Matthias E. Schudlo

Dr. Schudlo has been one of the most active law firm partners of his generation in Germany in transactions involving private equity sponsors, handling both large-cap and mid-cap deals. Numerous legal publications have recognized him as a leading lawyer for private equity and corporate M&A, including JUVE, Best Lawyers and The Legal 500. Clients have described Dr. Schudlo as a “pistol in negotiations” and a “true expert in corporate matters.”

He has counseled on a broad range of matters in the technology, industrials, automotive, infrastructure, transportation, consumer goods and health care industries.

His representations prior to joining Skadden include advising:

• CVC on, among others, its acquisitions of:
  • a stake in Sunday Natural, a leading brand of premium vitamins, minerals and supplements
  • a majority stake in The Quality Group from founders
  • Bosch’s packaging technology business unit, one of the leading suppliers of process and packaging technology (now rebranded as Syntegon)
• Sebia, a CVC portfolio company, on the acquisition of ORGENTEC Diagnostika from Water Street Healthcare Partner
• ARDIAN on, among others, its sales of:
  • Gantner Electronics to SALTO Systems
  • ADA International to Moonlake Capital
• Gantner Electronics, an ARDIAN portfolio company, on, among others, its acquisitions of:
  • Contidata, a German market leader for cashless payment systems in company canteens
  • Syx Automations NV
• a private equity fund on its fund-to-fund transfer of software assets and subsequent add-on acquisitions
• Bregal Milestone on, among other matters:
  • an investment in Productsup
  • its Series C investment in uberall, a SaaS provider
• Lagardère Travel Retail on the acquisition of the Marché restaurants from Mövenpick
• Schaffhausen Institute of Technology, an international educational and research institution based in Switzerland, on the acquisition of Constructor University, formerly Jacobs University Bremen
• various stakeholders on the dissolution of a joint venture and a settlement of a multiparty commercial dispute
• shareholders on the sale of El-Cab, a manufacturer of wire harnesses, to Amphenol
• Grillo-Werke AG on the sale of its intellectual property and know-how regarding methanesulfonic acid to an international chemical company
• CIECH on the reorganization of its German business
• Groupe Mériguet on its acquisition of Sinnex group
• sellers and Solaris Bus & Coach, a European manufacturer of public transportation vehicles, on its acquisition by multinational transportation group CAF
• 3i on the sale of ATESTEO, an international drivetrain testing specialist, to IHO Holding GmbH & Co. KG, a holding company of the Schaeffler family
• Railpool on a development and manufacturing agreement for the production of hybrid locomotives with Toshiba Corp.
• PAI Partners on its investment in Refresco, the Dutch-listed leading independent bottler of soft drinks and fruit juices
• Cirtec Medical, a 3i portfolio company, on the acquisition of Vascotube GmbH
• IK Investment Partners on the acquisition of Bretèche Industrie
• UKA Meissen on its wind farm development projects in the U.S.