Press releases

In the practice area of tax, Flick Gocke Schaumburg tops the ranking of German law firms in the recently published Chambers Germany 2025 Guide. The firm has been the undisputed leader (Band 1) in the Tax in Germany category for many years.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised FINN, a German car subscription start-up, on the closing of ABS II, an asset-backed security (ABS) financing program with a volume of up to EUR 1 billion. This is FINN’s second ABS financing.

The latest issue of The Legal 500 Germany guide once again places Flick Gocke Schaumburg top of the rankings in the practice areas of private clients and non-profits, tax law and tax criminal law, and private equity – fund structuring. In the category M&A – small deals (up to EUR 100m), Flick Gocke Schaumburg achieved Tier 2 status.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has advised the medavis Group, a portfolio company of Bregal Unternehmerkapital (BU), on the agreement of a strategic partnership with Potthoff + Partner (P+P).

Flick Gocke Schaumburg is advising Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG on all aspects related to the German Corporate Stabilization and Restructuring Act ("StaRUG") during its acquisition of a stake in VARTA AG. This follows the Stuttgart Regional Court’s decision of January 21, 2025 to uphold VARTA AG’s restructuring plan and reject all the appeals against the plan as inadmissible. The plan is thus legally binding, marking a significant milestone in VARTA AG’s financial recovery efforts.