Florian Becker
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Partner
Florian Becker is a specialist in complex transactions and reorganisations. He works from London and Munich, has advised on more than 120 successfully closed transactions in the last 20 years and takes a leading role in advising national and international clients on cross-border M&A projects. He has a strong focus on the areas of technology (incl. defence), financial services and restructuring. Florian also frequently advises in growth capital and distressed M&A transactions.
Projects
- One Investment Management
Advising OneIM on the investment into pension buy-out provider Vedra Pensions (2026) - Generali Group
Advising as part of a consortium with Allianz, BlackRock and T&D Holdings on the acquisition of Viridium Group (2025) - Bohlen Group
Advising on the joint venture with Repkon in the area of turnkey facilities in the civil and military sector (2024) - Europcar Mobility Group
Advising on the acquisition of the majority in the rent-a-car and car subscription business of VW (2023) - AUCTUS
Advising on the sale of PharmaLex to Cencora (fka AmerisourceBergen) (2022) - PPRO
Advising local payments infrastructure provider PPRO on various investment rounds (2021) - Wirecard group
Advising on the investor processes regarding the global activities of the insolvent Wirecard group (2020) - Thomas Cook group
Advising the insolvency administrators on the sale of the operations (2019) - Generali Group
Advising on the reorganisation of the group in connection with the sale of the majority stake in Generali’s German life insurance (2018) - Bayer AG
Advising on the divestment of the Digital Farming Division to BASF (2018) - Europcar
Advising the company on the purchase of Buchbinder (2017) - Shanghai Electric
Advising on the acquisition of the Broetje-Automation Group (2016) - Guangzhou Pearl River Piano
Advising the piano manufacturer on the purchase of German piano maker Schimmel (2016) - Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Advising the Johnson & Johnson group company on the sale of the US Nucynta franchise to Depomed (2015) - ATU Group
Advising the group on restructuring and refinancing (2013/2014) - AVIC International
Advising on the acquisition of the business of Continental Aerospace Technologies GmbH (fka Thielert Aircraft Engines) (2013) - Petroplus
Assisting in the investor process and sale of German Petroplus refinery out of insolvency (2012) - BayWa AG
Advising in the reorganisation of BayWa AG and DIY and garden centre business joint venture with Hellweg (2011) - Augusta Technologie AG
Advising the technology company on the sale of the Sensortechnics Group (2011) - Robbins & Myers, Inc.
Advising the engineering manufacturer on the sale of Romaco Group (2011) - Cinterion Wireless Modules GmbH
Assisting in the auction process and sale of the company (2010) - DyStar Textilfarben GmbH
Assisting in the investor process and sale of the business in an auction out of insolvency (2010) - AUDI AG
Advising on the investment by AUDI in FC Bayern Munich (2009) - Qimonda AG
Advising on restructuring and investor process at the insolvent Qimonda AG (2009) - CA Immobilien
Advising on the company’s acquisition of Vivico Real Estate (2007) - Oaktree
Advising on the purchase of the foreign spirits business of Eckes AG (2007)
Distinctions
- For more than 20 years frequently recommended lawyer for M&A
JUVE Handbook - Clients see him as "extremely competent, client oriented, can be reached anytime"
JUVE Handbook (2021/2022) - Described and recommended as "good negotiator" and "very efficient and pragmatic" for M&A
Legal 500 Deutschland M&A - For many years recommended as leading expert in M&A and Restructuring and Insolvency
Best Lawyers in Germany - Recommended as leading expert in restructuring & insolvency
Legal 500 Deutschland (2017)
My insights
Career
Studied industrial business management (company degree and training program at Siemens AG, Berlin)
Received a law degree from Humboldt-University in Berlin.
Experience abroad: Law firm in Atlanta (USA), Secondment in London (England)
Worked as an academic assistant for Prof. Schwark at Humboldt-University in Berlin, specializing in corporate law, banking and capital markets law
Since 2004 with Noerr
Admitted to the Munich Chamber of Lawyers
Head of Noerr London since 2022
Publications
- Special Features of Due Diligence for Investments in the Security and Defence Industry (with Dr David Rösch)
RüSiR, 2026, S. 90 ff. - Heidelberger Kommentar zum Aktiengesetz, §§ 222-240
Bürgers/Lieder (Ed.), C.F. Müller Verlag Heidelberg, issue 6, 2024 - Handbuch Restrukturierung in der Insolvenz, § 36 Obstruktionsverbot
Kübler (Ed.), RWS Verlag, Köln, 4. Ed., 2023 - Schuldschein-loan agreements in restructuring (with Dr. Nikolai Warneke)
ZIP 2018, S. 1332 ff. - Die Investitionsprüfung nach Änderung der AWV — offene Fragen aus Perspektive der Transaktionspraxis (with Dr. Bärbel Sachs)
Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht (NZG) 2017, pp. 1336 et seq. - Hürden für Investoren: EU will neue Beschränkungen einführen (with Dr. Bärbel Sachs)
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (20 September 2017) - Germany tightens rules on FDI reviews (mit Dr. Bärbel Sachs)
Trade Security Journal - National Security Controls, 2017, issue 3, pp. 28 et seq. - Umwandlungen im Insolvenzplan und die Grenzen einer Überlagerung des Gesellschaftsrechts durch das Insolvenzrecht
Zeitschrift für das gesamte Insolvenzrecht (ZInsO), 2013, pp. 1885 et seq. - Pay to Play as an option (with Dr. Sascha Leske)
Venture Capital Magazin, 78/2011, pp. 32 et seq. - Acquisition of a business out of insolvency (with Dr. Christian Pleister)
Financier Worldwide, 3/2010 - Eine knifflige Angelegenheit – zur übertragenden Sanierung
Finance-Jahrbuch Restrukturierung 2010, pp. 72 et seq. - Aktienrechtliche Aspekte von Kapitalmaßnahmen in der Krise (with Dr. Christian Pleister)
Going Public / Special Distressed M&A, 2009, pp. 44 et seq. - Acquisitions under stress: A German view on distressed M&A transactions
International Mergers & Acquisitions Review 2009, Euromoney Yearbooks, 2009
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