Overview
Dr. Michael Cziesla advises clients in complex corporate transactions, specializing in multi-jurisdictional and cross border M&A and Private Equity transactions, including secondaries, leveraged buyouts, divestments and reorganisation, and joint ventures.
Michael advises both German and international private equity funds, corporates and insurance companies across a range of sectors with an emphasis on technology and regulated industries (including healthcare and life science as well as financial services).
Results
Michael advised
- Contentserv Group and its majority shareholder Investcorp on the acquisition of the French software company Shoppingfeed
- VR Equitypartner (VREP) on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in Midoco Holding GmbH
- Süd BG on acquisition of a majority stake in m+m Gebäudetechnik GmbH
- Atruvia AG on the acquisition of the fintech company ECON Application GmbH
- GWS Group on the acquisition of all shares in connectiv! eSolutions GmbH
- Atruvia AG on the merger of the identification services and ID wallet providers, Verimi and Yes
- HÖR Technologie on the sale of Pichler & Strobl
- Süd Beteiligungen on the acquisition of a stake in Sovereign Speed Holding
- Ampersand Capital Partners in the business combination of Biosynth Carbosynth and Vivitide
- US private equity investor Sterling Partners on the acquisition of a stake in the Lecturio Group
- Atruvia on the Sale of its Stake in gbs
- Windjammer Capital and Hilco on acquisition of Simovision Group
- VR Equitypartner on the acquisition of a minority stake in Solectrix Group
- Ampersand Capital Partners on the acquisition of a minority stake in BioEcho Life Sciences
- Gimv and CSP on their growth investment in the digital company sofatutor
- ABL-TECHNIC, a portfolio company of Rubicon Partners, on the acquisition of Industriebedarf GmbH
- Investcorp Technology Partners on the Sale of Germany’s Leading Cybersecurity Firm Avira to NortonLifeLock
- Ratiodata, the German IT System House Partner of Fiducia & GAD IT, on the acquisition of Accesa-Group
- Windjammer Capital and its portfolio company The Hilsinger Company on the add-on acquisition of I NEED YOU The Frame company
- giropay GmbH on the sale of giropay to paydirekt GmbH
- Investcorp Technology Partners on its EUR 165 million acquisition of Avira, Germany’s leading cybersecurity company
- VR Equitypartner on the sale of VAUTID to UP Scientech Materials Corp.
- Rubicon Partners on the successful completion of the refinancing
- Atruvia on Sale of Servodata to Serviscope
- Shareholders of Karriere Tutor on the investment of Findos Investor in the group
- VR Equitypartner on the acquisition of a stake in DITTRICH+CO
- VR Equitypartner and Süd Beteiligungen on the sale of the majority stake in DUO PLAST Holding
- TransDigm on its acquisition of Schroth-Gruppe
- Süd Private Equity on its disposal of DBW-Gruppe
- United Healthcare on its acquisition of sellxpert
- VR Equitypartner on its acquisition of Dr. Neuberger-Group
- Fiducia & GAD IT on its disposal of Elaxy-Gruppe
- TransDigm on the USD 725 million acquisition of Telair Group from AAR
- Silver Investment Partners on its acquisition of Schüschke-Group (aerospace component developer)
- TransDigm on the acquisitions of Franke Aquarotter
- The Hilsinger Group (Bluepoint Capital) on its acquisition of Breitfeld & Schliekert and Lexxoo
- Rubicon Partners and Vision Capital on their joint sale of MG-Group
- ICP Group on the acquisition of an international acquiring business from First Data and the following disposal to ConCardis
- VR Equity on its disposal of UTT Group to management*
- Nomura on its acquisition of Nordsee (Germany’s leading fast food chain) from Apax*
- Celesio on its disposal of Pharmexx Group (international CSO business) to UDG*
- AB Mauri on its acquisition of GB Plange (an international bakery ingredients business) from Werhahn*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, Germany: Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law, 2021-2024
- The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended, Germany: Private Equity Transactions, 2022-2024
- JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms, Recommended: Private Equity, 2022-2024
- IFLR1000, 2022
- Mergermarket M&A Deals: Highlighted Individual, 2020
- WiWo-Top-Lawyer: Corporate Law, 2019
Community
- BYU Management Society
- J. Reuben Clark Law Society
