GERMANY Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Leif Gösta Gerling and Matthias Krämer LPA
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Authors
Leif Gösta Gerling is a partner at the Frankfurt office of LPA, leading the corporate/M&A division in Germany and co-heading LPA’s China desk. He has advised on numerous in- and outbound M&A transactions,
Matthias Krämer is a partner and head of the tax/M&A/reorganisation group at LPA Germany. He is also a tax adviser, certified international tax
adviser and specialist tax lawyer. Matthias advises predominantly international groups on complex national and international tax law matters relating to cross-border transactions, joint ventures, investment and restructuring. He represents clients in court and conducts proceedings before the Federal Fiscal Court. Matthias is co-author of the guiding tax handbook on M&A (“Unternehmenskauf in der Praxis”, Springer Edition) and was a member of the examination board of the Frankfurt Bar for specialist tax lawyers.
including (share/asset deal) acquisitions, conversion law-related measures and establishing domestic and cross-border joint ventures. Leif also has 18 years’ experience in venture capital and private equity financing. He holds a PhD in competition law and obtained an LLM in Los Angeles, focusing on M&A, business associations and competition law. Before joining LPA, Leif worked for international law firms in Germany and abroad.
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