Karsten Kuhnle Bio

Karsten Kuhnle is a corporate and M&A lawyer based in Frankfurt. He concentrates on corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial agreements, and general corporate matters such as corporate governance and compliance. Karsten has long-standing experience in multinational carve-out transactions and international joint ventures acting for global businesses and German Mittelstand companies. He is one of the leading lawyers for all kind of matters pertaining to the European Stock Corporation (Societas Europaea, SE) and cross-border reorganizations (mergers, conversions, spin-offs and split-offs). Karsten works for corporates active in automotive, transport and logistics, chemicals, and industrial manufacturing. Clients describe him in Legal 500 as 'very close to the client, always reachable, foresighted proactive legal advice which can be easily put into practice and is given without too many "if then" provisos.', 'Very pragmatic, focused and proactive advice', and 'the team's service orientation is outstanding. Super responsive. Always reachable. Highly flexible and uncomplicated.' He benefits from secondments with one of the world's leading investment banks and a leading European corporate business where he obtained additional insights into M&A transaction making and supported the legal department in day-to-day operations. He is a frequent author of thought leadership relevant to carve-out transactions, joint ventures, and the mobility sector. Karsten joined the practice in 2006, having previously worked as a research and teaching assistant for corporate law and civil law at the University of Greifswald.