
Corporate M&A
Securities Law
Financial Services
Automotive
Corporate Advisory
Dr. Patrick Cichy is the Leader of the Global Transaction practice in Germany and Austria and Co-Head of the Global Markets and Nordic Groups at Freshfields. Based in Hamburg, Patrick specializes in M&A, corporate, and securities law, providing expert legal advice to listed companies and financial institutions. With a strong academic background, including a Doctorate in Law from the University of Freiburg and an MBA from the University of Wales, he brings a unique commercial perspective to high-profile transactions. Patrick's extensive experience includes a secondment at Deutsche Bank’s M&A department in New York, enhancing his understanding of large financial institutions. He is fluent in German, English, and French.
Patrick's representative experience includes advising:

- Altor (Altor Fund VI and Altor ACT I) acquired the target/assets from Bridgepoint in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 2400000000 Sector: Cleantech; Location: Europe. - On the acquirer side, counsel was not available; lawyers included Alex Potter, Douglas Bryden, Elodie Favre-Thellmann, Juliane Hilf, Kate Gough, Michael Ramb, Patrick Cichy, Stephanie Brown Cripps.
Dec 09 2025
2B
Private Equity

Leader of our Global Transaction practice in Germany and Austria and Co-Head of our Global Markets and Nordic Groups
2025 – Unknown
Partner and Co-Head of our Global Markets Group
2023 – 2025
Partner
2016 – 2023

- Geely Financials Denmark A/S sold the stake/assets to Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG as part of a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 2000000000 (source: AI Estimation) Sector: Financial Services; Location: Europe. - On the seller side, not available advised, led by Andy Robinson, Ilka Oberlander, Janina Heinz, Patrick Cichy, Robin Helmke.
Mar 13 2025
2B
M&A
Jul 9

1 min
Law, University of Freiburg
Law, University of Grenoble
Doctorate in Law, University of Freiburg
MBA, University of Wales