Noerr Advises Roland Berger on Cooperative Venture with Restructuring Advisor Ralf Schmitz

Noerr advised Roland Berger in connection with a cooperative venture with Schmitz & Partner and restructuring advisor Ralf Schmitz. The alliance between Roland Berger and Schmitz & Partner, both market leaders in restructuring and turnaround management, will form a new company whose core business is the secondment of experienced chief restructuring officers (CROs) to businesses in distressed situations. From 1 January 2026 the new company will trade as Ralf Schmitz CRO Management GmbH and will act as a competence centre covering the entire restructuring value chain, from devising restructuring strategies to implementing them and transforming businesses. Munich-based Roland Berger, with more than 3,000 advisers worldwide, is a leading management consultancy focused on strategic management. Schmitz & Partner Unternehmensberater specialises in stabilising distressed businesses through extensive restructuring and turnaround measures; its consulting activities are managed by Ralf Schmitz and partners Benno Hank and Stephan Happe. Apart from advising on a wide range of company law matters, Noerr also advised Roland Berger on the conclusion of framework agreements for advisory services as part of the transaction. Noerr represented Roland Berger with a team composed by: Gerald Reger (partner, M&A, lead), Christian Haagen (senior associate, M&A, lead, both Munich); Corporate/M&A: Julian Hoffmann (associate), Adelina-Sophie Stiene (associate), Miriam Baumer (associate, all Munich); Employment & Pensions: Benjamin Jahn (partner), Tülay Biecker (partner), Julia Heiß (senior associate, all Munich); Tax: Michaela Engel (partner), Steffen Arlich (associated partner), Sebastian Leidel (associated partner, all Munich); Digital Business: Michael Reiling (partner), Diana Richter (counsel, both Munich); Intellectual Property: Valentina Nieß (associated partner, Munich).

Noerr Advises Roland Berger on Cooperative Venture with Restructuring Advisor Ralf Schmitz

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