2 May 2026
Linklaters advises Montagu on investment in DQS
Advising firms
Deal team
27 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Drebes Lead | Linklaters | Partner | Private Capital | Not stated |
| Kerstin Wilhelm | Linklaters | Partner | Compliance | Munich |
| Dr Christian Hundeshagen | Linklaters | Partner | Tax | Frankfurt |
| Matthew Devey | Linklaters | Partner | Employment | Not stated |
| Dr René Döring | Linklaters | Partner | Employment | Frankfurt |
| Carl Sanders | Linklaters | Partner | Private Capital | Frankfurt |
| Dr Jana Hager | Linklaters | Partner | Public Law | Berlin |
| Oliver Sceales | Linklaters | Partner | Leveraged Finance | London |
| Zila Acosta Grimes | Linklaters | Counsel | Financial Regulation | New York |
| Sean Solomon | Linklaters | Counsel | Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations | Washington, D.C. |
| Johannes Porsch | Linklaters | Senior associate | Private Capital | Frankfurt |
| Thomas Bernard | Linklaters | Senior associate | Tax | Frankfurt |
| Cecilia Drepper | Linklaters | Senior associate | IP | Frankfurt |
| Jacqueline Engineer | Linklaters | Senior associate | Compliance | Munich |
| Lars Harzmeier | Linklaters | Senior associate | Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations | Frankfurt |
| Shruti Subramaniam | Linklaters | Senior associate | Banking | London |
| Sinziana Ianc | Linklaters | Senior associate | Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group | Dusseldorf |
| Anna Tamara Castaner Coll | Linklaters | Associate | Private Capital | Frankfurt |
| Sophie Laureen Schneider | Linklaters | Associate | Corporate/M&A | Frankfurt |
| Laura Dürr | Linklaters | Associate | Employment | Frankfurt |
| Juliane Kwasniok | Linklaters | Associate | Employment | Frankfurt |
| Arthur Weilert | Linklaters | Associate | Tax | Frankfurt |
| Oliver Haas | Linklaters | Associate | Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group | Dusseldorf |
| Dr Thomas Kienle | Linklaters | Associate | TMT | Frankfurt |
| Thalea Dreke | Linklaters | Associate | IP | Frankfurt |
| Felix Wichert | Linklaters | Associate | TMT | Frankfurt |
| Florian Kopp | Linklaters | Associate | Public Law | Berlin |
Stated terms
- Stated value
- Not stated
- What the figure measures
- Not stated
- Client
- MontaguBuy-side
- Counterparties
- DQS Holding GmbH (Target)
UL Solutions (Sell-side)
DGQ e.V. (Sell-side)
DIN e.V. (Sell-side)
VDMA e.V. (Sell-side)
Spectaris e.V. (Sell-side)
HDB e.V. (Sell-side)
ZVEI e.V. (Sell-side)