Dr. Thomas Kuhnle | LUTHER Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Dr Thomas Kuhnle provides corporate transaction advice, at both national and international level. His advice ranges from the legal structure of a transaction and the due diligence review to contract negotiations and post-acquisition integration. He further advises on recapitalisations and crisis transactions. His clients include strategic investors from various fields, private equity institutions, family offices and banks. Thomas Kuhnle further assists with privatisations and advises managing directors and management, supervisory and advisory board members on complicated projects and on all matters pertaining to corporate law.

Corporate/M&A

Dr Thomas Kuhnle was born in 1968. He studied law in Osnabrück and Hamburg, Germany, before working as a research assistant at the University of Rostock, Germany, from 1994 to 1997. Dr Thomas Kuhnle was admitted to the German Bar in 1999 and received his doctorate in 2000. He joined Luther’s predecessor firm in 1999.

JUVE Guide 2023/2024: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "M&A" (first listed in 2013/2014)
The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Recommendation in the category "M&A" (first mention in 2015, "Very experienced M&A lawyer. His negotiating skills and stoic calm even under the highest pressure are unrivalled. Very good price-performance ratio. We have been working with Mr Kuhnle and Luther for over 15 years.") and mention in "City Focus - Stuttgart" (first recommendation in 2023, "Mr Thomas Kuhnle is absolutely outstanding professionally, in all facets of my M&A case (from the legal details to the conduct of discussions); very pleasant and benevolent as a person; with an understanding of the client's challenging situation."; "Thomas Kuhnle is very experienced, extremely good at delicate negotiations, outstanding transaction lawyer.")
The Legal 500 Germany 2023: Recommendation in the category "Venture Capital"
kanzleimonitor.de 2015/2016: Recommended in "M&A"
Best Lawyers 2025: Recommended in "Corporate Law" (first recommendation in 2021) and "Mergers and Acquisition Law" (first recommended in 2022)
Best Lawyers 2022: Awarded "Lawyer of the Year" in "Corporate Law"

Würth group: on-going transaction advice, recently in connection with the acquisition of chemical companies in the Netherlands and in Germany
Publishing group B. Boll: advice regarding acquisition of J.F. Ziegler KG
IFM group shareholders: advice regarding sale to RSMG group
MVZ Leverkusen shareholders: advice regarding sale to synlab group/BC Partners
ZF Sachs AG: advice in various transactions including advice regarding suppliers in crisis (Red Flag Due Diligence)