Clifford Chance today announced the hire of Markus Stephanblome, specialist for corporate law and listed companies transactions, to its Corporate team.
Markus is currently a partner at US law firm White & Case. He will join the Clifford Chance partnership in December and will be based in the firm’s Frankfurt office.
Markus Stephanblome is highly regarded as an experienced and versatile corporate lawyer and expert transaction counsel. He mainly advises on public takeovers, as well as private M&A and private equity transactions. He carries a strong reputation for his advice on stock corporation law and core corporate reorganisation matters. Before joining White & Case, Markus spent the first ten years of his career at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where he advised on numerous transactions for listed companies.
Thomas Krecek, Co-Head Corporate/M&A at Clifford Chance Germany: “His excellent professional standing and his personal qualities as a high-end advisor make Markus an ideal addition to our successful and ambitious M&A team, particularly in the areas of listed companies and public M&A.”
Anselm Raddatz, Co-Head Corporate/M&A at Clifford Chance Germany: “Markus’ first-class expertise and great potential will very much support us in further expanding our strong position in Germany. We are looking forward to working with him.”
Peter Dieners, Managing Partner at Clifford Chance Germany: “When selecting new partners, we focus on personalities with particular ambition and potential to advance our team and strategy. We are pleased to have found, in Markus Stephanblome, a partner who matches this profile. His expertise perfectly complement our strong Corporate/M&A team, which our clients will certainly appreciate.”
Markus’ hire is an example of the continued investment of Clifford Chance in Corporate globally. The firm promoted nine talented Corporate lawyers to the partnership this year across Continental Europe, CEE and in London and Japan. An additional 10 partners have been hired since 2016 – bolstering our practice in New York, London, Germany, Luxembourg and Hong Kong.
Clifford Chance is one of the world’s leading transaction advisors and is listed in top positions in international deal rankings. In October, the firm was awarded “M&A Law Firm of the Year 2017” by German legal publisher JUVE. Recently, the firm advised:
- CK Infrastructure and CK Asset on the acquisition of ista group from CVC Capital Partners – one of the largest private equity transactions in Germany to date
- KUKA in the Midea Group takeover – the largest public takeover of a German industrial company by a Chinese bidder
- AUDI, BMW and Daimler on the sale of 25 percent of the shares in the HERE digital innovation project
- Cinven on the sale of CeramTec, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance ceramics, to BC Partners
- SCA Group on the takeover of BSN medical for EUR 2.74 billion
