Dr. Matthias Heisse

Dr. Matthias Heisse is a member of the advisory board of Executive Interim Partners GmbH.

Matthias Heisse is also one of the founding partners of Eversheds Sutherland in Germany and was, until recently, head of Eversheds Sutherland’s global industrials sector. Prior to that, Matthias Heisse was managing partner for Germany for many years.

Matthias Heisse has more than 30 years of experience and specializes in advising companies and financial investors on M&A as well as on corporate, group, and capital market law issues. He also advises on corporate restructuring, having accompanied various national and international restructurings, financings, and reorganizations in recent years. His regular clients include international industrial groups, listed companies, large family businesses, financial investors, and banks, whom he advises on all matters of corporate law, in particular the preparation and execution of annual general meetings. Matthias Heisse is also a member of several supervisory and advisory boards and has acted as an arbitrator in capital market and corporate law disputes.

Matthias Heisse has particular expertise in advising industrial groups on their inbound investments in Germany and on cross-border M&A projects, an area in which Eversheds Sutherland ranks among the top 10 global law firms. One of Matthias Heisse’s personal areas of focus is advising entrepreneurs on the sale of their companies. In addition, Matthias Heisse regularly advises board members and managing directors on corporate and contract law matters as well as liability issues.

Matthias Heisse is regularly recommended for corporate law by Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Chambers Germany, Legal 500 Germany, Legal 500 EMEA, and the JUVE Handbook. Furthermore, Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Chambers Germany, and the JUVE Handbook rank him among the leading lawyers for M&A. For many years, Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers has recommended him not only for corporate law and M&A, but also for private equity.

Matthias Heisse received his doctorate in corporate law from Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and has received several awards in the field of corporate and M&A. He is the author of several books and articles and has lectured on international M&A transactions at the universities of Augsburg, Munich, and Turin.