Daniel Kaut is a partner at KPMG Law and has been advising on M&A transactions and corporate law for 20 years. He also has strategic responsibility for the Germany-wide corporate/M&A practice. In an interview with Talent Rocket, he explains what makes the work exhausting at times and why it is ultimately great fun to pull together with committed people to form a great new company, for example.
You can find the full interview here.
“Personally, I want to be able to work for demanding clients and have people in my professional environment with whom I enjoy working professionally and personally and who enjoy working with me.”
Partner
Solution Line Head Legal Corporate Services
Head of Corporate Law, M&A
Bahnhofstraße 30
90402 Nürnberg
Tel.: +49 911 800929952
dkaut@kpmg-law.com
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