Benjamin Schwarzfischer new Associate Partner at GvW Graf von Westphalen
GvW Graf von Westphalen has promoted Benjamin Schwarzfischer from the own ranks to the partnership as a new Associate Partner.
Benjamin Schwarzfischer has been an attorney at GvW in Frankfurt since the end of 2011. As a member of the M&A Practice Group, he focuses on advising German Mittelstand enterprises and family-owned businesses on their corporate matters and mid-cap M&A transactions. He is active in acquisitions and business combinations of all types – mergers, acquisitions of shares, asset purchases and joint ventures. He recently advised the traditional German company H. STOLL AG & Co. KG in establishing an international business cooperation with Myant Inc., a transaction that was led by the Frankfurt M&A partner Eric Messenzehl (more).
Mr. Schwarzfischer was the representative for the associates for many years at the Frankfurt office and is an active member in the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA). He regularly publishes in legal professional magazines on topics related to corporate law.
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