Matthias Horbach > Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP > Frankfurt, Germany > Lawyer Profile
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Matthias Horbach

Work Department
Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Career
Dr. Matthias Horbach is head of Skadden’s German M&A practice, advising on complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, inbound and outbound investments, corporate finance, and various other corporate transactions.
Mr. Horbach’s M&A work includes advising a broad range of clients, including industrial companies, private equity investment firms and investment banks, on acquisitions, dispositions, cross-border mergers, joint ventures and public takeover transactions. In the corporate finance area, he advises banks and borrowers in acquisition finance and other banking transactions. Mr. Horbach also represents clients in intragroup restructurings, corporate governance matters and other areas of corporate law, including negotiating major commercial agreements and assisting with respect to distressed and insolvent German corporations.
Memberships
- Frankfurt am Main
Education
- Dr. jur., University of Munich, 1996
- Second State Exam, State of Bavaria, 1994
- First State Exam, State of Bavaria, 1991
- Studies in Göttingen, Heidelberg and Munich
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Gesellschaftsrecht und M&A > M&A
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPs M&A-Team bewegt sich im großen und mittleren Marktsegment und betreut hier deutsche und internationale Unternehmen sowie Finanzinvestoren bei grenzüberschreitenden, oftmals USA-bezogenen Übernahmen, Veräußerungen und Joint Ventures. Matthias Horbach leitet das Team und zählt zu den zentralen Ansprechpartnern für Industrieunternehmen, PE-Investoren und Investmentbanken. Ruediger Schmidt-Bendun wurde im April 2024 zum Partner ernannt und ergänzt die M&A- und Joint Venture-Expertise durch gesellschaftsrechtliche Beratungskapazitäten.
Germany > Corporate and M&A > M&A
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP‘s M&A team moves in the large and mid-cap arena and advises German and international companies as well as financial investors on cross-border, often US-related takeovers, divestitures and joint ventures. Matthias Horbach heads the team and is one of the key contacts for industrial companies, PE investors and investment banks. Ruediger Schmidt-Bendun made partner in April 2024 and complements the M&A and joint venture expertise with corporate skills.