Gleiss Lutz has advised DAX-listed Siemens AG on the acquisition of Lauterbach Group.
Lauterbach Group is a global provider of debug and trace solutions for embedded software and complex system-on-chip (SoC) architectures. Lauterbach develops comprehensive, modular and extensible development and verification tools for microprocessors and embedded CPU cores in the form of hardware-assisted debuggers and real-time trace tools. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Siemens, headquartered in Munich and Berlin, is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. In fiscal 2025, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €78.9 billion with around 318,000 employees worldwide. Siemens is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. With the planned acquisition of Lauterbach Group, Siemens will further strengthen its position as one of the world’s leading electronic design automation (EDA) powerhouses.
The following Gleiss Lutz team, led by Dr. Ralf Morshäuser (Partner), Dr. Melina Grauschopf and Dr. Tobias Falkner (Counsel, all M&A, all Munich), has advised Siemens:
Niklas Schobel, Maike Holzbaur (both M&A, both Munich), Dr. Stefan Mayer (Partner, Frankfurt), Dr. Johann Wagner (Partner, Hamburg), Dr. Christian Jung (Stuttgart, all Tax), Dr. Moritz Holm-Hadulla (Partner), Dr. Iris Benedikt-Buckenleib (Counsel, both Munich), Vivien Etzkorn, Aylin Hoffs (Counsel, both Düsseldorf, all Regulatory), Dr. Steffen Krieger (Partner, Düsseldorf), Dr. Mathis Schaller (Brussels, both Employment), Dr. Marc Ruttloff (Partner), Philipp Rackevei, Dr. Pauline Grotz, Dr. Friederike Niemann (all Product Compliance, all Stuttgart), Dr. Alexander Molle (Partner), Jan Felix Hinrichs (Counsel, both Berlin), Dr. Felizitas Casper (Munich, all IP/Tech), Dr. Vanessa Rendtorff (Partner, Hamburg), Dr. Pirmin Schreiner (both M&A), and Florian Schorn (Corporate, both Munich).
Inhouse, the transaction was led by Dr. Lars Münch, Dr. Peter Lang (both Legal M&A), Saar Dierckens, Lars Mahlstedt, Simón Maturana (all Regulatory), Rainer Hackbarth, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Tobias Gottlieb (all Tax), Dr. Nicola Schreiner, Dr. Moritz von der Ehe (both Employment), Dr. Tatiana Levina and Alexander Andreas (both IP).
Gleiss Lutz is advising Siemens as lead counsel on the transaction together with Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (Japan), Legance (Italy), Gide Loyrette Nouel (France and Tunisia), JunHe (China and Hong Kong), Crowell & Moring (USA), Honigman (USA), Macfarlanes (UK), Khaitan & Co (India), Kim & Chang (South Korea) and Schoenherr (Austria).
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