Michael Prüßner
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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Biography
Dr Michael Prüßner LL.M. is a corporate and M&A lawyer based in Munich. He is considered one of the leading transactional lawyers in Germany.
Michael focuses on advising national and international companies as well as private equity funds on M&A transactions, in particular on cross-border projects; his sector focus is on advising automotive and industrial as well as consumer goods companies.
Prior to joining the firm, he was co-head of the corporate/M&A practice group at another leading international law firm, where he was a partner in the M&A and commercial practice areas. He has also worked in the legal department of a big-four accounting firm and before that, as general counsel, he was responsible for all legal and compliance issues of an international trading group.
His many years of in-house experience and economic training are particularly helpful in legal project management, i.e. leading complex projects and involving all relevant advisors combined with a commercially oriented, clear and quickly understandable presentation of complex issues.
Professional experience
Collapse all- University of Bielefeld, Hamburg, Leiden (NL) – Economics and Law
- University of Bielefeld – Doctorate in white-collar crime
- University of Münster – LL.M. in tax law
Advising
- Rolls-Royce Power Systems on the acquisition of a technology company.*.
- Benteler on the sale of several companies in Denmark, France and Sweden.to Fidelium*.
- Deutsche Glasfaser (management) on the sale of KKR to EQT/Omers.*
- Bourns Inc. on the acquisition of Kaschke Group.*
- BEWi on acquisition of Symbra Holding/IsoBouw from PE investor, resale and subsequent JV with Hirsch Porozell.*
- Knorr-Bremse on the sale of two UK (subsidiary) companies in the automotive sector to Mutares.*
- Mutares on the strategic acquisition of four Tier 1 automotive suppliers in Italy, Spain, Poland and India from Cooper Standard.*
- Benteler on the sale of an automotive supplier in Norway to Chassix.*
- Knorr-Bremse on the sale of a service provider in Sweden to Stadler (CH).*
- REWE/DER Touristik on the acquisition of the Czech tour operator Fischer.*
*Experience prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright
- Best Lawyer's Germany M&A - Handelsblatt 2022
- Wiwo Top Lawyer M&A - WirtschaftsWoche 2022
- Legal 500 M&A and Corporate - Legal 500 Germany 2022
- Juve M&A - Juve 2022 Edition
"Michael Prüßner is a 'clearly exceptional lawyer' who has amassed 'expert knowledge in a wide range of specialist fields but who never loses sight of the big picture'; 'always acting strategically and tactically smart' and 'the advice was far above average'."– Legal 500
"He always walked the extra mile, always kept an eye on the legal and economic aspects and he was really available 24/7. I would reappoint him at any time." – Rüdiger Lohoff (General Counsel)
"Michael Prüßner is a decisive, sharp, professional, yet involved, clear, sympathetic and precise working professional." – C.D. Benedict Schramm (Managing Director)
He is the author of numerous publications in the sector of commercial and corporate law and regularly lectures in these sectors, including at universities and at professional conferences.
- Member of the DAV and the Rotary Club Starnberg
- Michael has taught commercial and corporate law as a lecturer at the International School of Management (Munich and Cologne) since 2016
- English
- German