The international legal practice
The international legal practice Osborne Clarke, with over 220 lawyers in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich, is a leading legal advisor for corporate transactions (M&A) in a domestic and cross-border context. The expert teams, consisting of multiple award-winning colleagues with deep and wide-ranging M&A and sector expertise, advise financial investors, strategic investors and business owners on all aspects of the acquisition or sale of companies and throughout the entire life cycle of a transaction, regularly utilising their own international network or best friends law firms consisting of top tier law firms and using award-winning legal tech tools.
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18 Dec 2025NewsroomOsborne Clarke advises naturalX Health Ventures on investment in Jutro Medical
Cologne (Germany), 18 December 2025. The international legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised consumer health investor naturalX Health Ventures on its investment in Polish healthtech company Jutro ...
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18 Dec 2025NewsroomFreshfields advises GIC and Khosla Ventures on Trade Republic’s €1.2bn secondary transaction
Global law firm Freshfields has advised GIC and Khosla Ventures on Trade Republic’s €1.2bn secondary transaction, valuing the company at €12.5bn. Founded in 2019, Trade Republic...
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18 Dec 2025NewsroomUniversity of Bristol Business School and M&A Media Services Announce Strategic Partnership Starting in 2026
The University of Bristol Business School (UoBBS) and mandaco-Group with M&A Media Services GmbH (mandaco) are entering into a strategic partnership beginning in 2026 to jointly strengthen the M&a...
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09 Dec 2025NewsroomFreshfields advises Altor on acqusition of majority stake in Evac
Global law firm Freshfields advises Altor (Altor Fund VI and Altor ACT I) on its acquisition of a majority stake in Evac Holding Oy from Bridgepoint. Evac was founded in 1979 and has since evol...
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04 Dec 2025NewsroomBridgepoint to reinvest in Brevo, as the company reaches “unicorn” status
Brevo has grown ARR ~5x since Bridgepoint’s initial minority investment in 2020, becoming one of Europe’s leading customer activation platforms The business has scaled internationally, wi...
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21 Nov 2025NewsroomOsborne Clarke advises SPIE on the acquisition of PIK AG
Cologne (Germany), 21 November 2025. International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised SPIE, one of the leading multi-technical service providers for buildings, plants and infrastructure in Germ...
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20 Nov 2025NewsroomBenchmark International Advises on Partial Sale of 12Logistics GmbH to a German Family Office
Benchmark International is pleased to announce the partial sale of 12Logistics GmbH to a German family office. Founded in 2001 by Florian Rückerl and headquartered in Regensburg, Germany, 12Logis...
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18 Dec 2025NewsroomOsborne Clarke advises naturalX Health Ventures on investment in Jutro Medical
Cologne (Germany), 18 December 2025. The international legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised consumer health investor naturalX Health Ventures on its investment in Polish healthtech company Jutro ...
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04 Dec 2025NewsroomBridgepoint to reinvest in Brevo, as the company reaches “unicorn” status
Brevo has grown ARR ~5x since Bridgepoint’s initial minority investment in 2020, becoming one of Europe’s leading customer activation platforms The business has scaled internationally, wi...
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21 Nov 2025NewsroomOsborne Clarke advises SPIE on the acquisition of PIK AG
Cologne (Germany), 21 November 2025. International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised SPIE, one of the leading multi-technical service providers for buildings, plants and infrastructure in Germ...
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20 Nov 2025NewsroomBenchmark International Advises on Partial Sale of 12Logistics GmbH to a German Family Office
Benchmark International is pleased to announce the partial sale of 12Logistics GmbH to a German family office. Founded in 2001 by Florian Rückerl and headquartered in Regensburg, Germany, 12Logis...
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28 Oct 2025NewsroomDLA Piper advises Synova on the acquisition of Allgeier IT Services GmbH from Allgeier SE
28 October 2025 – DLA Piper has advised Synova, a leading European growth investor, on the acquisition of Allgeier IT Services GmbH (AITS) from Allgeier SE. AITS is a prominent end-to-end IT ser...
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15 Oct 2025NewsroomFreshfields advises Cencora on its acquisition of NextPharma Logistics
Global law firm Freshfields has advised Cencora, Inc. on the acquisition of NextPharma Logistics GmbH from NextPharma GmbH, a portfolio company of international private equity investor CapVest. ...
