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Dr Peter Schorling

Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner/ Shareholder
Career
Peter Schorling is Managing Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig Germany and chairs the firm’s German Corporate Group, focusing his practice on M&A transactions. Peter advises on all aspects of M&A and corporate law, providing in-depth expertise in buy-side and sell-side transactions, private equity, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and capital markets. In particular, this includes various cross-border projects for international clients. Peter has wide-ranging experience advising clients in the real estate and media, technology & telecommunications sectors.
Based on his extensive experience, Peter is recognized by legal directories as a leading advisor. He is perceived as “a lawyer you can speak to very well about the commercial aspects” and as “very diplomatic but also very sharp” (Chambers and Partners 2018). He was awarded “Lawyer of the year 2018 and 2017, Private Equity” by Handelsblatt, and “Leading Partner in Real Estate Law” by JUVE in 2015 – 2020 and by Who is Who Legal 2016 – 2019/20.
Prior to joining the firm, Peter worked at Olswang in Germany as a partner and in the corporate group and the real estate group of Freshfields in Berlin and Munich as well as for Merrill Lynch, Global Principal Investments, in London.
Concentrations
Mergers & Acquisitions (private and public)
Joint ventures
Corporate law
Real estate transactions
Capabilities
Corporate
Emerging Technology
Real Estate
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Real Estate Funds
Admission to Practice
Germany
Languages
German
English
French
Education
- Second Legal State Exam, Berlin/Germany, 2002
- Ph.D., Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena/Germany, 2002
- First Legal State Exam, Ludwigs-Maximilian Universität, Munich/Germany, 1998
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Gesellschaftsrecht und M&A > M&A
Greenberg Traurig Germany berät nationale und internationale Unternehmen sowie Investoren und legt hier den Schwerpunkt auf in der Immobilienbranche tätige Akteure, wenngleich man auch zunehmend andere Sektoren bespielt, darunter Life Sciences und Healthcare, Technologie, Lebensmittel und Chemie. Inhaltlich betreut man diesen Mandantenstamm bei grenzüberschreitenden Mid-Cap-M&A-Transaktionen und Joint Ventures, einschließlich Distressed M&A. Peter Schorling (M&A) und Henrik Armah (M&A, Joint Ventures und Gesellschaftsrecht) leiten gemeinsam das Team, dem auch der M&A- und PE-Experte Oliver Markmann angehört.
Deutschland > Gesellschaftsrecht und M&A > Gesellschaftsrecht
Greenberg Traurig Germanys gesellschaftsrechtliche Kompetenzen fließen regelmäßig in die Beratung zu Joint Ventures, Restrukturierungsprojekten und Umwandlungsmaßnahmen sowie in Corporate Governance-Mandaten und gesellschaftsrechtlichen Streitigkeiten ein. Hierbei agiert man oftmals grenzüberschreitend, was nicht zuletzt der Einbindung in das globale Kanzleinetzwerk geschuldet ist. Die beiden Praxisleiter Henrik Armah und Peter Schorling beschäftigen sich schwerpunktmäßig mit M&A, Joint Ventures und allgemeinen gesellschaftsrechtlichen Sachverhalten. Sektoriell betätigt sich Armah oftmals mit Mandaten zu Gesundheit, Technologie, Medien und Telekommunikation, während Schorling in der Real Estate-nahen Mandatsarbeit versiert ist. Oliver Markmann zählt ebenso zum Kernteam und betreut neben Restrukturierungen und allgemeinen Fragen des Gesellschaftsrechts auch M&A- und PE-Mandate.
Deutschland > Immobilien- und Baurecht > Immobilienrecht
(Führende Partner)Greenberg Traurig Germany genießt einen guten Ruf für die Begleitung von Portfoliotransaktionen und die Strukturierung von Immobilienfonds, während man einen weiteren Fokus auf branchenspezifische Restrukturierungen und das Asset-Management legt; für letzteres Segment bzw. insbesondere für die Verwaltung von Betreiber- und Gastgewerbeimmobilien zählt Martin Dobiáš zu den zentralen Ansprechpartnern. Sowohl Immobilientransaktionen als auch -entwicklungen fallen in den Zuständigkeitsbereich von Florian Rösch, der die deutsche Immobilienpraxis leitet. Ihm zur Seite steht der Co-Leiter des globalen Immobilienrechtsteams der Kanzlei, Christian Schede, dessen Praxis neben eigenständigen Transaktionen und Finanzierungen auch Immobilientransaktionen im Zusammenhang mit grenzüberschreitenden M&A-Deals einschließt. An der M&A-Schnittstelle agiert zudem Peter Schorling, Co-Leiter der deutschen Corporate-Gruppe.
