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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 5
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
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Freshfields
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Hengeler Mueller
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Latham & Watkins
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Milbank
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
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Linklaters
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Gleiss Lutz
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Noerr
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White & Case
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Tier 4

CMS Hasche Sigle
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Goodwin Procter
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Kirkland & Ellis
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
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Tier 5

Baker McKenzie
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Bird & Bird
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
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King & Spalding
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Luther
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Mayer Brown
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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Taylor Wessing
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
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Notable

Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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LARK
18 practice areas
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LSP | Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner
4 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
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Sidley Austin
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Simmons & Simmons
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Sullivan & Cromwell
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M&A
Tier 6
56 firms ranked
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Freshfields
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Hengeler Mueller
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Linklaters
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
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Gleiss Lutz
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Latham & Watkins
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
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Milbank
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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White & Case
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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Noerr
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
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Tier 5

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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DLA Piper
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Dentons
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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K&L Gates
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
1 practice area
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Morrison & Foerster
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SZA Schilling Zutt & Anschütz
4 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 6

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Berner Fleck Wettich
2 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
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GLNS
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Kallan
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Oppenhoff & Partner
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
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Renzenbrink & Partner
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
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ADVANT Beiten
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Arqis
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Dechert
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Greenberg Traurig
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LARK
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Leo Schmidt-Hollburg Witte & Frank
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
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POELLATH
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Taylor Wessing
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YPOG
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Private equity
Tier 4
36 firms ranked
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Clifford Chance
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Freshfields
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Hengeler Mueller
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Kirkland & Ellis
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Latham & Watkins
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Milbank
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Tier 2

Gleiss Lutz
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Linklaters
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POELLATH
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
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LUPP + PARTNER
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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Noerr
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Paul Hastings
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Renzenbrink & Partner
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Sidley Austin
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YPOG
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Notable

Astera Legal
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Bird & Bird
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DLA Piper
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EY Law
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GLNS
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Greenberg Traurig
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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King & Spalding
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Mayer Brown
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Overview

Gütt Olk Feldhaus, a Munich-based boutique law firm founded in 2011, specializes in M&A and banking and finance. The firm's M&A practice focuses on advising German companies and strategic investors in small and mid-cap joint ventures and venture capital transactions, while the banking team offers expertise in mid-cap leverage transactions and corporate financing. The team has a strong record advising PE portfolio companies. The corporate team is led by Sebastian Olk, Heiner Feldhaus, Kilian Helmreich and Adrian von Prittwitz, while Tilmann Guett and Julian Zaich head the finance practice. Notable recent transactions include advising ZF Friedrichshafen on its strategic partnership and JV with Wolfspeed, Ness Digital Engineering on its acquisition of MVPF Technologies, Patrimonium Private Equity on its acquisition of TestSolutions and One Equity Partners / Muehlhan Holding on a syndicated loan for arranged by Commerzbank.

Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Gütt Olk Feldhaus is a boutique law firm based in Munich and founded in 2011.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm is particularly active in M&A and banking and finance. Its M&A practice focuses on advising major German companies, such as Allianz, ZF Friedrichshafen, Hubert Burda Media and Mast-Jägermeister, and strategic investors on small and mid-cap joint ventures and venture capital transactions.

The banking team has significant experience in advising sponsors and lenders on mid-cap leverage transactions with a strong focus on corporate financing as well as financial restructuring primarily for private equity firms and financial institutions.

 

Key clients

The firm’s key clients include Oldenburgische Landesbank, LBBW Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen, KKA Partners, HANNOVER Finanz, ProLED Group, Deutsche Apotheker- und Aerztebank, Quadriga Capital, ARCUS Capital, Ergon Capital Partners, Deutsche Private Equity and HQ Equita.

 

Research period review: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

The banking and M&A practice areas were particularly active during the research period.

The M&A team mainly advised on acquisitions of shares, for both the buy side and sell side of the transactions, and financial investments with an active involvement in the investment management industry. Notable examples include advising Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen, on behalf of its portfolio company, procilon Group, which acquired a majority stake in intarsys.

