Andreas Mayr

Partner

Andreas Mayr
Andreas Mayr

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Andreas W. Mayr has been a partner at DORDA since 2003 and is a leading figure in the areas of M&A, private equity, and capital markets law. His practice focuses on advising on complex domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, as well as public takeovers and capital market transactions. Andreas advises companies, funds, financial institutions, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and family offices. Clients value his many years of experience at the interface between M&A and capital markets law, his economic understanding, business judgement, strategic thinking, and negotiating skills. 

Outside of his transaction practice, Andreas works on complex restructurings and advises clients in his corporate defense practice in defending against various claims, as well as in regulatory proceedings and on governance and compliance-related issues.

Andreas Mayr is admitted to practice law in New York and Austria.

Prior to becoming a partner at DORDA, Andreas gained international professional experience as an associate at a New York City law firm in New York (1992), at a US-based international law firm in Frankfurt/Vienna (1996 - 1999), and as a partner in a renowned Law Firm (1999 – 2003).

 

Education:

University of Salzburg, Dr. iur.
Columbia University School of Law, LL.M.
International admission: New York, USA

Shareholder Activism in Austria and Germany

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Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2025
Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2025
JUVE, M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2025
JUVE, Kapitalmarktrecht, Ranked Lawyer - 2025
Legal 500, Capital Markets, Hall of Fame - 2025
Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2024
Chambers Europe, Capital Markets, Ranked Lawyer - 2024
Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2024
Chambers Global, Capital Markets, Ranked Lawyer - 2024
IFLR1000, Corporate/M&A, Market Leader - 2024
IFLR1000, Capital Markets, Market Leader - 2024
JUVE, Gesellschaftsrecht/M&A, Führende Namen - 2024
JUVE, M&A, Oft Empfohlen - 2024
JUVE, Kapitalmarktrecht, Oft Empfohlen und Führende Namen - 2024
Legal 500, Capital Markets, Hall of Fame - 2024
Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2023
Chambers Europe, Capital Markets, Ranked Lawyer - 2023
Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2023
Chambers Global, Capital Markets, Ranked Lawyer - 2023
IFLR1000, M&A, Market Leader - 2023
IFLR1000, Capital Markets, Market Leader - 2023
JUVE, Bank- und Finanzrecht/Kapitalmarktrecht, Führende Namen - 2023
JUVE, Gesellschaftsrecht/M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2023
Legal 500, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Recommended - 2023
Legal 500, Capital Markets, Hall of Fame - 2023
Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2022
Chambers Europe, Capital Markets, Ranked Lawyer - 2022
Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2022
Chambers Global, Capital Markets, Ranked Lawyer - 2022
IFLR1000, Capital Markets, Market Leader - 2022
IFLR1000, M&A, Market Leader - 2022
IFLR1000, Corporate/M&A, Market Leader - 2022
IFLR1000, Capital Markets, Market Leader - 2022
JUVE, Gesellschaftsrecht/M&A, Führende Namen - 2022
JUVE, Kapitalmarktrecht, Oft Empfohlen - 2022
Legal 500, Capital Markets, Hall of Fame - 2022
Legal 500, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Recommended - 2022
Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2021
Chambers Europe, Capital Markets, Ranked Lawyer - 2021
Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A, Ranked Lawyer - 2021
Chambers Global, Capital Markets, Ranked Lawyer - 2021
IFLR1000, M&A, Market Leader - 2021
IFLR1000, Capital Markets, Market Leader - 2021
JUVE, Gesellschaftsrecht/M&A, Oft Empfohlen und Führende Namen - 2021
JUVE, Kapitalmarktrecht, Oft Empfohlen und Führende Namen - 2021
Legal 500, Capital Markets, Hall of Fame - 2021
Legal 500, Capital Markets, Leading Partner - 2021
Who's Who Legal, M&A, Recommended - 2021

  • Also licensed to practise law in New York (U.S.A.)

  • Member of the Austrian Bar Association

  • Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)

  • Member of the New York Bar Association

  • S IMMO AG
    Advising S IMMO AG in connection with the complete takeover and squeeze-out by CPI Immo AG (formerly Immofinanz AG) and the subsequent delisting of S IMMO AG shares from the Vienna Stock Exchange.

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
    Advising Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc on the acquisition of the Purification & Filtration business of Solventum for approximately $4.0 billion.

  • Repligen
    Advising Repligen, a US-listed life science company focused on bioprocesses, on its entry into NOVASIGN. 

  • DigitalBridge and Brookfield
    Advising DigitalBridge and Brookfield  on the acquisition of Deutsche Telekom's radio tower division (GD Towers) (7,000 locations in Austria, 33,000 in Germany) with a total transaction volume of EUR 17.5 billion.

German (mother tongue)
English (fluent)

His deep international experience helps to get deals done on a cross-border level.