Overview
Dr. Christian Marzlin represents German and international clients in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.
Christian has wide experience in the fields of private equity, venture capital as well as strategic investments. Moreover, he regularly advises clients on complex strategic joint-ventures, reorganizations and general corporate law.
Christian has worked across a range of investment sectors including media & technology, healthcare, banking & finance, industrials and consumer goods.
Prior to joining McDermott, Christian worked in the corporate and M&A department of a major international law firm in Frankfurt am Main.
Results
Christian advised:
- VR Equitypartner on merger of solectrix and ASSDEV
- VR Equitypartner on the sale of DILAX Intelcom to init Group
- Soennecken on acquisition of Erstling
- HYUNDAI on strategic investment in FLAXRES
- Main Capital on the acquisition of a Majority Stake in Buchner & Camp Partner
- VR Equitypartner on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in Midoco Holding GmbH
- Vision Capital and Rubicon Partners on the sale of ABL-TECHNIC Group to STAR Capital
- The Sterling Group and Capitol Meridian Partners in joint acquisition of PrimeFlight Aviation Services
- Atruvia on the merger of Verimi and Yes
- HÖR Technologie on the sale of Pichler & Strobl
- Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH on the acquisition of a majority stake in LYNQTECH
- SüdBG on the acquisition of a stake in Sovereign Speed
- Ampersand on the acquisition of a stake in BioEcho Life Sciences
- Ampersand Capital Partners in business combination of Vivitide and Biosynth Carbosynth
- Sterling Partners on the investment in Lecturio
- Atruvia on the sale of its Stake in gbs
- Windjammer Capital and Hilco on acquisition of Simovision Group
- BearingPoint on the sale of its RegTech business to Nordic Capital*
- BASF on a cooperation with Eramet*
- ITM Power on a joint venture with Linde Plc*
- Carlyle on the sale of finance provider VWD to Infront*
- BASF on a cooperation with Norilsk Nickel*
- Wipro on the sale of its hosted data centre services business to Ensono*
- Consortia of Korean investors led by Meritz Securities on the acquisition of a large office complex in Munich*
- Aareal Bank on the financing of a hotel portfolio*
- Becton Dickinson on the sale of its ventilation business to Apax*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, “Ones to Watch” in Germany: Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2025
Community
- Corporate Law Association (VGR)
- German-American Lawyers’ Association
Credentials
Education
Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, Second State Exam, 2015
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Dr. jur. (PhD), 2015
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, First State Exam, 2010
Admissions
Germany
Languages
German
English
