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Dr Mathias Schulze Steinen LL.M.

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Constructive and goal-oriented, professional highest level.

— Competitor, JUVE Handbook 2022/2023
Frankfurt
About

Dr Mathias Schulze Steinen is one of the most experienced and renowned German transaction lawyers in Corporate/M&A. For more than 25 years, he has been advising strategic and financial investors on domestic and cross-border transactions. His practice encompasses corporate/M&A (acquisitions of companies and equity interests), private equity/VC, corporate finance (including questions of German corporate and group law) as well as joint ventures and corporate restructuring.

Mathias is known for his ability to efficiently and purposefully structure and negotiate highly complex international transactions. Clients and market observers particularly value his entrepreneurial thinking, his confident negotiation skills even in the most challenging situations, as well as his pragmatic, solution-oriented advisory approach, which consistently places the client’s commercial objectives at the center – regardless of the size and complexity of the transaction.

Areas of FocusFinancial ServicesLife SciencesMedia Sports and EntertainmentTechnologyMergers and AcquisitionsPrivate Equity

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising ResMed Inc. on the acquisition of MEDIFOX DAN from Hg Capital for USD1 billion.
  • Advising Medtronic Corp. on several strategic investments and acquisitions in the medical products industry in Germany.
  • Advising numerous companies on the acquisition and ensuring the continued production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) on the global market.
  • Advising Wipro Limited, a global leader in information technology, consulting and business process management, i.a. on all non-U.S. and non-India aspects of its USD1.45 billion acquisition of Capco, and the acquisition of the Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) Business Unit from HARMAN.
  • Advising Finnish telecommunications and digital services group Elisa on cross-border acquisitions in Germany.
  • Advising Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG, a company specializing in the digitalization of commercial communication processes, on the complete acquisition of all shares in the operating companies of Azolver Holding GmbH.
  • Advising Brazilian CBC Global Ammunition on the sale of its Czech subsidiary for US $700 million and the acquisition of a minority stake in Colt CZ Group.
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Finnish

Awards

  • JUVE Ranking 2025/2026: Frequently recommended for M&A; "absolutely constructive and goal-oriented, at the highest professional level", competitor
  • Legal 500 Germany 2025: Recommended for corporate law and M&A: mid-sized deals (EUR100 - EUR500 million); “An outstanding lawyer, efficient deal-maker and charming negotiator.”
  • Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers 2026/2027: Recommended for Corporate Law, M&A Law, Private Equity Law, and Telecommunications Law
Education
  • Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, Second State Examination, 1999
  • University of Hamburg, Dr. iur., 1997
  • University of Helsinki, LL.M., 1996


    University of Bonn, First State Examination, 1993

Publications

  • The Equity Share in Companies with Limited Liability and its Transfer, in Handbook of the Laws of Companies with Limited Liability, pp. 476-546, ZAP, 3rd ed., 2015, Münster
  • Basic principles of the laws of corporate groups (Konzernrecht), in Corporate Law Commentary, pp. 1936-2002, Carl Heymanns Publisher, 4th ed., 2025, Cologne

Prior Experience

Mathias has been a Partner at DLA Piper in Frankfurt am Main since May 2017. Previously, he practiced as a lawyer and partner in leading international law firms in Frankfurt / Main (2004-2017) and Hamburg (1999-2004).

Memberships And Affiliations

  • German-Nordic Lawyers’ Association (DNJV)

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