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Dr. Michael Prüßner, LL.M.

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Michael focuses on advising corporates as well as private equity funds on complex M&A transactions, in particular on cross-border projects.

His clients include, amongst others, companies from the energy & infrastructure, and technology & innovation sectors, along with providers to these industries. He furthermore possesses broad experience in advising clients from the automotive industry.

He is considered one of the leading transactional lawyers in Germany. The leading legal directory Legal 500 quotes sources saying that he is a "clearly exceptional lawyer” who has amassed “expert knowledge in a wide range of specialist fields but who never loses sight of the big picture”, “always acting strategically and tactically smart” and “the advice was far above average."

His extensive in-house experience, long-standing role as a partner in leading international law firms, and solid economic training prove invaluable in legal project management. He excels at leading complex projects, coordinating all relevant advisors, and presenting intricate issues in a commercially focused, clear, and easily understandable manner.

Prior to joining Orrick, Michael led the German corporate, M&A, and securities practice group at another leading international law firm. His career also includes serving as General Counsel for a large international corporation and practicing at a Big Four accounting firm. During his time in-house, Legal 500 recognized him as one of the top 100 lawyers in Germany.

    • Financial institution(s) on the financing of a public takeover of a MDAX-listed company*
    • Defense company on the acquisition of a significant shareholding in a technology business*
    • Ziegler on proposed sale of naturheld and Naturenergie*
    • DAX-listed company on the carve-out and multi-jurisdictional sale of a significant business unit across several jurisdictions*
    • LHUM on sale of shares in Tecinvest AG to 7‑Industries (including pre‑acquisition procedures*
    • J. Wagner on the sale of Reinhardt Technik to Lone Star*
    • Rolls-Royce Power Systems on on the divestment from a technology company*
    • 777-Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake of the shares in Hertha BSC Berlin*
    • Automotive OEM on its market entry into Europe and the establishment of a corporate structure*
    • Orlando on the acquisition of Härter Group*
    • Knorr-Bremse on the acquisition of British railway equipment supplier Westcode from Unipart*
    • Benteler on the sale of several companies in Denmark, France and Sweden to Fidelium*
    • Deutsche Glasfaser (management) on the sale of the company by KKR to EQT/Omers*
    • Bourns on the acquisition of Kaschke Group*
    • Mutares on the strategic acquisition of four Tier 1 automotive suppliers in Italy, Spain, Poland and India from Cooper Standard*
    • BEWi on the acquisition of Symbra Holding/IsoBouw from a private equity investor, resale and subsequent JV with Hirsch Porozell*
    • Knorr-Bremse on the sale of two UK (subsidiary) companies in the automotive sector to Mutares*
    • Benteler on the sale of an automotive supplier in Norway to Chassix*
    • Knorr-Bremse on the sale of a service provider in Sweden to Swiss company Stadler*
    • REWE/DERTour on the acquisition of the Czech tour operator Fischer*

    *Experience prior to joining Orrick