
Corporate M&A
Private Equity
Capital Markets
Dr. Christoph Jerger is a corporate partner at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, based in the Munich office. He specializes in national and cross-border M&A projects, public takeovers, and advises on corporate and capital markets law issues. With a strong focus on private equity, Christoph has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in the 2025/2026 edition of the JUVE Handbook German Commercial Law Firms and was listed among JUVE’s “40 Under 40” in 2025. His extensive experience includes advising high-profile clients such as Bain Capital and Blackstone on significant investment and acquisition transactions.

- Warburg Pincus acquired the target/assets from the owner families Winter and Grau in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 2900000000 Sector: Safety Equipment; Location: Germany. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Benjamin Leyendecker, Philip Goj, Christoph Jerger, Johannes Rowold, Sophia Probst, Friedrich Focke, Maximilian Licht, Sabrina Seitz, Carl Grupe, Pablo Tretow, Lara Steinbach, Rhys Davies, Ian Barratt, Alexander Langsfeld, Thomas Raftery, Barbara Dunkel, Brent Tan, Phil Rigley, Michael Ehret.
Jul 02 2025
3B
Private Equity

Partner
2020 – Unknown
Associate
2017 – 2020
Associate
2015 – 2017
Rechtsanwalt
2013 – 2017

- Cloud Software Group acquired the target/assets from Unicon GmbH, deviceTRUST GmbH, vast limits GmbH in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 3100000000 Sector: Technology; Location: Germany. - On the acquirer side, counsel was not available; lawyers included Christoph Jerger, Hendrik Braun, Attila Oldag, Anna Schwander, Maximilian Licht, Florian Kalbfleisch.
Jan 23 2025
3B
Private Equity
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Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
2014 – 2014

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
2013 – 2013
Referendar
2011 – 2013
Referendar
2013 – 2013
Referendar
2012 – 2012
Freier Mitarbeiter im Programmbereich „C.F.Müller Juristische Ausbildung“
2007 – 2013