Chambers Germany 2025
POELLATH achieved a top-tier ranking in Corporate/M&A Mid-Market and was also ranked in all core practice areas.
In Corporate/M&A, POELLATH offers a stellar mid-market practice. The market-leading team acts for German companies on both domestic and international transactions. It advises management boards on the corporate aspects of prominent IPOs, as well as litigation. POELLATH has very fast response times, especially in the important phase before closing and signing.
Founding partner Dr. Matthias Bruse, who is listed as among the “Senior Statespeople”, is widely appreciated for his longstanding expertise in the German market. His colleague Dr. Eva Nase has a strong focus on solving essential challenges and is admired for her strong communication skills.
The German law firm POELLATH has a renowned private equity practice, POELLATH enjoys a particularly strong standing among management boards and is known for handling the participation programmes in larger private equity deals. Its expertise in ancillary areas of transactions, such as tax, further strengthens the firm's overall offering. In particular, Dr. Benedikt Hohaus remains a trusted adviser for management boards and private equity houses for prominent transactions and incentive programmes. He is “THE” lawyer for management participation programmes in Germany.
The firm also has a strong standing in advising international investors with small to medium-cap transactions and the team also handles strategic partnership agreements. The firm’s overall offering is further strengthened by its expertise in other transaction-related areas, such as tax law.
POELLATH has a renowned venture capital practice with excellent strengths in investments, sales and acquisitions and large financing rounds. The team acts for prominent growth funds and international banks, as well as domestic family offices, and startups from the technology and finance sectors. Prominent private equity houses, startups and founders seek Christian Tönies’ excellent advice on cross-border financing rounds, sales and investments, as well as fund formation issues.
POELLATH has a highly regarded investment funds practice with strong expertise across a variety of investment law areas. The firm excels in complex tax, regulatory and contractual issues regarding fund structuring. It also has a noted practice in fund launches of all types and in various industries, with technology funds being a recent focus. Its client list includes both domestic and international institutional investors, as well as private equity and venture capital firms.
Amos Veith is listed as a “notable practitioner” who advises well-known German and foreign investors on all matters pertaining to fund structuring, including tax, regulatory and contract law. His expertise includes investments in private equity, debt and infrastructure funds. His colleague Dr. Peter Bujotzek, also a “notable practitioner”, advises on the contractual, tax and regulatory aspects of high-value funds for institutional investors, with significant experience in cross-border matters.
The real estate sector also scores points with additional “notable practitioners”. Timo Winkelmann is an accurate and diligent lawyer with strong expertise and he pays attention to detail. He is proficient in advising on portfolio acquisitions and is noted for his comprehensive and considered approach to issues.
His colleague Dr. Matthias Durst is a highly sophisticated and client-focused lawyer who acts for a range of clients on real estate transactions, including forward asset deals.
References admire Dr. Stefan Lebek for providing them with high-quality work very quickly. He is considered an excellent lawyer and does not play games when negotiating; he gives his all for his clients’ benefit. He is a solution-driven professional who has excellent entrepreneurial thinking.
POELLATH is a respected national law firm that represents clients in real estate transactions across a number of asset classes - most notably retail, office, residential and healthcare facilities. It has extensive experience in single-asset and portfolio transactions. Its client base consists of investors, funds, private equity firms and financial institutions. Clients are highly satisfied with the firm’s advice: The lawyers at POELLATH offer experience, quality and a hands-on mentality. The team often closely cooperates with its very reputable tax practice to assist with tax-related real estate questions.
POELLATH receives much praise for its tax practice. It is a very good law firm in this area and delivers great quality work. According to references, another listed “notable practitioner”, Dr. Michael Best, is a great lawyer who is always on top of things and anticipates possible roadblocks. One states, “He always approaches me proactively if he has any concerns. He is available and when I reach out to him, I receive feedback very quickly.” He is well-known for advising private equity firms and investors on fund structuring and the tax aspects of domestic and international transactions.
The firm is noted for its handling of the taxation of M&A, property deals and company reorganisations for a core client base of private equity houses and real estate companies. It is known for advising investors on the taxation of private equity and other investment funds. The law firm has an additional strength in handling structural advice, succession planning and issues of international tax law for family-owned companies, as well as high net worth individuals. POELLATH is a “very good law firm” in this area, providing “high-quality advice”.
