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published JANUARY 19, 2010

CMS Hasche Sigle takes Number 1 slot in mergermarket German ranking and comes top in four Thomson Reuters German Mid-Market categories

ICMS Hasche Sigle successfully maintained its leading position in the M&A market in 2009. The three leading intelligence services – mergermarket, Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg – each place CMS Hasche Sigle in position 1 or 2 of the M&A rankings for number of transactions advised on. The CMS organisation also performed strongly in the European and worldwide rankings. In the 2009 mergermarket ranking, CMS Hasche Sigle takes first place in Germany by deal volume, with the CMS organisation ranked number one in Eastern Europe in the same category. In the Europe-wide rankings, the CMS organisation is in 4th place by number of transactions and 5th in the Mid-Market category (deals up to USD 500 million) by value of transactions. Thomson Reuters puts CMS Hasche Sigle in top spot in Germany measured by deal volume in 2009 in the categories up to USD 500 million, up to USD 200 million, up to USD 100 million and up to USD 50 million. Measured by the total value of the deals on which it advised, CMS Hasche Sigle takes 4th place in the category up to USD 500 million. In the categories up to USD 200, 100 and 50 million, the CMS organisation ranks first in Europe, the UK, France and Eastern Europe, and takes second position worldwide. In the category up to USD 500 million, the CMS organisation is also the Number 1 in Europe, the UK, France and Eastern Europe, while it ranks 4th worldwide. As in the previous year, Bloomberg ranks CMS Hasche Sigle in 2nd place by number of deals. Managing partner Cornelius Brandi: "The excellent results for CMS and CMS Hasche Sigle are due to the outstanding international capability and performance of our M&A teams. We are rightly included in the top tier of commercial law firms. Despite difficult market conditions our firm remains in a strong position, as reflected in the high level of client satisfaction. This makes us optimistic about the new year." M&A partner and head of the CMS Corporate/Transactions practice group Dr Thomas Meyding also sees every reason to be confident: "We have an international network of top-level team players who have demonstrated strong commitment to the success of our many cross-border mandates. These top rankings are impressive confirmation of that performance. The trust placed in us by our clients provides additional motivation."