The European Legal 500, US Ed. 2011

Established in 1987, the publisher of the Legal 500 series provides analyses and information on law firms in over 100 countries around the world through various publications. The 2011 US edition of "The European Legal 500" included P+P as a leading firm in the company's core practice areas, such as corporate and M&A (mid-sized deals), investment funds, private equity, real estate and construction, and tax. Frankfurt partners Andreas Rodin and Patricia Volhard are listed as 'leading individuals' for their private equity know-how.
The firm "has a good reputation for advising on mid-cap deals, while the focus on private equity-related matters brings in significant work… Wolfgang Grobecker joined from Hengeler Mueller in an attempt to enhance corporate capability".
The investment funds team "is led by Andreas Rodin, who has an excellent reputation in fund structuring, as well as Uwe Bärenz and the well-respected Patricia Volhard". P+P is also "notable for its focus on innovative private equity funds". Key figures are the "hardworking Andreas Rodin and Otto Haberstock", as well as Matthias Bruse and Michael Inhester. In the real estate field, the team "features excellent practitioners, such as outstanding lawyer and negotiator Matthias Durst, Stefan Lebek and Carsten Führling". In tax, P+P "is known for its private equity and M&A-related tax work… The Munich team has an excellent reputation, and the Berlin and Frankfurt offices are also highly regarded. Especially recommended partners include Andreas Rodin, Thomas Töben and Alexander Pupeter.