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Wilhelm Reinhardt is a partner in the Frankfurt office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Group.
Wilhelm advises financial and strategic investors across a wide range of industries on German and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, including leverage buy-outs, auctions, joint ventures and minority investments. He has in-depth experience in public M&A deals and subsequent structural measures.
He is regularly recommended for corporate law, M&A and private equity by leading publications including JUVE Handbook 2023/2024, Chambers Global 2024 and Chambers Europe 2024, The Legal 500 Deutschland 2024 and The Legal 500 EMEA 2024, Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2023/2024 and IFLR1000. Clients confirmed that he “is a very smart corporate lawyer who is also experienced in M&A”, offering “broad capabilities for private equity clients and on public M&A deals.” (Chambers 2023) According to references, Wilhelm “is great on P2Ps. Lots of experience navigating the subtle nuances that are so relevant in Germany.” And “Wilhelm Reinhardt is first class. True leader and business partner. Extremely effective and efficient.” (The Legal 500 Deutschland 2024) JUVE named him one of 11 “leading partners for Corporate Law under 50” in Germany in its 2018/2019 edition.
His recent experience includes advising:
Wilhelm studied law at the University of Trier, from where he also obtained his doctor’s degree in 1997. He has been admitted as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 1999.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Wilhelm was a corporate partner in the Frankfurt office of a renowned US law firm.
Wilhelm speaks German, English and Japanese.
University of Trier - 1997 Dr. jur.
University of Trier - 1995 Law Degree
Germany - Rechtsanwalt