Dr Axel Wahl > Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP > Frankfurt, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
AN DER WELLE 4
60322 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Germany

Work Department

Corporate and Financial Services

Position

Dr. Axel Wahl is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department, focusing on cross-border and national mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity/venture capital transactions.  In this role Axel has represented financial investors as well as corporate clients.  He further advises the management of companies in transaction situations as well as in general corporate matters.

Languages

German and English

Education

Higher Regional Court of Köln, Second State Exam, 2007

New York University School of Law, LLM, 2005

Universität zu Köln, PhD, 2004

Universität zu Köln, First State Exam, 2003

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Corporate and M&A > M&A

The M&A team at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is particularly adept at handling complex cross-border transactions, including pan-European and transatlantic deals, not least due to the close collaboration with its international offices. Medium-sized companies and private equity portfolio companies particularly often turn to the team, which is led by Georg Linde; he is primarily visible in M&A and private equity transactions in the technology, telecommunications, chemicals and energy sectors. Kamyar Abrar has experience in distressed M&A and Axel Wahl advises financial investors on private equity, venture capital and joint ventures.