POELLATH in JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms 2024/25

It provides companies information on legal expertise who want to find out about the developments and best players in the German legal landscape. The rankings and analyses are based on independent research and interviews; they provide an overview of the most important market players and current trends in various areas of law.

Here we have compiled the POELLATH highlights from the current issue.  

“The law firm is regularly in demand for transactions, management participations and fund structuring. As advisors to wealthy individuals and families on foundation and succession issues, it has long been a market leader.” This results in a five-star rating for POELLATH’s succession practice. 

Investment Funds

“The investment funds practice is one of the market leaders.”

According to JUVE, POELLATH stands for “tax, regulatory and corporate law advice on practically all aspects of the PE and VC fund industry like almost no other law firm”. As a result, the “tremendous team can handle fund mandates almost like a factory”.

In our investment law practice, fund partner Amos Veith is listed as a “leading name in the industry”. Partners Uwe Bärenz and Dr. Peter Bujotzek are among the “frequently recommended” advisors.

Corporate Law

“In advising Vodafone on the squeeze-out at Kabel Deutschland under conversion law, the team demonstrated its expertise in stock corporation law.”

POELLATH’s corporate law practice “comprehensively advises companies, including a large number of listed corporate groups and their executive bodies, on issues of corporate, stock corporation and capital markets law, including related disputes”. In addition, “not least thanks to its market-leading succession practice, the firm enjoys an excellent reputation among wealthy families and private individuals and is therefore a sought-after advisor for the owners when it comes to the interests of the companies they hold”.

In its corporate law practice, POELLATH partners Dr. Eva Nase, Dr. Matthias Bruse and Dr. Michael Inhester are “frequently recommended”.

Real Estate Law

“Transactions and financing are the focus of the highly regarded real estate practice.”

For its “clients, who often come from the private equity or family office sector, the firm also offers advice on corporate and tax law”. 

POELLATH’s real estate partner Dr. Stefan Lebek is one of the leading names in the industry in real estate law. Dr. Matthias Durst is also a “frequently recommended” advisor.

M&A

“Management advice on sales to financial investors occupies a prominent place in our spectrum of advice. Almost no other law firm is as strongly positioned in this segment as Poellath.”

The M&A practice “has recently appeared multiple times in the context of sales transactions and mergers on the shareholder side. The transaction work was strongly characterized by the firm’s involvement in the private equity and venture capital segment”. With Eva Nase, the firm has a “partner who has recognized knowledge of capital markets and corporate law, which comes into play in the context of public M&A transactions or in the aftermath of such transactions”.

Frequently recommended POELLATH names in the M&A sector are: Jens Hörmann, Dr. Michael Inhester, Dr. Frank Thiäner, Philipp von Braunschweig and Dr. Eva Nase.

Succession, Private Clients, Foundations

“In advising HNI (high net worth individuals) and family businesses, Poellath confidently maintains its position at the top of the market.”

The law firm “covers practically all facets of advisory needs and is able to offer high-quality advice to a number of HNI, major family businesses and large foundations”. Start-up founders are also “increasingly utilizing this, e.g. after the exit with the necessary questions on asset distribution and succession”. 

Our Munich partner Dr. Stephan Viskorf and Berlin partner Dr. Andreas Richter are regarded as leaders in succession, private clients and foundations. In addition, Prof. Dr. Reinhard Pöllath and Dr. Katharina Gollan are listed as “frequently recommended” advisors.

Private Equity & Venture Capital

“Not least thanks to its strong fund structuring practice, the firm enjoys a stellar reputation in both the PE and VC scene that goes beyond mere transactional advice.”

When it comes to “advising management teams, in particular on investments in the context of sales or JV transactions, Poellath is undisputedly one of the market leaders”. The team also “often scores points with its clients for its tax advice. In VC matters, the firm advises founders and investors on a broad range of topics.”

In private equity & venture capital, Philipp von Braunschweig, Dr. Frank Thiäner and Christian Tönies are among the leading names in the sector. The Munich partners Otto Haberstock, Dr. Michael Inhester, Dr. Benedikt Hohaus and Jens Hörmann are “frequently recommended”.

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