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Dr. Martin Picherer
Lawyer · Partner · Picherer Bohnet Lohner Partnerschaft mbB (a German professional partnership with limited professional liability)

Languages
- German
- English
- Swedish
- Chinese (basic knowledge)
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Profile
Martin Picherer advises on corporate law, transactions, and corporate and family governance. He was a member of the management board of Leica Camera AG and has worked for family offices since 2011, including as managing director and co-investor.
Martin Picherer advises companies, shareholders, management and supervisory boards on corporate law, transactions and shareholder disputes. His further areas of focus are corporate and family governance, business succession and real estate transactions.
After working at Haarmann Hemmelrath, he moved in 2006 to the family office of an Austrian entrepreneurial family. As a member of the management board of Leica Camera AG, he was responsible for the company's restructuring, a squeeze-out and the sale of a minority interest to Blackstone.
Since 2011 he has worked for family offices in southern Germany, including as managing director and co-investor. He also serves on supervisory boards and advisory boards. In 2024 he founded the partnership Picherer Bohnet Lohner with Uwe Bohnet and Andreas Lohner.
Education
- Law studies at the universities of Augsburg and Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Practice-oriented training at Hypo-Bank and HypoVereinsbank
- Doctorate in 2001 on security instruments in syndicated financings
- Second State Examination in 2002
Focus areas
- Corporate law and corporate governance
- M&A transactions and public takeovers
- Family governance and business succession
- Shareholder disputes
- Real estate law and real estate transactions
