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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  • '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.'
  • 'Rare combination of pragmatism, commercial sense, thoughtful calibration of legal framework and excellence in execution.'
  • 'Philip Cavaillès is one of the most outcome-oriented lawyers to work with.'
  • ‘I know the Taylor Wessing team for their excellence in tech M&A transactions.’
  • ‘Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais and Daniel Mursa are highly engaged and knowledgeable lawyers.’

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