Overview
Dr. Michael Cziesla is a corporate partner in our Frankfurt office who advises clients in complex corporate transactions, specializing in multi-jurisdictional and cross border M&A, secondaries, leveraged buyouts, divestments and reorganisation and joint ventures.
Michael advises both German and international corporates, private equity funds and insurance companies across a range of sectors with an emphasis on regulated industries (including healthcare and life science, aviation, IT and financial services).
Results
- Advised VR Equitypartner on the sale of VAUTID GmbH to UP Scientech Materials Corp.
- Advised VR Equitypartner and Süd Beteiligungen on the sale of the majority stake in DUO PLAST Holding
- Advised TransDigm in its acquisition of Schroth-Gruppe
- Advised Süd Private Equity in its disposal of DBW-Gruppe
- Advised United Healthcare Group in its acquisition of sellxpert
- Advised VR Equitypartner in its acquisition of Dr. Neuberger-Group
- Advised Fiducia & GAD IT AG in its disposal of Elaxy-Gruppe
- Advised TransDigm in the US$725 million acquisition of Telair Group from AAR
- Advised Silver Investment Partners in its acquisition of Schüschke-Group (aerospace component developer)
- Advised TransDigm in the acquisitions of Franke Aquarotter
- Advised The Hilsinger Group (Bluepoint Capital) in its acquisition of Breitfeld & Schliekert and Lexxoo
- Advised Rubicon Partners and Vision Capital in their joint sale of MG-Group
- Advised ICP Group in the acquisition of an international acquiring business from First Data and the following disposal to ConCardis
- Advised VR Equity in its disposal of UTT Group to management*
- Advised Nomura in its acquisition of Nordsee (Germany’s leading fast food chain) from Apax*
- Advised Celesio AG in its disposal of Pharmexx Group (international CSO business) to UDG*
- Advised AB Mauri in its acquisition of GB Plange (an international bakery ingredients business) from Werhahn*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.
Recognitions
- WiWo-Top-Lawyer, Corporate Law 2019
- JUVE Handbook
- Legal 500 EMEA
- IFLR1000
Community
- BYU Management Society
- J. Reuben Clark Law Society
