Dr. Benjamin Leyendecker
"Mergers and Acquisitions - The Legal Lifecycle of a Business"
(Summer Semester)
Ben Leyendecker is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He focuses on M&A and private equity transactions.
Ben has received, among others, the following external recognitions:
- Ranked in Band 1 for private equity (Chambers Germany 2025)
- Leading individual for M&A: High-end Capability (Chambers Global 2025 and Chambers Germany 2025)
- Leading individual for private equity (Legal 500 Germany 2024)
- Leading individual for private equity transactions and for M&A (JUVE 2024/2025)
- Ranked as highly regarded lawyer for private equity, M&A and capital markets (IFLR1000 2024)
- Ranked as “Best Lawyer” in Germany for private equity, M&A and corporate law (Handelsblatt 2025)
- Ranked as “Leading Dealmaker” in Germany (Handelsblatt 2023 and 2025)
- Ranked as one of the most renowned lawyers in Germany for corporate law and M&A (WirtschaftsWoche 2025)
- Ranked as “Legal All Star” for M&A in Germany (WirtschaftsWoche 2022)
- Ranked as 2nd busiest private equity lawyer in Europe and 4th busiest M&A layer in the DACH-Region (Financial News 2019 and 2020)