CMS Germany Leads €1.1 Billion Cross-Border M&A

Published on Jul 31, 2023


In August 2024, CMS Germany led an M&A transaction for a U.S.-based global client acquiring an Italian target company. The deal involved a purchase price of €1.1 billion and required legal coordination across 30 jurisdictions.

The following member firms collaborated to execute the transaction:

  • Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (South Korea)

  • Bahas Gramatidis & Partners (Greece)

  • Bech-Bruun (Denmark)

  • Bruchou & Funes de Rioja (Argentina)

  • Castrén & Snellman (Finland)

  • Chandler MHM Limited (Thailand)

  • CMS Germany

  • Faegre Drinker (Illinois, USA)

  • Goodmans LLP (Ontario, Canada)

  • MinterEllison (Australia)

  • Sorainen (Latvia)

This collaboration demonstrates the network’s capacity to manage large-scale, multi-jurisdictional acquisitions through a coordinated international team. Gordian presented this at WLG | summit Buenos Aires '25.