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Key contacts
Head of Business Development, Communications & Marketing: Nadine Ackermann
Quick facts
Languages

German, English, French, Chinese and Hebrew

Partners

34

Total number of practitioners

~180

Languages

German, English

Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
M&A
Firm overview
POELLATH is a leading and internationally connected business and tax law firm in Germany with about 180 legal and tax professionals in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich. POELLATH stands for excellent legal and tax advice with a particular focus on mergers & acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, investment funds, real estate, corporate and tax law as well as on private clients and foundations.

Visit POELLATH at https://www.pplaw.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
Sector expertise
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Transport
Other offices

Munich
Hofstatt 1
Entrance: Färbergraben 16
Munich
80331
Germany
T: +49 89 242400
E: muc@pplaw.com
W: https://www.pplaw.com/en/munich

Frankfurt
OpernTurm
Bockenheimer Landstraße 2-4
Frankfurt am Main
60306
Germany
T: +49 69 2470470
E: fra@pplaw.com
W: https://www.pplaw.com/en/frankfurt-am

Address:
Potsdamer Platz 5
Berlin, 10785
Germany
Tel:+49 30 253530 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.pplaw.com/en
2027 Edition
Financial services regulatory
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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PwC Legal
1 practice area
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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LSP | Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

Annerton
1 practice area
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal
1 practice area
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GSK Stockmann
3 practice areas
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Gunnercooke
1 practice area
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Görg
6 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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M&A : Mid-cap
52 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
2 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

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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Dechert
3 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
1 practice area
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Oppenhoff & Partner
6 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
1 practice area
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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SZA Schilling Zutt & Anschütz
4 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Arqis
3 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
1 practice area
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 6

GLNS
5 practice areas
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K&L Gates
2 practice areas
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Kallan
2 practice areas
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Leo Schmidt-Hollburg Witte & Frank
2 practice areas
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ADVANT Beiten
1 practice area
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Walberg & Cie. View full profile
YPOG
3 practice areas
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Private equity
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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LUPP + PARTNER
1 practice area
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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Tier 5

GLNS
5 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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13 results13 results
Deal Highlights
46 results46 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
ALRO Group - M&A
2021-06-09
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Christine Funk, Moritz Klein, Tim Kaufhold, Verena Stenzel
ALRO Group
Buyer
Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH - M&A
2021-10-27
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Gerald Herrmann, Michael Haussler
Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH
Buyer
Individual Seller(s) - M&A
2021-06-10
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Dominik Gerlicher, Frank Thianer, Gerald Herrmann
Individual Seller(s)
Seller
Perfect Drive Sports Group GmbH - M&A
2021-03-30
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Benedikt Hohaus, Johanna Scherk
Perfect Drive Sports Group GmbH
Target
Oikos-Group GmbH - M&A
2021-03-10
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Benedikt Hohaus, Johanna Scherk, Tim Kaufhold
Oikos-Group GmbH
Target
Klifovet AG - M&A
2021-09-16
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Angelina Seelbach, Daniel Wiedmann, Moritz Loffler, Otto Haberstock
Klifovet AG
Target
Fire Holding GmbH - M&A
2021-10-27
POELLATH
Belgium
M&A
Andrea Streifeneder, Matthias Meier, Matthias Werner, Nico Fischer, Philipp von Braunschweig, Sebastian Rosentritt
Fire Holding GmbH
Buyer
Equistone Partners Europe Ltd. - M&A
2021-05-07
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Andrea von Drygalski, Benedikt Hohaus, Benjamin Maciejewski, Nemanja Burgic, Verena Stenzel
Equistone Partners Europe Ltd.
Buyer
Brockhaus Private Equity GmbH - M&A
2021-04-16
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Andrea Stripeder, Benedikt Hohaus, Daniel Wiedmann, Jens Linde, Johanna Scherk, Matthias Meier, Nico Fischer, Philipp von Braunschweig, Tobias Jager
Brockhaus Private Equity GmbH
Seller
Schock GmbH - M&A
2021-02-18
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Benedikt Hohaus, Johanna Scherk, Tim Kaufhold
Schock GmbH
Target
Investor group including management - M&A
2022-01-26
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Barbara Koch-Schulte, Cornelius Roth, Gerald Herrmann, Michael Best, Michael de Toma, Tobias Deschenhalm
Investor group including management
Buyer
Pinova Capital GmbH - M&A
2022-01-31
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Alexander Pfefferler, Christine Funk, Jens Hormann, Jonas Rohde, Moritz Loffler
Pinova Capital GmbH
Buyer
Equistone Partners Europe Ltd. - M&A
2022-02-22
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Equistone Partners Europe Ltd.
Buyer
Elvaston Capital Management GmbH - M&A
2021-08-13
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Adalbert Makos, Nemanja Burgic, Nico Fischer, Tim Kaufhold
Elvaston Capital Management GmbH
Seller
Stark Group A/S - M&A
2021-01-11
POELLATH
Denmark
M&A
Benedikt Hohaus, Johanna Scherk
Stark Group A/S
Target
Rodenstock GmbH - M&A
2021-03-24
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Benedikt Hohaus, Silke Simmer
Rodenstock GmbH
Target
Sovendus GmbH - M&A
2021-04-22
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Christian Tonies, Markus Dollner, Nico Fischer, Sebastian Gerlinger
Sovendus GmbH
Target
DNS: NET Internet Service GmbH - M&A
2021-04-01
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Benedikt Hohaus, Silke Simmer
DNS: NET Internet Service GmbH
Target
Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH - M&A
2021-05-11
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Gerald Herrmann
Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH
Buyer
Egeria Capital BV - M&A
2021-01-06
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Gerald Herrmann, Laura Greimel, Michael Best, Otto Haberstock, Tobias Deschenhalm
Egeria Capital BV
Buyer
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