The firm’s banking team worked closely with the M&A team to advise on the financing aspects of acquisition transactions. Thus, the banking area was seen advising only on acquisition finance. An example of such deals was advising KKA Partners on the financing of the acquisition of a majority stake in Xantaro Deutschland.

 

Deal highlights: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen acquisition of shares in Systemhaus Cramer

KKA Partners acquisition financing

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

 

M&A

"Excellent service. Very responsive. Experienced and pragmatic. Fun to work with."

"Very professional, very knowledgeable, very responsive, super-service oriented."

 

Kilian Helmreich

"Very professional, extremely responsive, great knowledge and very good communication. Great value for money."

 

Sebastian Olk

"Great value for money. Knowledgeable and pragmatic. Fun to work with."

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Scintomics GmbH - M&A
2021-04-16
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Adrian von Prittwitz, Ricarda Theis
Scintomics GmbH
Seller
KKA Management GmbH - M&A
2021-06-01
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Christopher Muller, Tilmann Gutt
KKA Management GmbH
Buyer
Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH - M&A
2021-08-03
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Heiner Feldhaus, Matthias Uelner, Ricarda Theis, Thomas Becker
Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH
Buyer
Kapten & Son GmbH - M&A
2021-03-10
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Dominik Forstner, Isabelle Vrancken, Marcel Schmidt, Sebastian Olk, Thomas Becker
Kapten & Son GmbH
Seller
sofatutor GmbH - M&A
2021-03-17
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Karl Ehrenberg, Ricarda Theis, Sebastian Olk
sofatutor GmbH
Target
LEA Partners - Project finance
2020-01-02
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
Project finance
Dr. Tilmann Gütt
LEA Partners
Investor
Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen - Financing
2021-01-01
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
Financing
Dr. Tilmann Gütt, Dr. Sebastian Olk, Dr. Kilian Helmreich
Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen
Investor
ADCURAM Group - Restructuring
2021-01-01
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
Restructuring
Dr. Tilmann Gütt
ADCURAM Group
Debtor
Norddeutsche Landesbank - Project finance
2020-01-10
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
Project finance
Dr. Tilmann Gütt
Norddeutsche Landesbank
Lender
Individual Seller(s) - M&A
2021-12-14
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Heiner Feldhaus, Matthias Uelner, Ricarda Theis, Thomas Becker
Individual Seller(s)
Seller
DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH - M&A
2022-05-09
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Dominik Forstner, Isabelle Vrancken, Karl Ehrenberg, Kilian Helmreich
DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH
Seller
Asphaltgold GmbH & Co. KG - M&A
2022-05-10
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Adrian von Prittwitz, Dominik Forstner, Thomas Becker
Asphaltgold GmbH & Co. KG
Target
Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA - M&A
2022-06-13
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA
Seller
MELOS Medizinische Labor-Organisations-Systeme GmbH - M&A
2022-07-14
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Dominik Forstner, Sebastian Olk, Thomas Becker
MELOS Medizinische Labor-Organisations-Systeme GmbH
Target
Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen GmbH - M&A
2021-12-01
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Adrian von Prittwitz, Dr Sebastian Olk, Dr Tilmann Gütt
Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen GmbH
Acquirer
Scalable Capital - M&A
2021-11-01
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Adrian von Prittwitzrtner
Scalable Capital
Acquirer
Mittelhessische Druck; Verlagsgesellschaft - M&A
2021-09-01
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Adrian von Prittwitzrtner
Mittelhessische Druck, Verlagsgesellschaft
Acquirer
PROLED Group - M&A
2021-08-01
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Adrian von Prittwitzrtner
PROLED Group
Acquirer
Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH - M&A
2021-08-01
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Dr Heiner Feldhaus
Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH
Acquirer
ZF Friedrichshafen AG - M&A
2021-06-01
Gütt Olk Feldhaus
Germany
M&A
Sebastian Olk, Tilmann Gütt LLM, Isabelle Vrancken
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Acquirer
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