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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
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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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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Latham & Watkins
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PwC Legal
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White & Case
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Tier 3

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

Annerton
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Noerr
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
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Deloitte Legal
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GSK Stockmann
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Gunnercooke
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Görg
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Jones Day
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Mayer Brown
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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POELLATH
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YPOG
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M&A : Mid-cap
52 firms ranked
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Baker McKenzie
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CMS Hasche Sigle
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
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DLA Piper
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Freshfields
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Gleiss Lutz
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Hengeler Mueller
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Linklaters
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A&O Shearman
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Glade Michel Wirtz
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Latham & Watkins
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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Morrison & Foerster
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Noerr
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Berner Fleck Wettich
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Bird & Bird
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Dechert
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Dentons
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Greenberg Traurig
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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Mayer Brown
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Milbank
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
1 practice area
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Oppenhoff & Partner
6 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
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POELLATH
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SZA Schilling Zutt & Anschütz
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Taylor Wessing
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Arqis
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Eversheds Sutherland
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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Jones Day
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King & Spalding
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Kirkland & Ellis
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LARK
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Renzenbrink & Partner
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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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
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Leo Schmidt-Hollburg Witte & Frank
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ADVANT Beiten
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Pinsent Masons
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YPOG
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Private equity
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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
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
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
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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
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Noerr
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Paul Hastings
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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Tier 5

GLNS
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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Astera Legal
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Bird & Bird
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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DLA Piper
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Greenberg Traurig
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King & Spalding
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LARK
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Mayer Brown
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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
Elvaston Capital Management GmbH - M&A
2022-05-13
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Christine Funk, Daniel Wiedmann, Matthias Oberbauer, Moritz Klein, Nemanja Burgic, Nico Fischer, Tim Kaufhold
Elvaston Capital Management GmbH
Buyer
Mobile.de GmbH - M&A
2022-04-26
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Christine Funk, Jonas Rohde, Matthias Bruse, Tim Junginger
Mobile.de GmbH
Buyer
SEMA group - M&A
2022-04-21
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Benedikt Hohaus, Nico Fischer, Silke Simmer
SEMA group
Target
Prodalim B.V. - M&A
2022-06-08
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Christine Funk, Frank Thianer, Jesko Von Mirbach
Prodalim B.V.
Buyer
Pathlock - M&A
2022-06-22
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Andrea Streifeneder, Christine Funk, Daniel Wiedmann, Matthias Meier, Nico Fischer, Philipp von Braunschweig
Pathlock
Buyer
Dieter Braun GmbH - M&A
2022-06-27
POELLATH
Germany
M&A
Dieter Braun GmbH
Buyer
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