Name

CBH Rechtsanwalte

Legal name

CBH Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB

Website

https://cbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal services billed primarily through hourly rates or fixed fees for specific matters. Revenue derived from serving international corporations, local businesses, public-sector entities, associations, foundations, and individuals across 17+ industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CBH Rechtsanwälte is a full-service German commercial law firm delivering legal advisory and representation across corporate and finance law, labor and employment law, intellectual property/media/IT, real estate and construction, infrastructure and energy, public/administrative law, and defense and security. Services are billed primarily through hourly rates or fixed fees for specific matters, served from five offices (Köln, Berlin, Brussels, München, Hamburg) to international corporations, mid-market companies, public-sector clients, and individuals across 17+ industries.

Product overview

CBH Rechtsanwälte is a German full-service business law firm offering legal services across five core practice areas: Business & Finance, Labor & Employment Law, IP/Media & IT, Construction & Real Estate, and Administration & Economy. The firm provides specialized legal counsel structured as practice area modules, complemented by focus topics including Defense & Security, ESG, Startup Consulting, Whistleblower Protection, PFAS, Professional Liability, and Sports Law. The firm also operates industry-specific practices serving over 17 sectors including Automotive, Banking, Pharma, Defense, and Media. Client communication services include a newsletter and online seminar offerings. CBH operates from five locations in Germany (Cologne, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg) and Brussels, Belgium, with approximately 90 lawyers serving international corporations and local businesses alike.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Unternehmen & Finanzen (Business & Finance)

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Holland & KnightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration in Defense & Security sector. Holland & Knight is a leading US law firm with ~2,200 lawyers and expertise in national security and defense industry. The partnership provides clients with cross-jurisdictional cooperation, political connections, and tailored legal, political, and operational solutions for defense and security matters.
• IUROPEminorOthersEuropean law firm network with member firms from Baltic States to Portugal. 'One country, one member' principle ensures personal relationships and long-standing cooperation.
• Federation of German Security and Defence Industries (BDSV)minorOthersCBH is a member of BDSV, the central representative body for the German security and defence industry. Membership strengthens ties to industry, politics, and administration players.
• Concilius Europe / EUFundingHub (Brussels)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for assisting clients with participation in EU and NATO funding and procurement programmes including European Defence Industrial Program (EDIP), European Peace Facility (EPF), European Defence Fund (EDF), NATO Innovation Fund, and other defense-related funding mechanisms.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek: Leading German full-service business law firm of comparable scale, structured as PartG mbB, with similar multi-city German footprint and comparable standing in Handelsblatt, JUVE, Chambers and Legal 500 rankings — competing for the same mid-market corporate, public-law, and infrastructure mandates.
• Bird & Bird LLP: International firm with major Düsseldorf/Hamburg/Munich presence; direct competitor for CBH's IP/Media/IT, patent litigation, and technology-law mandates, and frequent co-counsel/competitor for IAM Patent 1000–ranked work.
• Gleiss Lutz Hoftmann & Partner: Premium German commercial law firm with comparable excellence profile in antitrust, corporate, employment, IP, and public law. Heads-up competitor for the most sophisticated German mandates; similar JUVE/Chambers tier recognition.
• Oppenhoff & Partner Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater mbB: German full-service Wirtschaftskanzlei of similar mid-sized character, covering corporate, M&A, employment, IP, public and infrastructure law — competes head-to-head for German Mittelstand and infrastructure mandates.
• Noerr PartG mbB: German full-service commercial law firm (PartG mbB), similar size (multiple German offices plus CEE/Eastern European footprint) with comparable Wirtschaftskanzlei positioning across corporate, employment, IP, real estate, and public law. Closest like-for-like competitor on the German mid-tier Wirtschaftskanzlei landscape.
• Hogan Lovells International LLP: Strategic collaboration partner of CBH for Defense & Security, with globally leading national-security/defense practice; competitor for the same cross-border defense-procurement and EU regulatory mandates CBH pursues from its Brussels office.
• CMS Hasche Sigle Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern mbB: German arm of CMS, a major international full-service firm with significant Frankfurt/Berlin presence and comparable broad Wirtschaftskanzlei positioning across regulated industries and infrastructure work.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Rechtsanwälte: Magic Circle firm with a major Frankfurt/Düsseldorf presence; competes for the largest German M&A, capital markets, and corporate mandates that CBH targets, particularly in the cross-border space where CBH combines with Holland & Knight.
• Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH: German full-service Wirtschaftskanzlei with comparable headcount and practice-area breadth across M&A, employment, IP, real estate and public law. Direct competitor for mid-market corporate clients and the same legal-directory positioning.
• Taylor Wessing Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB: International law firm with large Frankfurt/Munich/Hamburg presence and similar full-service Wirtschaftskanzlei-style positioning for mid-market German corporates, with particular overlap in IP/tech, real estate, and employment matters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/cbh-rechtsanwaelte
• Instagraminstagram.com/inside.cbh

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about CBH Rechtsanwalte