Maximilian Nikolaus Kind

Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Associated Partner


Maximilian Kind advises German and foreign financial and strategic investors on private equity and M&A transactions, joint ventures as well as general corporate matters. Before joining Noerr, Maximilian spent several years working at a leading international law firm in Hamburg with a career stage in London.

Projects

  • Blackstone
    Advising on the sale of Schenck Process Group’s mining business to Sandvik, Schenck Process Group’s food and performance business to Hillenbrand and Qlar Group's Process Business to Everstone Capital
  • Altor
    Advising on the acquisition of a majority stake in Evac
  • Global Communications Infrastructure
    Advising on the establishment of the first pan-Baltic platform for telecommunications towers
  • AXA IM Alts
    Advising on the acquisition of a majority stake in ILOS
  • Nagarro SE
    Advising on the evaluation of strategic options with a view to enhancing shareholder value, in particular regarding a potential take-private of Nagarro SE, including a public takeover bid
  • ASSA ABLOY
    Advising on the acquisition of SKIDATA
  • Founder of TK Deutschland
    Advising on the sale of a majority stake to DPE
  • HPS Investment Partners
    Advising on the restructuring of the Berlin Brands Group and the debt-for-equity swap
  • UBS
    Advising on the global merger with and integration of Credit Suisse
  • SEB Kort Bank AB
    Advising on the acquisition of AirPlus Servicekarten GmbH from Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft
  • Hellmann & Friedman and AutoScout24
    Advising on the acquisition of a majority stake in AUTOproff
  • KonfiDents
    Advising the dental group owned by Altor on its merger with zahneins, a dental group owned by PAI
  • Hamburg Commercial Bank AG (formerly HSH Nordbank)
    Advising on several NPL and PL transactions as well as on general corporate and banking law matters
  • Energy supplying company
    Advising on a joint venture for the development and operation of a hydrogen power station
  • UPM-Kymmene Corporation
    Advising on the acquisition of AMC AG Advanced Methods of Coating
  • Deutsche GigaNetz GmbH
    Advising on the financing of the fibre-optic network expansion
  • ams-OSRAM AG
    Advising on the sale of its Traxon Technologies business division to Prosperity Lamps and Component Limited
  • German Organization Committee
    Pro bono advice in connection with the hosting of the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin
  • * This list includes projects Maximilian completed at another firm

Distinctions

  • Recommended for corporate law and M&A, Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt (2026)

Career

Studied law at Bucerius Law School Hamburg, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg and New York University School of Law
Doctoral studies at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
Legal clerkship at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court
Several years of experience as a lawyer at a Magic Circle law firm with career stage in London
2020
Admitted to the Hamburg Chamber of Lawyers
2026
Joined Noerr

Publications

  • Dissertation: Verbindlichkeitsbewertung und Umwandlungsquote im Bail-In
    Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2020

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