act legal is highly respected for its in-depth understanding of deal dynamics in the small-cap market. The group delivers legal counsel on a broad range of transactions, including M&A, disposals, joint ventures, carve-outs, and strategic partnerships, with particular expertise in distressed M&A, restructuring-driven sales, and management buyouts. The quartet leading the practice comprise Sven Tischendorf and Matthias Müller, both specialists in distressed and special situations M&A, including carve-outs and insolvency acquisitions; and Fabian Brocke and Christoph Breithaupt, who focus on buy-and-build strategies, carve-outs, minority investments, and growth financings.
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Testimonials
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- 'Hands-on and solution focused. Multi-service approach.'
- 'A lot of experience. Not just an advisor relationship, but a business partner relationship.'
Key clients
- Addtech AB
- Alpha Real Estate
- DEPOT | Gries Deco Company GmbH
- Invision AG
- Mattes Unternehmensgruppe
- Nedschroef
- PM STUDIO
- Triton
- World Club Dome GmbH
- Lafayette Mittelstand Capital
- mdexx fan systems GmbH
- Nedschroef
- Labora Holding GmbH
- Läpple Group
- Nord Holding
- Kinetrol Limited
- Global Education Network Group
Work highlights
Advised Invision AG, together with two minority shareholders, on the €50m sale of DrDeppe to Adeleon Familienholding.
Advised Addtech Industrial Solutions on the acquisition of a majority stake in ROSHO Automotive Solutions GmbH and on the acquisition of PGS Tec.
Practice head
Sven Tischendorf; Matthias Müller; Fabian Brocke; Christoph Breithaupt
Other key lawyers
Tara Kamiyar-Müller; Nina Honstetter