Domestic German law firm Schalast & Partner was established in 1995. It has offices in Frankfurt, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Stuttgart
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is active in banking and M&A.
Best known for its advice on project finance, real estate finance, small-cap securitisations and Fintech structures, the firm’s banking and finance practice regularly represents local and international clients on complex banking and regulatory issues.
The firm is also highly competent in M&A work where it advises both buy and sell side clients. Whilst capable of supporting deals in a multitude of sectors, the firm’s M&A team has historical strength in advising on private equity transactions in the infrastructure and telecommunications sector and real estate-based transactions in the non-performing loans sector.
Key clients
Key clients include Alte Leipziger Lebensversicherung, ApoBank, Stadtwerke Frankfurt, CommerzReal Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft, Viessmann Werke, Beyond Capital Partners, Ringbeck Immobilien, Enercity, Mainova, Milch & Zucker, HRS, Nikkei, Commerzbank, Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), Raisin bank, Triodos Bank, Aledius, NTC, isarlend, Mainova, Messe Frankfurt and ConsciousGrowth.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
In banking the firm was active in a range of financing work including real estate, acquisition and shipping finance, and sale of loan portfolios. The firm was also engaged in fintech work, as well as, more broadly, advising its banking clientele on a plethora of legal issues and disputes.
In M&A the firm assisted both medium-sized and large clients on a host of M&A and private equity transactions. Many of the deals worked on had cross-border dimensions, with the firm acting as lead counsel on all mandates. Besides its transactional work, the team also provided general corporate law advice to clients.
The firm was also visible in the German financial regulatory area, where it worked for private and public sector clients on a host of regulatory law issues.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Beyond Capital Partners acquisition of ANK Sanitätshausgruppe
Strategic Fiber Network acquisition of ropa, NGN Telecom and HPL Beteiligung
Client Feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
M&A
“Highly qualified.”
Christoph Schalast
“Highly experienced; excellent rhetoric.”