Noerr again most frequently instructed transaction law firm in Germany and the DACH region – leading position in Central and Eastern Europe as well

Noerr has again confirmed its leading position among M&A law firms in Germany and Central and Eastern Europe and also again occupies the top position among law firms based in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria and Switzerland (referred to as the ‘DACH’ region). This is confirmed by the financial information services providers in their rankings for the third quarter. 

With a total of 55 transactions, Noerr leads the Bloomberg Germany ranking by a large margin. Noerr is also one of the top-ranking firms in the Mergermarket and Refinitiv (mid-market) league tables, taking second place in both rankings.

According to Mergermarket’s analysis, with 46 transactions, Noerr is also in first place among law firms based in the ‘DACH’ region.

In Central and Eastern Europe, Noerr is also one of the leading M&A advisors in all rankings. The firm has offices in Budapest, Bratislava, Bucharest, Prague and Warsaw. In the regional Mergermarket ranking Noerr is ranked third with 14 transactions and is also among the top 10 advisors in Central and Eastern Europe in the Bloomberg and Refinitiv Mid-Market league tables.

The firm’s Corporate/M&A practice led by Florian Becker (Munich) and Alexander Hirsch (Dusseldorf) focuses on complex national and cross-border transactions as well as public takeovers and is growing dynamically. The following are among the transactions advised on by Noerr in 2020:

• Insolvency administrator of Wirecard AG on the sale of Wirecard North America and Wirecard Romania
• Kering on the sale of part of part of its stake in Puma SE
• AEQUITA on the acquisition of Willi Elbe Group
• Volkswagen Financial Services on the participation of Volkswagen AG as a new investor for heycar
• RIB Software SE on the public takeover bid of Schneider Electric
• Panasonic on the sale of Vossloh-Schwabe
• Schwarz Group on transactions including the takeover of Real stores by Kaufland and the acquisition of the waste disposal business of SUEZ in Germany and other European markets
• Kaufland on the acquisition of the online marketplace real.de
• PreZero (Schwarz Group) on the acquisition of the Polish environmental services provider Komart
• US investor Avista Capital on the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Vision Healthcare
• AURELIUS on the takeover of two divisions from the American conglomerate Woodward, Inc.
• Bauer Media on the acquisition of Mediengruppe Mitteldeutsche Zeitung and the sale of its Russian publishing business and the Polish Interia Group