Baker McKenzie hires Christoph Jerger from Kirkland & Ellis
Baker McKenzie has appointed Christoph Jerger as a partner in its transactional practice group in Munich. Jerger joins from Baker McKenzie from Kirkland & Ellis, where he had practiced since 2017.
Background and expertise
Jerger is an M&A and private equity lawyer who advises financial sponsors on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, public takeovers, corporate restructurings and corporate capital markets matters. He has particular experience acting on transactions for private equity sponsors involved in acquisitions of privately held or publicly listed companies.
Recent additions
Jerger’s appointment follows a series of recent hires in the corporate practice, including partners Jan Schubert, Dirk Horcher, Daniel Dehghanian, Johannes Baumann, Katharina Stüber and Jakub Lorys. The firm has also promoted lawyers including Tino Marz and Holger Engelkamp.
