DLA Piper advises companies, including various German medium-sized companies, on planned IPOs, private placements, capital increases, share buyback programs and, most recently, increasingly on public takeovers. For international transactions with a US connection, such as SPAC projects, the group cooperates with its US colleagues in London. With practice head Roland Maaß, the practice also houses expertise in various ECM-adjacent areas, such as M&A, stock corporation law, corporate reorganisations and capital market compliance.
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- 'Very competent, always solution-oriented and helpful.'
- 'Absolute commitment; allows me to understand very complex legal aspects of a matter immediately; available 24/7 and always trying; good background team of legal experts also in the US and UK for various country specific questions one may have as an international company.'
Key clients
- Aonic SB
- VARTA AG
Work highlights
Advising gaming group Aonic on the issuance of its first secured Nordic Bonds for a total amount of €70 million.
Practice head
Roland Maaß
Other key lawyers
Andreas Füchsel; Kerstin Schnabel