Dr. Christian Traichel

Christian heads up the German and co-leads the international Corporate/M&A group of Taylor Wessing and focuses his practice on corporate transactions and corporate law. He supports clients as an experienced negotiator in complex national and cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures and restructurings. His many years of experience are characterized by factual and goal-oriented negotiation and project management.

He advises leading companies from Germany and abroad and has extensive experience in assisting his clients from North America, Japan and France with transactions in Germany. Christian is a long-standing key contact partner of Taylor Wessing at the World Law Group and has been active there for many years in various functions, including as President.

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Since 1999 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2006 – 2008 Lecturer, Munich Business School

2005 – 2008 Lecturer, CDTM Institut der Münchener Universitäten (LMU and TU)

Career

Since 1999 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2006 – 2008 Lecturer, Munich Business School

2005 – 2008 Lecturer, CDTM Institut der Münchener Universitäten (LMU and TU)

Education

1999 Qualification as specialist lawyer for Tax Law

1996 Admitted as a lawyer, Munich

1995 Second state examination, Munich

Publications

Fremdfinanzierung für den Mittelstand, Alternativen zum Bankkredit (co-author), in C.H.Beck Verlag, 2014 , p. 161 – 186, 208 - 219, together with Dr. Albrecht von Beauvais

Das Handbuch für Familienunternehmen - Eine Schriftensammlung (co-author ), in: Reihe Alphazirkel Publikationen, 2012

Know-how – Schwer zu fassen transkript Spezial Recht & Patente, Nr.3, 2011, p. 42 f., together with Dr. Dietrich Kamlah

Mitarbeiterbeteiligung an Biotech-Unternehmen, in: Going Public Sonderausgabe Biotechnologie, 2006, p. 58 f.

Mezzanine Finanzierung (co-author), in: C.H. Beck Verlag 2006, p. 197 – 214, 231 – 243, together with Dr. Albrecht von Beauvais

Wissenstransfer bei Biotechdeals, in: Finance Magazine, p. 22 f., together with Dr. Dietrich Kamlah

European requirements set forth in the EU Takeover Directive and their impact on German takeover law (in Japanese), in: Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Vol. 33 N° 11, 2005, together with Dr. Florian Wagner

Vertrauliche Informationen - Der besondere Umgang mit sensiblen Daten bei Transaktionen im Biotech-Bereich, in: Going Public Sonderausgabe Biotechnologie, 2005, p. 160 f.

Die Reform des französischen Zwangsvollstreckungsrechts (loi n°91-650 vom 9. Juli 1991; décret n°92-755 vom 31. Juli 1992), in: Gieseking Verlag, 1995

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Vereinigung für Gesellschaftsrecht

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The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2026

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The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2026

Legal 500 2026

Experience

Taylor Wessing advises US-Based Grant Thornton Advisors in the bidding process for Grant Thornton Germany

Provided comprehensive German legal advice to US-Based Grant Thornton Advisors LLC in the bidding process for the audit firm Grant Thornton Germany.

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Dr. Christian Traichel

Dr. Rebekka Krause

Dr. Ralf B. Tietz, LL.M. (Chicago)

Dr. Christian Dietz

Dr. Marco Hartmann-Rüppel, Dipl.-Volkswirt

Juliane Dost, LL.M. (Medizinrecht)

Katharina Häberle, LL.M. (Medizinrecht)

Dr. Klara Pototzky

Annika Rahn

Sebastian Rünz, LL.M. (Toronto)

Lara Nonnenmühlen

Leonard Raphael, LL.M. (Krakau)

Felix Kokorsch

Phillip Heske

Advising Mitel on its transaction to acquire Unify from Atos

We have advised Mitel, a global leader in business communications, on its transaction to acquire Unify, the Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) and Communication and Collaboration Services businesses (CCS) of the Atos group.

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Dr. Christian Traichel

Gilles Amsallem

Dr. Rebekka Krause

Dr. Christian Dietz

Marc André Gimmy

Dr. Klara Pototzky

Dr. Michael Kieffer

Sebastian Rünz, LL.M. (Toronto)

Dr. Adrian Birnbach, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Dr. Marco Hartmann-Rüppel, Dipl.-Volkswirt

Dr. Nicolai Wiegand, LL.M. (NYU)

Taylor Wessing advises Lifento on ESG commitments in leases and ambitious CAPEX plans for energy efficiency

Advising Lifento, the French fund specializing in healthcare real estate, on ESG commitments in leases and ambitious CAPEX plans for energy efficiency. While the use of healthcare real estate focuses on the “S” in “ESG”, Lifento also continuously improves the energy efficiency of its real properties. Taylor Wessing advises Lifento since its market entry on the acquisition of its healthcare properties and regarding asset management, both in the light of Lifento’s ESG strategy.

Johannes Callet, Lic. en Droit

Dr. Joachim Mandl

Kathleen Munstermann-Senff, LL.M. (Medical Law)

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Taylor Wessing strengthens Corporate/M&A practice with Equity Partner Jan Hückel

1 April 2026

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Taylor Wessing advised US-based Grant Thornton Advisors in the bidding process for Grant Thornton Germany

19 September 2025

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Dealonomics – discussing the dynamics of global M&A

22 May 2025

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