Germany

Hengeler Mueller is a leading German law firm with an international reach. It was established in 1990. The firm’s locations in Germany are in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich, with international offices based in Brussels and London. 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is active across most financial and corporate domains and excels in banking, capital markets, regulatory, M&A and private equity. 

The firm’s banking practice is market leading and covers bank-side work and advice to borrowers across the full extent of lending products. It frequently acts for large corporates including several DAX30 companies. 

The firm is active in equity capital markets, where it typically does landmark issuer-side work on a share of the largest transactions in Germany. In debt, the firm is equally strong, with sound expertise possessed in both bonds and structured finance. 

In the financial services regulatory space, the firm advises both institutions and investors, public and private, across the European banking and finance sector. The firm advises international and German banks on regulatory questions, with consolidation of the European banking industry remaining a key focus for the firm. 

In M&A and private equity the firm is extremely strong, regularly seen advising on the lion’s share of the largest transactions in Germany. 

Restructuring has strengthened in past research cycles, gaining a high market share of the country’s complex mandates. 

Key clients 

Key clients include Waterland, BlackFin, Trill Impact, Tencent, Skaylink, HAL Investments, Deutsche Lufthansa, Glencore, Siemens, Deutsche Börse, Schneider Electric, 3i, Apollo, Bain, Blackstone, Oaktree, Rothschild, KKR, Adidas, Robert Bosch, Thyssenkrupp, KION, Covestro, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, ABN AMRO and Goldman Sachs. 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

M&A 

“HM transfers well the knowledge about our company, set-up and business to the legal world. HM is always on top of issues and has an almost 24/7 availability.” 

Private equity 

“Fast, complete, accurate, friendly, responsive, good involvement of senior people on complicated topics rather than too-junior staff.”