Deutschland > Private Equity > Transaktionen
Investoren und Portfoliounternehmen mandatieren Greenberg Traurig Germany regelmäßig mit Transaktionen im mittleren Marktsegment. Hier berät das Team in allen Phasen des PE-Lebenszyklus, einschließlich Buy-outs und Exits, sämtlicher Investitionen, Managementbeteiligungen und Buy-and-Build-Strategien, oftmals in Zusammenarbeit mit den internationalen Büros der Kanzlei. Die PE-Praxis ist Teil des größeren Corporate-Teams und wird dementsprechend von Peter Schorling, Henrik Armah, die Co-Chairs der Deutschen Corporate Gruppe sind, und Nicolai Lagoni, der Erfahrung in grenzüberschreitende Transaktionen vor allem in den Pharma und LifeSciences, Technologie und Immobilienbranchen mitbringt, geleitet.
Deutschland > Private Equity > Venture Capital
Der Mandantenstamm von Greenberg Traurig Germany besteht vorwiegend aus Investoren und deren Portfoliounternehmen, das Team verfügt jedoch auch über Erfahrung in der Beratung von Start-ups im Technologiesektor, unter anderem in den Bereichen MedTech und ClimateTech. Die Praxis berät unter anderem bei Investitionen, Eigenkapitalfinanzierungen, US-Flips und Exits, regelmäßig auch im grenzüberschreitenden Kontext. Peter Schorling (M&A Transaktionen), Henrik Armah (VC-Transaktionen in Gesundheitswesen, Telecoms und Technologie) und Natalie Hsiao (Investitionen und Finanzierungsrunden im Tech Bereich), leiten gemeinsam die Praxis.
Germany > Real estate and construction > Real estate
(Leading partners)Greenberg Traurig Germany enjoys a good reputation for its advice on portfolio transactions and structuring real estate funds, while also focusing on industry-specific restructurings and asset management; for the latter segment, and in particular for the management of operator and hospitality properties, Martin Dobiáš is one of the key contacts. Both real estate transactions and developments fall within Florian Rösch‘s area of responsibility, who heads the German real estate practice. He is supported by the co-head of the firm’s global real estate team, Christian Schede, whose expertise covers real estate transactions in connection with cross-border M&A deals as well as stand-alone transactions and financing. Peter Schorling, co-head of the German corporate group, also acts across the M&A interface.
Germany > Corporate and M&A > Corporate
Greenberg Traurig Germany regularly applies its corporate expertise in joint ventures, restructuring projects and conversion measures as well as in corporate governance matters and corporate disputes; it hereby frequently operates across borders, which is not least due to its integration into the global firm network. Practice heads Henrik Armah and Peter Schorling focus on M&A, joint ventures and general corporate issues, while Armah often assists with matters relating to the health, technology, media and telecommunications sectors, while Schorling is well versed in real estate-related issues. Oliver Markmann is another key contact and, in addition to restructuring and general corporate issues, also handles M&A and PE issues.
Germany > Corporate and M&A > M&A
Greenberg Traurig Germany advises national and international companies and investors, focusing on players in the real estate industry, although it is also increasingly active in other sectors, including life sciences and healthcare, technology, food and chemicals. It advises its client base on cross-border mid-cap M&A and joint ventures, including distressed M&A. Peter Schorling (M&A) and Henrik Armah (M&A, joint ventures and corporate law) jointly lead the team, which also includes M&A and PE expert Oliver Markmann.
Germany > Private equity > Venture capital
Greenberg Traurig Germany primarily supports investors and their portfolio companies and also advises start-ups from the technology sector, including medtech and climatetech clients. The mainstays include the advice on investments, equity financing, US flips and exits and also cover cross-border matters. Peter Schorling (M&A transactions), Henrik Armah (VC transactions in the healthcare, telecoms and technology sectors) and Natalie Hsiao (investments and financing rounds in the technology sector) jointly lead the practice.
Germany > Private equity > Transactions
Investors and portfolio companies regularly instruct Greenberg Traurig Germany on mid-cap transactions. Here, the team advises on the entire PE value chain, including buy-outs and exits, all investments, management participations and buy-and-build strategies as well as cross-border support thanks to the international network. The PE practice acts integrated into the corporate group and, accordingly, is led by the two co-chairs of the German corporate group Peter Schorling and Henrik Armah as well as Nicolai Lagoni, who has experience in cross-border transactions, particularly in the pharmaceutical and life sciences, technology and real estate sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Germany > Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Real estate Germany > Real estate and construction
- M&A Germany > Corporate and M&A
- Venture capital Germany > Private equity
- Corporate Germany > Corporate and M&A
- Transactions Germany > Private equity
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Media > Entertainment
- Banking and finance > Real estate finance
- Public sector > Commercial administrative law
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Industry focus > Telecoms
- Industry focus > Energy
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Banking and finance > Investment funds
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Private equity > Venture capital
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Information technology > Data protection
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Private equity > Transactions