NICOLE JANSSEN is a partner in the Private Equity/M&A group in the Sidley office in Munich. She focuses on all aspects of German corporate and business law with a particular emphasis on cross-border and national mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate restructurings and general corporate matters.
Her clients include financial sponsors and strategic investors across a variety of industries, including technology, software, healthcare and life sciences.
As in previous editions (2020 — 2023), Nicole is currently ranked “Best Lawyer” for Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law by Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2024. In the 2024/2025 edition of the JUVE Handbook, Nicole is recognized as “Often Recommended” for Private Equity. Sources from the 2023/2024 edition describe her as “pragmatic and a pleasure to work with.”
Prior to joining Sidley in 2017, Nicole was a partner in the corporate practice of another international law firm.
She is fluent in German and English.