IFLR1000 Reviews

Financial and corporate

The large international law firm Mayer Brown boasts a global presence with office locations across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In Germany the firm fields large legal teams located in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is active across several financial and corporate areas. 

In banking, it is broadly active in loan work and is often seen on real estate finance, acquisition finance, syndicated corporate loans and asset-backed finance transactions. 

The firm’s financial services regulatory team is highly capable. It regularly advises leading banks on various aspects of European and German banking supervisory law. A strong focus for the practice relates to the regulation of securities trading, financial market infrastructure and the regulation and clearing of derivatives. 

The firm is visible in capital marketsboth in debt and structured finance on the side of both issuers and banks. 

In M&A, the firm has broad experience in venture capital, where its client base ranges from founders to family offices and venture capital funds. 

In the private equity space, the firm advises clients on all product groups, including infrastructure assets. 

The firm’s restructuring team advises clients on financial restructurings of loan financings, real estate and corporate restructuring, distressed M&A and defence against rescission actions. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients for the firm include Lear Corporation, Volpi Capital, DBAG, Borromin Capital, Triton Partners, Eurazeo, Invision Capital, Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank, Sixth Street Partners, AaviGenTUI, Goodyear Group, Mitsubishi Corporation, DekaBank, LBBW, UniCredit and Bank Julius Bär. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Banking and finance 

Good (cross-jurisdictional/product) network, responsiveness, industry focus, competitive prices, reliable business relationship.” 

 

Capital markets: Debt 

“Professionalism of the entire team, dedication and commitment for the client, in-depth expertise, taking the client's perspective.”