Dr Thomas Kuhnle > Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
ANNA-SCHNEIDER-STEIG 22
50678 COLOGNE
Germany

Work Department

Corporate Law / Mergers & Acquisitions.

Position

Dr Thomas Kuhnle provides corporate transaction advice, at both national and international level. His advice ranges from the legal structure of a transaction and the due diligence review to contract negotiations and post-acquisition integration. He further advises on recapitalisations and crisis transactions. His clients include strategic investors from various fields, private equity institutions, start-ups and venture capital investors as well as family offices and banks. Thomas Kuhnle further assists with privatisations and advises managing directors and management, supervisory and advisory board members on complicated projects and on all matters pertaining to corporate law. In these areas he also advises on disputes and litigation, in particular on post-M&A and transaction issues.

Career

Dr Thomas Kuhnle studied law in Osnabrück and Hamburg, Germany, before working as a research assistant at the University of Rostock, Germany, from 1994 to 1997. He was admitted to the German Bar in 1999 and received his doctorate in 2000. He joined Luther’s predecessor firm in 1999.

Languages

German, English.

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Corporate and M&A > M&A

With international offices in Asia, London and Luxembourg, Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is well positioned for cross-border inbound and outbound transactions and is particularly active in the mid-cap segment. Alongside DAX40 companies, the practice also assists German medium-sized companies in the energy and infrastructure, healthcare, automotive as well as technology and telecommunications sectors. Practice head Stefan Galla, like Michael Bormann, advises on joint ventures and corporate restructuring, while Thomas Kuhnle is well versed in post-M&A issues related to restructuring and crisis situations. Private equity expert Andreas Vath joined from KPMG Law in Germany in April 2023.