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10 Oct 2025NewsroomFreshfields advises BASF on sale of coatings business to Carlyle
Global law firm Freshfields has advised BASF on entering into a binding agreement relating to its automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinish coatings, and surface treatment businesses (“BASF C...
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18 Dec 2025NewsroomFreshfields advises GIC and Khosla Ventures on Trade Republic’s €1.2bn secondary transaction
Global law firm Freshfields has advised GIC and Khosla Ventures on Trade Republic’s €1.2bn secondary transaction, valuing the company at €12.5bn. Founded in 2019, Trade Republic...
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18 Dec 2025NewsroomUniversity of Bristol Business School and M&A Media Services Announce Strategic Partnership Starting in 2026
The University of Bristol Business School (UoBBS) and mandaco-Group with M&A Media Services GmbH (mandaco) are entering into a strategic partnership beginning in 2026 to jointly strengthen the M&a...
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09 Dec 2025NewsroomFreshfields advises Altor on acqusition of majority stake in Evac
Global law firm Freshfields advises Altor (Altor Fund VI and Altor ACT I) on its acquisition of a majority stake in Evac Holding Oy from Bridgepoint. Evac was founded in 1979 and has since evol...
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25 Oct 2025NewsroomFreshfields advises SFC Energy on the acquisition of minority stake in Oneberry Technologies Pte. Ltd.
Global law firm Freshfields is advising listed SFC Energy AG on the acquisition of a 15% stake in Oneberry Technologies Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based market leader in AI-powered public and private secu...
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25 Oct 2025NewsroomFreshfields advises Leonardo on signing MoU with Thales and Airbus to create a European leader in the space sector
Global law firm Freshfields assisted Leonardo in the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Thales and Airbus for the creation of a European leader in the space sector. With the signing ...
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21 Oct 2025NewsroomFreshfields advises supervisory board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE on comprehensive executive board restructuring
Global law firm Freshfields advised the supervisory board of SDAX-listed ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE on a comprehensive personnel restructuring of its executive board. This included the complete replaceme...
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15 Oct 2025NewsroomFreshfields advises Mynaric AG on financial restructuring under StaRUG proceedings
Global law firm Freshfields has advised Mynaric AG on its financial restructuring. The restructuring was successfully implemented by using restructuring proceedings under the German StaRUG. The...
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25 May 2025NewsroomOsborne Clarke elects new management team for Germany
Cologne (Germany), 23 May 2025. International legal practice Osborne Clarke has elected its German management team for the next three years. From 1 August 2025, Nicolas Gabrysch will take over as Mana...
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25 Feb 2025NewsroomFreshfields Launches in Boston as Part of U.S. Expansion Strategy; Private Equity M&A Partner Matthew Goulding to Lead Office
Global law firm Freshfields today announced that it is opening an office in Boston as it enters the next phase of its U.S. expansion. Boston-based Private Capital M&A partner Matthew Goulding has ...
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07 Jan 2025NewsroomOsborne Clarke appoints Carsten Knoll as new Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Cologne (Germany), 7 January 2025. The international legal practice Osborne Clarke has expanded its management team and appointed Carsten Knoll as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Chief Operating Offi...
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19 Dec 2024NewsroomGibson Dunn Promotes 35 Lawyers to Partnership
December 18, 2024 – New York. Gibson Dunn has elected 35 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2025. Commenting on the partnership class, Gibson Dunn Chair and Managing P...
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16 Dec 2024NewsroomNiclas Widjeskog – one of the most prominent dispute resolution and litigation lawyers in the Nordics – joins CMS Wistrand as a partner
Stockholm, December 16, 2024 - With the recruitment of Niclas Widjeskog, CMS Wistrand once again demonstrates its ambition to be a leading force in legal advisory services. Niclas Widjeskog is an inte...
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05 Nov 2024NewsroomOsborne Clarke: Life Sciences and Healthcare Sector Group under New Leadership of Dr Andrea Schmoll since 1 October
Cologne, 5 November 2024. Effective 1 October 2024, the international legal practice Osborne Clarke has appointed Dr Andrea Schmoll as the head of the Life Sciences and Healthcare (LSH) sector group. ...
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30 Jan 2024NewsroomOsborne Clarke: Corporate practice group strengthens focus on its pillars M&A, VC and corporate advisory with new leadership
Cologne (Germany), 30 January 2024. With effect from 1 January 2024, the international legal practice Osborne Clarke has appointed two new co-heads for its Corporate practice group: Dr Björn H&uu...
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