CMS supports clients through every stage of the restructuring process, leveraging its experience in managing both emerging and acute corporate crises. Team head Alexandra Schluck-Amend advises on reorganisation and restructuring matters, with a focus on the preparation and implementation of reorganisation concepts, both in out-of-court restructurings and during insolvency proceedings. Schluck-Amend is supported by Maximilian Seidel-Hacker, who advises German and international creditors on the liquidation of collateral in turnaround situations and assists companies during insolvency in self-administration and in distressed M&A transactions.
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Testimonials
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- 'Broad range of services and skill-sets.'
- ‘Maximilian Seidel-Hacker is hands-on, pragmatic, and responsive.'
- ‘Highly skilled pragmatic team.'
- ‘Maximilian Seidel-Hacker is one of the most profound and pragmatic lawyers I know. Especially in managing complex stakeholder groups and finding satisfying suitable solutions is one his core strengths.’
Key clients
- Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action
- Lower Saxony Ministry of Finance
- EMAG GmbH
- City of Cologne / Office of Legal Affairs, Procurement and Insurance
Work highlights
Advising Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) / Lower Saxony Ministry of Finance on stabilising Mayer Werft, an international shipbuilding group.
Advising EMAG's shareholders on comprehensive restructuring of the EMAG Group.
Advising insurance group with an investment of over €1bn in the insolvent SIGNA Group, including tailored strategies for the optimal realisation of collateral and mitigation of losses.
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Practice head
Alexandra Schluck-Amend
Other key lawyers
Maximilian Seidel-Hacker