Stéphanie Fougou (pictured) is the new president of the European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA). Never before, in its 41-year history, has ECLA been chaired by a woman. Fougou is general counsel and corporate secretary
International law firm Ernst & Young Law has advised a fund advised by European private equity firm IK Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Schwingshandl automation technology GmbH. IK acquires a majority
Baker McKenzie is further expanding its global M&A practice with the addition of Daniel Dehghanian (pictured), LL.M., who joins as a partner on1 June 2024 and will be based in the firm’s
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a banking consortium consisting of Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (Technical Lead), Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main and Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale in connection with the successful
White & Case LLP has advised Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (MKDG), a leading science and technology company, on the agreement to acquire life science company Mirus Bio for US$600 million. Mirus Bio is a US
Eversheds Sutherland is set to shut down its Berlin office, which was established a decade ago, resulting in a remaining network of four offices across Germany. Specifically, the Berlin branch was inaugurated in 2014, initially concentrating
With effect from 1 June 2024, Cristina Freudenberger (pictured) will join global law firm Clifford Chance as partner. She joins from White & Case, where she has advised issuers and investment banks on a wide range of
International law firm Ernst & Young Law has advised FE fundinfo Group, a portfolio company of private equity investor Hg, on its European expansion with the acquisition of Frankfurt-based Dericon. The team from EY was
Led by Munich partner Dr Thomas Freund (pictured), global law firm Hogan Lovells has advised AURELIUS Wachstumskapital on the financing of the add-on acquisition of Seleon by the Aesco solutions group. The medium-sized investment holding
Latham & Watkins advised Spandex, one of the world’s leading suppliers of materials, sign systems, displays, and equipment to the sign making, graphics, and vehicle wrapping markets, on its refinancing by a consortium of
