Since 1987

Interdisciplinary Advisory at the
Highest Level

We are a leading international provider of interdisciplinary advisory services. In personal and close contact with our clients we develop economically tailored solutions.

260+
Lawyers
22
Offices
14
Countries
17
Languages

Our Profile

Attorneys · Certified Public Accountants · Tax Advisers

Haarmann Hemmelrath unites under one roof the disciplines of legal advice, tax advice, audit and management consultancy. Our interdisciplinary approach enables us to develop comprehensive and practice-oriented solutions for complex economic issues.

From our 22 offices in 14 countries we advise national and international clients in all major areas of business law. Our team of over 260 lawyers provides counsel in 17 languages.

Interdisciplinary

Law, tax, audit and consulting under one roof

International

Presence across Europe and Asia

Client-Focused

Tailored solutions through close dialogue

Industry Expertise

Deep understanding of your sector

1987

Year the firm was founded

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Haarmann, Hemmelrath & Partner

Attorneys · Certified Public Accountants · Tax Advisers

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RSM Haarmann Hemmelrath GmbH

Audit firm — founding member of RSM International

C

Contor GmbH

Accounting and tax compliance services

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HH Management Consultants GmbH

Management consultancy

Our Practice Areas

Comprehensive advisory services across all major areas of business law

Company & Commercial Law

Company law, mergers, reorganisations, corporate contracts, franchise and distribution agreements.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Company acquisitions, MBO/MBI, financing, strategic alliances, public takeovers, joint ventures, private equity.

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Banking & Capital Markets

IPOs, banking and stock exchange law, project financing, takeover law, venture capital, derivatives.

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Tax Law & Tax Advisory

National and international tax law, tax planning, transfer pricing, tax audit proceedings, tax litigation.

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Property & Construction Law

Real estate transactions, fund structuring, public and private construction law, project development.

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Employment Law

Individual and collective employment law, co-determination, pension schemes, employee share schemes.

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Restructuring & Insolvency

Insolvency advice, administration, corporate recovery, liquidation and business continuation.

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EU Law & Antitrust

European competition law, merger control, state aids, public procurement, WTO law.

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Intellectual Property

Copyright, trademarks, patents, licensing, IT law, unfair competition, litigation.

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Telecommunications & Media

Telecom law, e-commerce, press and media law, data protection, entertainment law.

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Audit

Annual and group audits, special audits, due diligence reviews through RSM Haarmann Hemmelrath GmbH.

Administrative & Energy Law

Industrial law, subsidies, environmental law, waste management, emission control, energy industry law.

Selected Mandates

Landmark transactions demonstrating our capabilities

M&A

Vodafone / Mannesmann — Hostile Takeover

Advised Vodafone on the takeover of Mannesmann AG — the world's largest M&A transaction and the first successful hostile takeover in Germany.

Historic
Privatisation

GAGFAH — Sale of Majority Holding

Advised BfA on the sale of its majority holding in GAGFAH to Fortress Investment Group.

$ 2.1 bn
Privatisation

GSW Berlin Group — Cerberus / Whitehall / Contest

Advised the consortium on the privatisation of GSW Berlin housing group comprising 65,700 residential units.

€ 400+ m
LBO

MobilTel — Leveraged Buyout in Bulgaria

Advised on the largest leveraged buyout in Eastern Europe.

€ 1.2 bn
M&A

Volkswagen — Lease Plan Acquisition

German counsel to Volkswagen on the acquisition of Lease Plan.

€ 2 bn
Finance

Kommunale Wasserwerke Leipzig — Cross-Border US Leveraged Lease

Advised on structuring a cross-border US leveraged lease for five sewage treatment plants.

$ 100 m
Privatisation

Düsseldorf Airport — 50% Stake

Represented the Hochtief AG / Aer Rianta consortium in acquiring a 50% stake in Düsseldorf Airport.

Major

Our Offices

22 offices in 14 countries — your advisors on the ground

Germany — 9 Offices

Berlin

Markgrafenstraße 33
D-10117 Berlin

Düsseldorf

Martin-Luther-Platz 26
D-40212 Düsseldorf

Frankfurt/Main

Omniturm
Grosse Gallusstrasse 16–18
D-60312 Frankfurt

Hamburg

Jungfernstieg 30
D-20354 Hamburg

Cologne

Köln Turm, Im Mediapark 8
D-50670 Cologne

Munich

Maximilianstraße 35
D-80539 Munich

Stuttgart

Rotebühlplatz 23
D-70178 Stuttgart

Leipzig

Neumarkt 9a
D-04109 Leipzig

Bielefeld

Welle 15
D-33602 Bielefeld

Europe — 10 Offices

London

25 Old Broad Street
Tower 42, 28th Floor
EC2N 1HQ London

Paris

23, rue Balzac
F-75406 Paris

Milan

Corso Venezia, 16
I-20121 Milano

Brussels

Rond Point Schuman 6
BE-1040 Brussels

Vienna

ARES-Tower
Donau-City-Str. 11
A-1220 Vienna

Prague

Prague Stock Exchange
Rybná 14/682, 1st floor
CZ-110 05 Prague

Warsaw

Norway House
Ul. Lwowska 19
PL-00-660 Warsaw

Budapest

Vörösmarty tér 4
H-1051 Budapest

Moscow

ul. Ostoschenka, 23
RF-119034 Moscow

Bucharest

Bucharest
Romania

Asia — 3 Offices

Shanghai

Room 2308, Jinmao Tower
88 Centennial Boulevard
PRC-200121 Shanghai

Singapore

9 Temasek Boulevard
#23-01 Suntec Tower Two
SGP-038989 Singapore

Tokyo

Ark Mori Bldg. 22F
1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku
J-107-6022 Tokyo

We advise in 17 languages

German English French Italian Spanish Russian Polish Czech Hungarian Romanian Japanese Mandarin Dutch Norwegian Serbian Croatian Bosnian

Contact

We look forward to hearing from you. Please use the form or contact our head office directly.

Head Office Frankfurt

  • Address Haarmann, Hemmelrath & Partner
    Omniturm, Grosse Gallusstrasse 16–18
    D-60312 Frankfurt am Main
  • Email frankfurt@haarmannhemmelrath.com

Press

  • Contact Katharina Engel, Corporate Communications
    katharina.engel@haarmannhemmelrath.com

Careers

  • Contact Florian Brandt, Human Resources
    Maximilianstraße 35, D-80539 Munich
    florian.brandt@haarmannhemmelrath.com

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