Dr. Manuel Schmutzler is an associate in the Munich office of Latham & Watkins.

Manuel advises corporations and financial investors on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and general corporate law matters.

Manuel's recent experience includes advising:

  • Acrotec (a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group) on the acquisition of Mebus MIM-Technik
  • Ardian on the acquisition of a majority stake in LIFTKET Group
  • Bain Capital on the acquisition of House of HR
  • Chequers Capital on the acquisition of Nayak-LM
  • Deutsche Bank and Orchard Global Asset Management on the sale of HIT Holzindustrie Torgau to Mercer International Inc.
  • EMZ Partners on the acquisition of a minority stake in Wishcard
  • Equistone on the:
    • Sale of TIMETOACT GROUP
    • Sale of Sport Group
  • Shareholders of Fischbach on the sale of a majority stake to Onex Partners
  • Main Capital Partners on the sale of software company Perbility to Rivean Capital
  • TA Associates on its:
    • Acquisition of a minority stake in MRH Trowe
    • Strategic growth investment in Hornetsecurity
  • Triton on the acquisition of Trench
  • Unsere Grüne Glasfaser on the acquisition of Infrafibre Germany

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwalt (Germany)

Education

  • Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Munich, 2021
  • Dr. iur., University of Bayreuth, 2020
  • First German State Exam, University of Bayreuth, 2017

Languages Spoken

  • German
  • English