Schalast & Partner was established in 1995 and has offices in Frankfurt, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Stuttgart and is part of the Multilaw network. The firm is experienced in financial services regulation, banking, insurance, and M&A and is often noted for its work in with start-ups, on novel financing products and in the emerging digital finance space. Co-managing partner
Andreas Walter leads the banking and finance department, supported by
Alexander Gebhard, Matthias Geurts and
Thorsten Voß. Managing partner Christoph Schalast focusses on M&A and real estate, while Stuttgard head
Wolfgang Sigler specialises in insolvency law. The corporate team is led by
Gregor Wedell. Several of the partners lecture at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
Highlights
In corporate, the firm added two new partners in 2023/2024: Joachim Habetha and Patrick-Lukas Mamok. The team advised Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden on the establishment of a joint-venture to build and operate a data centre. It also acted for Viessmann in structuring a joint-venture with Italy’s Epta and assisted Faber-Castell on its acquisition of Robert E Huber.
The firm’s large regulatory practice counts among its clients Nikkei, a benchmark provider, and insurer Alte Leipziger Lebensversicherung, which it advises on outsourcing projects. The team also supported BNP Paribas on the internal reorganisation of a regulated entity. In one of its highlight projects, led by Andreas Walter, the firm has been advising the Technical University of Darmstadt on the German-state funded EuroDaT programme, a pioneering project that seeks to establish a European data trustee for banking data.
The team regularly handles a wide range of financing project. The team has advised Frankfurter Lebensversicherung on the structured financing of a EUR300 million special fund of a run-off platform, and UniCredit/BayLB on the restructuring of EUR200 million financing for Green Tower solar park. Simon Waldbröl structured the crowdfunding platforms Econeers, Seedmatch and Mezzany. The firm also played a pivotal role in Interbridge Group's refinancing deals, including securing a $200 million refinancing credit line with Hauck Aufhäuser and Credion.
Key Clients
Viessmann Werke, Faber-Castell, Federal State of Berlin, TU Darmstadt, Beyond Capital Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Bank, Interbridge, Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden, Nikkei Inc
Testimonials
"Very active on thought leadership in the financial space and very active in the fintech sector; they are well-versed in working with start-ups and have been successful in areas such as blockchain, distributed ledger technology (DLT) and crypto-currency projects" (banking & finance)
"They have a large team with a lot of dedicated regulatory lawyers and some very talented individuals” (financial regulatory)
“Highly experienced; excellent rhetoric” - Christoph Schalast, partner
