Bastian Schuster
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Associated Partner

As part of our private equity group, Bastian specialises in advising financial sponsors and corporates on M&A transactions, including acquisitions, exits, co-investments, participation programs, carve-outs and other corporate matters across a broad range of sectors.
Projects
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Permira and Nordic Capital
Advising on their public takeover offer for vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic -
Rieter AG
Advising on its acquisition of Barmag from OC Oerlikon -
CDPQ
Advising on its investment in Aareon -
UBS
Advising on the upfront acquisition of the global investment banking business of Credit Suisse and the subsequent mergers of the regulated banks part of the combined group in jurisdictions worldwide -
AllianzX
Advising on the acquisition of Innovation Group, a leading global provider of claims and technology solutions to the insurance and automotive industries -
Cinven
Advising on its acquisitions of BTV Multimedia Group and Amadys Group through its portfolio company Netceed -
EQT Infrastructure
Advising on the acquisition of a majority stake in Meine Radiologie and blikk to form a leading radiology and radiotherapy provider in Germany -
Cinven
Advising on the acquisition of a majority stake in think-cell, the developer of charting and layout software for PowerPoint for holistically streamlining professional slide production and thereby improving efficiency and quality when creating and editing presentations -
Francisco Partners
Advising on the acquisition of a majority of the shares in Native Instruments Holding GmbH, the Berlin-based global leader in digital music creation software and hardware -
EQT
Advising on the acquisition and divestment of Schülke & Mayr GmbH, one of the leading suppliers of hygiene and infection prevention solutions for skin and surfaces and wound antiseptics -
GIC
Advising on its participation in an equity round of CHF 600m for Climeworks -
Cinven
Advising on the acquisition of Generali Lebensversicherung AG, a life insurer with c. 4 million policies and c. EUR 40 bn. of assets under management, in a transformational acquisition -
EQT
Advising on a joint venture between its portfolio company Sivantos and the Danish hearing-aids specialist Widex -
Zurich
Advising on the expansion of its strategic partnership with Deutsche Bank and DWS Group -
A leading global insurance group
Advising on the sale of an insurance broker network to financial investors -
Several private equity investors
Advising on the set-up of comprehensive management incentive and equity programs .
* This list includes projects Bastian completed at another firm
Distinctions
- Recognised by Best Lawyers in the category „Coporate law“
Career
Studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and UC Hastings College of Law in San Francisco (USA)
Lawyer at a international law firm in Munich, Frankfurt am Main, and London (UK)
Qualified Banker (Bankkaufmann (IHK), Germany)
Secondment as Senior Legal Counsel with an international group of companies
Secondments in London (UK) and Frankfurt am Main
Admitted to the Munich Chamber of Lawyers
2026
Joined Noerr
Memberships
- Scholarships of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
Publications
- A Legal Framework for Impact
Sustainability impact in investor decision-making, UN Environment Programme - Auswirkungen des Tarifeinheitsgesetzes auf Umstrukturierungen
in ZIP 2026, 5
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