Recommended for cross-border transactions, Latham & Watkins LLP‘s lawyers in Germany are a key component of the firm’s global offering to PE clients. Acquisitions, portfolio investments, majority participations and exits are all within the wheelhouse of the group, and its client base has notably strong representation from the tech, energy, healthcare, and life sciences sectors. Burc Hesse heads the practice and is particularly experienced in leveraged buy-outs. Oliver Felsenstein is a trusted counsel to major PE investors on national and cross-border transactions, while Rainer Traugott acts at the interface between private equity and corporate law. Stephan Hufnagel draws on his extensive experience in advising German and international companies, private equity sponsors, and infrastructure investors.
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- 'Seamless and super integrated for a unique client experience and an efficient transaction. We had a short fuse on the transaction and Latham & Watkins delivered in very good spirit, focusing on what mattered most to start with and slowly then focusing on less important details to tighten the net around the deal.'
- ‘Latham offers best in class service.’
- ‘Rainer Traugott is an exceptional partner, with great negotiation skills and a very good sense for the commercial deal.’
- ‘L&W Germany provide brilliant and insightful commercial judgment alongside best-in-class client service. Their deal execution is second to none and they really partner with our investment and deal execution teams to deliver transactions.’
- ‘Oliver Felsenstein is a standout lawyer in the market. He is one of a small handful of people globally that I would actually call for that 2am problem because I value his critical thought and astute judgment.’
- 'The people are simply excellent. Very smart, proactive, diligent, hard-working and always with a client-first mentality. The team performs extremely well, even under high pressure. The partners are always available and on top of things.'
Key clients
- Advent
- ALAT Technologies Company
- Allianz Capital Partners
- Apollo
- Ara Partners
- Ardian
- Bregal
- Brookfield
- Carlyle
- Cathay Capital
- Centerview
- Chequers
Work highlights
Advised ALAT Technologies Company on its participation in TK Elevator and the establishment of a joint venture.
Advised Inflexion Partners on the acquisition of Finanzen.net.
Advised investment funds advised by Triton on the sale of FläktGroup to Samsung Electronics.
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Practice head
Burc Hesse
Other key lawyers
Oliver Felsenstein; Leif Schrader; Susanne Decker; Stephan Hufnagel; Rainer Traugott; Maximilian Platzer; Sönke Bock; Corinna Freudenmacher; Andreas Holzgreve