Florian Hirschmann is a lawyer and partner at DLA Piper in Munich, advising financial investors as well as strategic investors in the field of corporate law, with a focus on national and international private equity and M&A transactions, venture capital and joint ventures. As an advisor to the Cannonball Group he actively advises on investments and structuring, as well as acting as an active sparring partner.

Prior to his move to Reed Smith LLP in 2018, Florian worked as a partner for leading American and English law firms in Munich and Frankfurt.

Florian completed his studies at the Universities of Frankfurt a. M, Cambridge and Milan. He holds a completed apprenticeship as an industrial manager and speaks fluent English and Spanish.

A selection of transactions Florian has provided legal advice on are:

Consulting Pro7Sat1 Media AG in the acquisition of Sonoma (Amorelie)

Consulting the market leader in the field of laser technology in the planned acquisition of a German automation company

Advising an English pharmaceutical company in founding a Joint venture with a German medical-technology company for the DACH market

Consulting Mobile Ventures (VC company of Drillisch AG) in a financing project for PipesBox