Franchise & Licensing
Germany
09 October 2025
Dentons advises DAX, MDAX and SDAX companies as well as international corporations and medium-sized German companies on various corporate issues and transactions, including restructurings, squeeze-outs, relocations and divestitures. In addition to project-related matters, the firm is well versed in ongoing advice with typical instructions pertaining to corporate governance, board issues and annual general meetings. The team is jointly led by Robert Weber, who frequently assists with annual general meetings and corporate structural measures, and transaction experts Alexander von Bergwelt and Rebekka Hye-Knudsen. Tobias Bünten (stock corporation, GmbH, group and capital markets law) made partner in April 2024.
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Testimonials
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'Dentons makes decisions rather than giving vague, ambiguous answers to legal questions; willing to take risks, pragmatic approach, entrepreneurial thinking, solution-oriented - even in difficult situations.'
'Alexander von Bergwelt: Decisive and assertive - extremely broad knowledge.'
Key clients
- AIG, Euclid, Transact, Everest, Vale
- Accursia Capital GmbH
- ATAI Life Sciences
- Bayerische Gewerbebau AG
- Deutsche Grundstücksauktionen AG
- Doppelmayr Group
- Enbridge
- International Chemical Investors Gruppe/ICIHolding SE
- Innocoll Biotherapeutics Holdings Limited
- Instrument Systems
- KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
- Microvast
- Meditrade GmbH
- Munich Airport International
- Noratis AG
- PUMA SE
- Pyrum Innovations AG
- Sono Motors GmbH
- Stabilus SE
- Stable Beteiligungs GmbH
Work highlights
Legal and tax advice to Access Microfinance Holding AG on the carve-out of majority shares in two banks in Georgia and Tajikistan by way of spin-off to a new company under the Transformation Act.
Advising the Board of Directors of a German financial institution on the fulfilment of requirements for proper management by the Executive Board in connection with cum-ex transactions following the investigations and search warrant issued by the public prosecutor's office.
Advising MDAX-listed Stabilus SE on stock and capital market law relating to the purchase of DESTACO Group with headquarters in the US and a stake increase in Italian company Cultraro.
Practice head
Robert Weber; Alexander von Bergwelt; Rebekka Hye-Knudsen
Other key lawyers
Tobias Bünten; Dirk Buken