Li and Lisa Werle were promoted to the partnership in January 2024 and are particularly experienced in cross-border transactions, while Jan Eltzschig (M&A, joint ventures in the insurance sector) joined from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP.