Legal Industry Articles

Starting 1 January 2025, Oppenhoff welcomes Dr. Daniel Dohrn (Antitrust) and Marc Alexander Häger (Real Estate) as equity partners. Dr. Carsten Bormann (Public Law/Regulatory), Mareike Heesing (Public Law/Regulatory), Dr. Philipp Heinrichs (Corporate/M&A), and Maximilian Reichl (Litigation and Arbitration) are appointed [...]

Inflexion, a European private equity firm, is buying Axel Springer’s shares in finanzen.net, Germany’s top financial portal. The deal also involves founders Jens Ohr, Peter Schille, and Dominik Nienhaus. They were advised by Taylor Wessing’s Marc-Oliver Kurth and Dr. Norman [...]

Fieldfisher advised Italian logistics group Savino Del Bene on acquiring Seabridge Transport GmbH. The acquisition strengthens Savino Del Bene’s position in the German and European markets. Dr. Florian Streiber led the Fieldfisher team providing legal support. Savino Del Bene has [...]

Tech M&A Global law firm Clifford Chance advised Amundi Asset Management SAS on its EUR 149 million acquisition of aixigo AG. Aixigo is a technology company that offers a modular software for distributors of savings solutions. The software helps deploy [...]

Schalast advised the shareholders of WinValue on its sale to GSG Genii Software Group (GENII). WinValue provides software and platform solutions for the automotive and insurance industries. The acquisition strengthens GENII’s presence in the automotive aftermarket. GENII already owns Werbas [...]

Text As a law firm with numerous international clients, staying well-connected with top law firms in other countries is essential. For the banking and finance practice, the Fintech Lawyer Network—a platform where PFR has been a member since its inception—serves [...]

Lawyer Dr Andreas Eustacchio has provided legal advice to ARGE Energy Königskreuz on their first cooperation in the context of a tender by the motorway concessionaire ASFINAG in Austria. The consortium consists of Energy S.p.A., a company listed on the [...]

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP has announced the addition of Maria-Leticia Ossa Daza as a partner in their Mergers & Acquisitions practice, based in New York. Ossa Daza will also lead the firm’s newly established Latin America Practice [...]

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman) have announced the first partner promotions for their soon-to-be merged entity, A&O Shearman. The combined firm will welcome 40 new partners upon the merger’s completion on May 1, 2024. Of these, [...]

Andrew Johnston Andrew Johnston, Managing Partner Addleshaw Goddard is expanding its global presence by opening a new office in Madrid, led by 13 partners and their teams from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM). The Madrid office will officially open in May [...]