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金杜律师事务所迎来来自RoosLegal律所的5名私募股权及并购专家团队加入，在德国的平台进一步扩大。
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has further expanded its German platform with the addition of a team of five Private Equity and M&A specialists from RoosLegal.
由Michael Roos博士和Markus Herz牵头的这一团队将于2017年11月1日正式加入金杜法兰克福办公室，专注于为客户提供德国及跨境私募股权与并购交易服务。
The team, led by Dr. Michael Roos and Markus Herz, will join KWM Europe Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in Frankfurt on 1 November 2017 and will focus on supporting clients on domestic and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions.
Michael Roos博士和Markus Herz与金杜法兰克福办公室渊源已久。
Both Dr. Michael Roos and Markus Herz have strong existing relationships with the KWM Frankfurt office.
在2009年成立自己的律所RoosLegal之前，Michael Roos博士曾任职于一家领先国际律所的法兰克福办公室，担任并购/私募股权业务牵头合伙人。在此期间，他与金杜合伙人Rüdiger Knopf和Christian Cornett博士曾有密切合作。
Dr. Michael Roos was the leading M&A / PE partner in the Frankfurt office of a leading international law firm before he set up his own firm RoosLegal in 2009. During this time, Michael Roos worked closely with KWM partners Rüdiger Knopf and Dr. Christian Cornett.
Markus Herz最初任职于谢尔曼・思特灵律师事务所，之后加入位于法兰克福的安理国际律师事务所公司业务团队，与金杜合伙人Sandra Link博士一起工作数年，并于2013年11月加入RoosLegal。
Markus Herz started his career at Shearman Sterling and then worked in the corporate team of Allen & Overy in Frankfurt for several years alongside KWM partner Dr. Sandra Link before joining RoosLegal in November 2013.
与Michael Roos和Markus Herz一道加入金杜的还有其他三名RoosLegal团队的律师，包括Johannes Reitzel博士，他在劳动法领域有多年经验，将担任顾问。这一团队拥有长期的国际律所经验，在以中型规模企业为主的行业领域中享有良好声誉。RoosLegal的客户包括多家知名国内国际中型规模企业，私募股权公司、持有人和管理人及家族办公室。
Michael Roos and Markus Herz are joined by an additional three lawyers from RoosLegal, including Dr. Johannes Reitzel who joins as Counsel with many years of expertise in employment law. The team with its long-standing experience from international law firms enjoys an excellent reputation in the mid-cap sector. The clients of RoosLegal include numerous well-known national and international mid-cap businesses, private-equity companies, owners and managers as well as family offices.
继2017年10月1日合伙人赵辉和Daniel Ehret加入法兰克福办公室后，此次新团队的加入进一步凸显了金杜打造强有力德国和欧洲团队的决心。
These appointments are further evidence of KWM’s commitment to establishing a strong German and European presence following the recent appointments of partners Hui Zhao and Daniel Ehret who join the Frankfurt office on 1 October 2017.
Michael Roos博士表示：“金杜为我和我的同事提供了理想的平台，使我们能够拓展和进一步开发业务，从而为客户提供更好的服务。”他还称：“凭借金杜在众多领域的突出能力和我们在德国市场的长期经验，我们有信心打造一家实力雄厚的一体化律所，结合欧洲、亚洲和澳大利亚的团队和品牌实力，在变化的国际环境下，通过最好的方式满足客户的业务和需求，使他们受益。”
“KWM offers to my colleagues and me an ideal platform to expand and further develop our business for the benefit of our clients”, explains Dr. Michael Roos. “With KWM’s strong transactional focus and our longstanding experience in the German market, we aspire to build a strong, integrated law firm, which combines the legal strengths of Europe, Asia and Australia and in the best way meets the economic needs and interests of our clients in the changing world.”
金杜法兰克福办公室合伙人Rüdiger Knopf非常高兴迎来新加入的成员，他指出：“RoosLegal团队的加入为金杜带来了绝佳的机遇，使我们能够在国内和国际私募股权及并购交易领域占据德国市场领先地位。我还要特别欢迎我的前同事Michael Roos加入金杜。Michael和我共同为很多交易提供过服务，我期待未来我们在金杜的进一步紧密协作。”
Rüdiger Knopf, partner in the Frankfurt office of KWM, is pleased about the new joiners: “The joining of the team of RoosLegal is a fantastic opportunity for KWM and enables us to play a leading role in the advice on national and international private equity and M&A transactions in the German market. I am particularly pleased to welcome a former colleague to KWM. Michael and I have jointly advised many transactions and I look forward to expanding this successful collaboration in the future at KWM.”
新团队同样受到了来自整个金杜全球团队的欢迎。
The new team is also welcomed by the international KWM network.
金杜全球主席王俊峰表示：“我们非常高兴能有这支来自RoosLegal的律师团队参与我们的欧洲战略布局并加强金杜在德国市场的实力，这使得我们能为当地客户提供更好服务。金杜将致力于在欧洲不断吸引人才以满足本地及全球客户的需求。”
Wang Junfeng, Global Chairman of KWM, comments: “We are very happy to build on our European strategy and strengthen our presence in the German market with the team of lawyers from RoosLegal and to position ourselves even better to offer local advice in Germany and at the same time to build on our European strategy. It is our intention to support intelligent growth in Europe focused on the needs of our local and global clients.”
金杜全球管理合伙人阚思思表示：“我们为能再次加强在德国市场的实力感到欣喜。除了近期任命的合伙人Daniel Ehret和赵辉外，RoosLegal团队的律师们再次扩大了我们在德国的业务，也使我们能够为全球客户提供更优质的服务。”
Sue Kench, Global Managing Partner of KWM, adds: “We are thrilled to again increase our presence in the German market. In addition to the recent appointments of partners Daniel Ehret and Zhao Hui, the lawyers from RoosLegal broaden our German presence and also enable us to serve our global clients even better.”
作为此次全球紧密合作的重要推动者，金杜中国主席张毅表示，“对于此次团队扩充，我们感到很振奋。任何一家全球性的市场参与者都需拥有本地优势，Michael和他的团队将为我们已经颇具规模的德国团队注入更多力量。”
Zhang Yi, China Chairman of KWM and a substantial driving force behind the close global co-operation, comments: “We are all very excited about this growth. Any global player needs local strengths and Michael and his team give additional strength to our already well established German team.”
金杜欧洲及中东地区管理合伙人王荣康表示，“德国办公室此次吸纳这样一支精干且有经验的交易团队是金杜欧洲不断拓展的重要一步，也符合我们的全球战略。金杜不仅要成为欧洲的亚洲市场专家，我们的团队也将同样被打造成为优秀的本地市场参与者。”
Wang Rongkang, EUME Managing Partner says: “The addition of such a competent and experienced transaction team to our German office is an important step towards the expansion of the European part of KWM and is in line with our strategy not only to be the expert for the Asian market in Europe, but also to be perceived as an excellent local player.”
金杜北京办公室业界领先的并购合伙人徐萍（2016年获评“年度最佳交易中国律师”）补充道，“拥有一支强大过硬的本地团队，并能够与我们紧密协作，这对于我们跨境并购业务团队，尤其在大规模交易项目中至关重要。我们扩展后的德国团队在这方面更具优势。”
Xu Ping, a leading M&A partner from the Beijing office of KWM (recognized as Dealmaker of the Year in China 2016), adds: “It is of particular importance for our cross-border M&A practice to be present on the ground in Germany with a strong team in order to be able to work on big transactions. Our expanded team in Germany is now even better positioned in this respect.”
