Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais

Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais advises clients on all aspects of corporate and commercial law. He specialises in national and international M&A and private equity transactions. He advises both strategic investors and financial investors and has successfully advised on and completed a large number of transactions in the technology, software, energy and retail sectors. He has extensive experience with joint ventures and corporate spin-offs.

Due to his many years of experience in the operational media and private equity business, he has a strong commercial expertise, in-depth industry knowledge and extensive experience in transaction management. He also specialises in advising Japanese clients.

CV

Since 2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing

1999 – 2002 Partner, CEA Capital Partners

1996 – 1998 Assistant to CFO and Project Leader of Pay TV, Bertelsmann

Career

Since 2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing

1999 – 2002 Partner, CEA Capital Partners

1996 – 1998 Assistant to CFO and Project Leader of Pay TV, Bertelsmann

Education

1997 Admitted as a lawyer

1996 Second state examination, Hamburg

1996 Doctoral degree on a corporate law theme, University of Göttingen

Publications

Recent Corporate Governance Developments in Germany , in: Japan Audit & Supervisory Board Members Association, 12/2015, p. 99 – 108
Wandelschuldverschreibungen, in: Bösl / Schimpfky / von Beauvais, Fremdfinanzierung für den Mittelstand, 2014, p. 161 – 187, 208 – 219
Exit-Option Anteilsveräußerung, in: Jesch / Striegel / Boxberger, Rechtshandbuch Private Equity, 2010, p. 363 – 395

Memberships & Associations

Private Equity Forum NRW e.V.
Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V.

Additional languages

Awards

Legal 500 2026

Featured

Legal 500 2026

JUVE 2025/2026

Experience

Federal Ministry of Digital and Public Administration (BMDS) – Microsoft Sovereign Cloud (MSSC)

Comprehensive advice to the federal government on the migration of stationary Microsoft applications (‘on premise’) to a sovereign cloud solution offered by Delos Cloud GmbH (a subsidiary of SAP SE). Taylor Wessing provided legal advice on all aspects of this extremely extensive and complex project. In particular, we thoroughly reviewed, revised and negotiated the basic cloud agreement. We also provided advice on public procurement law and on the agreement to be concluded with SAP SE.

Detlef Klett

Dr. Michael Brüggemann

Dr. Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais, LL.M. (Berkeley)

Maximilian Schumann

Dr. Benedikt Kohn, CIPP/E

Evonik Industries

Advising on the sale of the world-wide carbon black business

Dr. Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais, LL.M. (Berkeley)

NRW.BANK

NRW.BANK on the acquisition of minority stakes in mid-sized companies

Dr. Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais, LL.M. (Berkeley)

REWE Group

REWE Group on the acquisition of e-commerce companies ZooRoyal, commercetools and Cash Payment Solutions as well as on the majority stake in Supermärkte Nord (coop) and on the acquisition of Kaiser´s Tengelmann branches.

Dr. Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais, LL.M. (Berkeley)

IKB Deutsche Industriebank

IKB Deutsche Industriebank on the sale of ikb Data to DATAGROUP.

Dr. Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais, LL.M. (Berkeley)

AFINUM

AFINUM on the acquisition of minority stakes in ORWO Net, MeridianSPA, Empolis Information Management and Schlote Holding as well as on the acquisition (LBO) of IT WORKS.

Dr. Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais, LL.M. (Berkeley)