Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP's M&A team moves in the large and mid-cap arena and advises German and international companies as well as financial investors on cross-border, often US-related takeovers, divestitures and joint ventures. Matthias Horbach heads the team and is one of the key contacts for industrial companies, PE investors and investment banks. Ruediger Schmidt-Bendun made partner in April 2024 and complements the M&A and joint venture expertise with corporate skills.
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Testimonials
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'The team specialises in PE/Corporate/M&A.'
'Holger Hofmeister: Super responsive, very pleasant to work with, good market overview.'
Key clients
- Backcountry.com
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
- Gulf Energy Development PCL
- Heidelberg Materials
- Hillenbrand Inc
- Mercedes-Benz AG
- MorphoSys AG
- ROSEN Group
- SDCL Edge Acquisition Corporation
- Trimble Inc.
Work highlights
Advising the ROSEN Group on its sale to Partners Group.
Advising MorphoSys AG on the sale to and acquisition by Novartis.
Advising SDCL Edge Acquisition Corporation on its merger with cunova.
Lawyers
Practice head
Matthias Horbach
Other key lawyers
Holger Hofmeister; Jan Bauer