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Dr Klaus Grossmann
Work Department
Corporate, M&A
Position
Partner
Klaus Grossmann heads up the German M&A practice group and specialises in cross-border M&A transactions and joint ventures. He has many years of expert experience in advising companies and shareholders on all matters concerning corporate law as well as in advising bodies of corporations.
Klaus possesses excellent know-how about the logistics sector, the chemical industry, and the automotive industry.
Among his clients are German small and medium-sized enterprises as well as international group companies with their registered office in Germany and abroad.
Career
- Since 2009 Partner, Taylor Wessing
- 1997 – 2009 Partner, Clifford Chance
- 1992 – 1997 Partner, Wessing Berenberg–Gossler Zimmermann
- 1990 – 1992 Associate, Wessing Berenberg–Gossler Zimmermann
- 1988 – 1990 Foreign Associate, Arnold & Porter
Languages
German, English
Education
- 1990 Doctoral degree, University of Cologne
- 1988 Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
- 1988 Second state examination, Düsseldorf
- 1985 First state examination, Cologne
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Corporate and M&A > M&A
Taylor Wessing advises medium-sized German companies as well as large international corporations from the technology, energy, real estate, life sciences and health sectors on M&A transactions, with the practice’s cross-border capacities being particularly strong in relation to China, the Middle East, the US and Brazil . Practice head Klaus Grossmann is experienced in cross-border M&A and joint ventures and regularly acts for companies in the logistics, chemical and automotive industries, while Michael Stein primarily assists clients in the life sciences and healthcare sectors and Peter Hellich focuses on the technology industry. In May 2023, four partners joined Gowling WLG: M&A and capital markets lawyers Lars-Gerrit Lüßmann and Ulrich Reers, M&A and joint venture specialist Michael Sinhart as well as Michael Lamsa, who is experienced in private equity. Venture capital and M&A specialist Armin Bartsch had previously joined from Noerr in October 2022.
Germany > Corporate and M&A > Corporate
Taylor Wessing‘s corporate expertise is drawn upon by German medium-sized companies and international corporations in the technology, media, communications, real estate, energy and life sciences sectors seeking advice on restructuring, carve-outs, transactions and joint ventures as well as general meetings. Klaus Grossmann leads the team and is mainly active in M&A transactions and joint ventures, but also has longstanding experience in advising companies and corporate bodies on corporate law. Lars-Gerrit Lüßmann (stock corporations and capital markets law), Michael Sinhart (focus on international and national transactions within the infrastructure sector) and Michael Lamsa (private equity transactions) joined Gowling WLG in spring 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Information technology > Data protection
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Real estate and construction > Project development
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Private equity > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Media > Entertainment
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors
- Dispute resolution > Product liability
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Intellectual property > Unfair competition
- Transport > Advice to the transport sector
- Compliance > Compliance
- Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Employment
- Industry focus > Energy
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Private clients and non-profits
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Banking and finance > Real estate finance
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Public sector > State aid
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Insurance > Insurance litigation
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Antitrust
- Private equity > Transactions