Bio

Reinhard Eyring has extensive experience in all sectors of company and corporate law, in particular stock exchange regulations and securities law. Reinhard specialises in the law of listed companies and public takeovers. Most recently, Reinhard advised automotive supplier Grammer AG on the successful defense against the hostile takeover attempt by the Hastor group and the subsequent friendly takeover bid of the Chinese Ningbo Jifeng group. Reinhard studied law at the University of Freiburg/Breisgau. He was admitted to the German bar in 1988 and is the author of various publications in legal journals. He speaks English and French. Prior to joining Ashurst in 2000, Reinhard was a partner at Schürmann & Partner. From 2008 until 2015 Reinhard was a member of Ashurst's international board. He has had seats on the supervisory board of various German companies. Reinhard is among the most renowned lawyers for Mergers & Acquisitions in Germany (WirtschaftsWoche, 20 July 2018). Furthermore, he is among the lawyers in Germany who have been most frequently recommended by their peers for Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions. He was ranked as one of the Best Lawyers in Germany 2019 by the Handelsblatt. One client says of him: "Alongside the high quality of his work, we appreciate his extremely quick response times, very pragmatic approach and good commercial understanding. He manages to convey complex material in an understandable manner and we have also been impressed by his smart negotiating skills." Chambers Global 2018. Reinhard is considered to be an "excellent advisor" in Frankfurt. The Legal 500 Deutschland 2018. In addition to many other recommendations Reinhard has been described as a "prudent, solution and service-oriented negotiator" by his competitors.