Taylor Wessing’s M&A practice traverses a range of key sectors, including logistics, renewable energy, infrastructure, and industrial engineering. The team advises corporates, investors, and asset managers on small to mid-cap acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures. Practice head Christian Traichel leads on domestic and international M&A, restructuring, and joint venture matters. In 2024, M&A and corporate specialists Amir-Said Ghassabeh, Xiaowen Paulus-Ye, and Sven Schweneke were promoted to the equity partnership.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais and Daniel Mursa are highly engaged and knowledgeable lawyers.’
  • ‘I know the Taylor Wessing team for their excellence in tech M&A transactions.’
  • 'Philip Cavaillès is one of the most outcome-oriented lawyers to work with.'
  • 'Rare combination of pragmatism, commercial sense, thoughtful calibration of legal framework and excellence in execution.'
  • 'Very pragmatic and constructive cooperation in an asset deal arising from insolvency proceeding. They always display the necessary calm and composure despite difficult legal representation on the buyer's side.'

Key clients

  • Elite Partners Capital
  • Sweco GmbH
  • BayWa.re Wind GmbH
  • CEE Group
  • DEUTZ AG
  • DACHSER SE
  • Duisburger Hafen AG
  • Shareholders of the Diehl Group
  • HGV
  • SER Global Holding GmbH
  • sennder Technologies GmbH
  • aixigo AG
Practice head

Christian Traichel

Other key lawyers

Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais; Daniel Mursa; Philip Cavaillès; Amir-Said Ghassabeh; Xiaowen Paulus-Ye; Sven Schweneke; Klaus Grossmann; Tillmann Pfeifer; Mark Hoenike; Michael Stein; Maria Weiers; Lilian Klewitz-Haas; Marc-Oliver Kurth; Oliver Kirschner; Jens Wolf; Norman Röchert; Rebekka Krause