"Quite pragmatic and goes to the core point and summarises things in a business-friendly way."
Chambers Europe 2024
"Brilliant, very strategic in his advice, calm and approachable and smart."
Chambers Europe 2024
"Very committed and eager to represent our interests. We appreciated his willingness to familiarize himself with our market comprehensively and quickly."
The Legal 500 EMEA 2024
"A clear lead partner when it comes to merger control in Germany. There is probably no partner his age who has had so many cases before the European Commission."
The Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Future Leader – Competition
Who's Who Legal 2019-2023
"He's excellent to collaborate with."
Who's Who Legal 2023
Frequently recommended – Antitrust and Competition Law
JUVE 2020-2023
Top Antitrust Lawyers – EMEA
MergerLinks 2022
Among the leading lawyers for Antitrust in Germany
WirtschaftsWoche 2021-2023
One of the best lawyers in Germany for Antitrust Law
Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2019-2023
Profile
Max Hauser, Deputy Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Germany, advises clients on a broad spectrum of antitrust matters under German and EU laws.
Max draws on 15 years of experience and a sophisticated understanding of the global antitrust landscape to help clients navigate:
Merger control and foreign direct investment (FDI) clearances in Germany, the EU, and globally
Cartel and abuse-of-dominance investigations, as well as compliance programs and audits
Antitrust disputes, representing both defendants and claimants
Max consistently garners recognition from Chambers Europe, Handelsblatt Best Lawyers, JUVE, The Legal 500 EMEA, Who’s Who Legal, and WirtschaftsWoche as a leading antitrust and competition lawyer. He advises clients from a wide range of industries, including automotive, financial services, food retailing, pharmaceuticals, information technology, and oil and gas.
A recognized thought leader, Max is regional coordinator of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht for Frankfurt and co-founder of the Competition Litigation Forum in Germany. He regularly publishes articles on antitrust law issues and has co-authored a cartel damages handbook.
Max recently served on the firm’s Associates, Recruiting, and Legal Professional & Paralegal Committees, and he was local leader of the firm’s First Generation Professionals affinity group in Germany.
Experience
Max’s experience includes advising:
Merger Control
AbbVie on its US$10.1 billion acquisition of Immunogen
Accentro Real Estate on refinancing with bondholders
Amphenol on its:
US$2.1 billion acquisition of CommScope's Mobile Network Business
US$2.025 billion acquisition of Carlisle Interconnect Technologies
US$1.7 billion acquisition of MTS Systems
Apollo Global Management on its:
US$8.1 billion acquisition of Univar
US$1 billion investment in Vonovia Portfolio
ArthroCare on its US$ 1.7 billion sale to Smith & Nephew
BC Partners on its sale of Synlab to Cinven
Callaway Golf on its €418 million acquisition of Jack Wolfskin
CDPQ in its joint acquisition with Suez Environment of GE Water
Desktop Metal on its:
US$1.8 billion merger with Stratasys
US$575 million acquisition of ExOne
US$300 million acquisition of EnvisionTEC
GIP and KKR on a strategic joint control partnership with Vodafone, valued at €16 billion, to invest in Vantage Towers
EG Group on acquiring the OMV petrol station network in Southern Germany
Extreme Networks on its acquisitions of Zebra’s WLAN business and Avaya’s networking business
Fresenius on the sale of Vamed’s Rehabilitation Business
Hg on:
Acquiring Auvesy, Fonds Finanz, GGW Group, LucaNet, and Serrala
Selling F24, MeinAuto, and MEDIFOX DAN
HIG Capital on the contemplated sale of DSD – Duales System Deutschland (Der Grüne Punkt) to Remondis
Hyundai and KIA on their investment in IONITY, a joint venture for a pan-European charging network for electric vehicles
LeanIX Investors on its sale to SAP
Omnicom on the sale of Sellbytel to KKR/Webhelp
Permira on its investment in FlixMobility Group
Renewable Energy Group on its US$3.15 billion acquisition by Chevron
Silver Lake Partners on its US$12.5 billion take-private acquisition of Qualtrics
Skydance Media on its pending merger with Paramount to form “New Paramount” at an enterprise value of approximately US$28 billion
The Carlyle Group on multiple acquisitions, exits, and portfolio add-ons, including its US$2.025 billion acquisition of Flender from Siemens and Flender’s subsequent acquisition of Moventas
Thermo Fisher Scientific on its US$3.1 billion acquisition of Olink
Tower Semiconductor on its US$5.9 billion acquisition by Intel
Triton on multiple transactions, including:
Acquiring Siemens Energy’s high-voltage component business Trench, IFCO, Royal Reesink, and the All4Labels Groups
Selling COBEX to Tokai Carbon and Aventics to Emerson
Webhelp on its US$4.8 billion sale to Concentrix
Cartel Investigations
Automotive clients in EU and multijurisdictional cartel investigations into automotive emission controls and automotive wire harnesses
Industry client with regard to cartel damages claims in connection with the German rail tracks cartel
A steel producer in a cartel investigation by the German Federal Cartel Office
Nestlé in a cartel investigation by the German Federal Cartel Office regarding food retail — the largest-ever antitrust investigation in Germany
Antitrust Disputes
A public utility group in arbitration proceedings regarding contract, energy, and antitrust and competition law issues
A private equity firm in arbitration proceedings regarding a post-M&A dispute
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
Rechtsanwalt (Germany)
Education
Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court Frankfurt, 2010
Dr. iur., Leibniz University Hannover, 2008
First German State Exam, Leibniz University Hannover, 2006
In the leading competition publication’s annual review of the strongest antitrust practices around the globe, the firm dominated in every category, ranking second across all specialties.
German corporate team represents the technology and services company in the transaction encompassing the entire product business of Bosch Building Technologies.
An Asia-led team represents the Consortium in this landmark transaction, marking the largest proposed privatization from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2021.
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