
Ruth Zehetmeier-Müller
Partner, Munich
Email ruth.zehetmeier-mueller@hoganlovells.com
Phone +49 89 290 12 0
LanguagesEnglish, German
Practice groupCorporate
Recommended lawyer for Corporate Law
Best Lawyers Germany, 2014/2015
Ruth Zehetmeier-Müller has earned her clients' top rating because of her team leader qualities and constant availability (JUVE 2011) as well as her attention to even minutiae which could be of relevance. Due to her dual qualifications as lawyer and tax consultant (including her professional work for E&Y legacy firms for several years) Ruth has built an impressive M&A and corporate practice over the last decades. In numerous transactions, cross-border and worldwide, as well as in multiple corporate reorganizations (e.g. transformations, spin-offs and mergers) the clients – being industrialists, strategic as well as private equity investors – have always appreciated Ruth's corporate, transaction and tax law knowledge combined with her hands-on approach and thorough understanding of economic issues, as well as Ruth's ability to understand and interpret financial data, in particular financial statements.
Ruth has close traditional ties to the US because of her client structure. With a focus on the business relations between the US and Germany Ruth is a contributing member of the Board of the German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., New York.
Awards and recognitions
2014/2015
Recommended lawyer for Corporate Law
Best Lawyers Germany
Education and admissions
Education
LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
Memberships
Member of the Board of the German M&A Association (Bundesverband Mergers and Acquisitions e.V. – BM&A)
Member of the Board of Directors of the German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., New York (GACCNY)
Representative experience
Advising a German listed company in the acquisition of a group of companies in the agricultural sector.
Advising a German listed company in the acquisition of an interest in a company in the renewable energy business.
Advising a company in the aircraft business in its corporate restructuring and refinancing process.
Advising a subsidiary of a listed company in the sales process with a Chinese investor.
Advising a German listed company in a merger squeeze-out.
Advising the subsidiary of a listed company in a joint venture with a US private equity house.
Advising the subsidiary of a listed company with regard to its shareholding in a company in an African state.
Advising listed and unlisted companies concerning corporate and tax aspects of employee participation models.