Clifford Chance supports all major private equity houses, institutional investors and their portfolio shareholders in complex mid- and large-cap PE transactions and recently assisted with acquisitions, strategic cooperations and GP-led secondaries. The team routinely acts across the technology, healthcare and financial services sectors and is jointly led by M&A and corporate lawyer Christoph Holstein and Jörg Rhiel, who is experienced in exits. Anselm Raddatz is a key contact for cross-border transactions and regularly supports PE and infrastructure funds. Sonya Pauls complements these PE capacities with expertise in fund structuring.
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Key clients
- Asterion Industrial Partners
- DWS
- MUNICH ERGO Asset Management GmbH
- ELF Capital
- HQ Equita
- ICI Group
- Neuraxpharm (eine Portfolio Gesellschaft von Permira)
- Paragon Partners
- Partners Group
- Macquarie Asset Management
Work highlights
Advising Asterion Industrial Partners on the acquisition of the energy supplier STEAG from the Kommunale Beteiligungsgesellschaft consortium.
Advising DWS and MEAG (MUNICH ERGO AssetManagement GmbH) on the acquisition of Weltec Holding GmbH.
Advising ELF Capital Group on the agreement of a strategic partnership with Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG).
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Anselm Raddatz
Practice head
Christoph Holstein; Christoph Holstein
Other key lawyers
Anselm Raddatz; Sonya Pauls ; Thomas Krecek; Nicole Englisch; Volkmar Bruckner ; Mark Aschenbrenner