Corporate clients, financial sponsors, banks and financial services providers turn to him for his broad and in-depth experience in domestic and international M&A transactions, including complex domestic and cross-border auctions and strategic disposals and acquisitions, including auctions, bilateral transactions, joint ventures, carve-outs, add-on as well as buy-out transactions. He regularly works with major clients on transactions in a variety of sectors, including financial services, mobility, chemicals, professional services, technology and others. 

In addition, complex and multi-jurisdictional carve-outs and corporate reorganizations and structural measures – particularly in the financial services sector – are at the heart of his practice, including mergers, spin-offs, split-offs as well as inbound and outbound cross-border mergers and transformations covering various European jurisdictions. 

Matthias heads our German Financial Institutions sector group and is recognized by independent publications such as IFLR1000, Juve, Handelsblatt and Wirtschaftswoche as leading practitioner for M&A, PE, corporate law and restructuring in Germany.