Practice
Benedikt works in the areas of private equity, tax law and corporate law. Within these specialist areas, he focuses on advising private equity funds and managers on all legal and tax aspects of management investments, incentives for managers and employees and management buy-out / management buy-in. Domestic and international publications, including JUVE, Chambers, The Legal500 and IFLR, regularly distinguish him as one of the leading advisors for management investments in Germany.
Transactions

CV
- Joined POELLATH in 1998
- Lecturer at the Postgraduate Course of Studies “Mergers & Acquisitions” at the University of Muenster
- Admitted to bar in 1998, admitted as specialist taxation lawyer in 2002
- Studied law in Muenster/Westphalia (Ph.D. 1997), Boston (Boston Law School) and London (Queen Mary and Westfield College)
- Bank apprenticeship
Languages
German, English
“remains a trusted adviser for management boards and private equity houses for prominent transactions and incentive programmes.”
Chambers Europe
“Benedikt Hohaus is market-leading for anything to do with management participation.”
Chambers Europe
““there is almost no way around [him] when it comes to complex management participation structures”
JUVE Handbuch Steuerrecht
“remains a trusted advisor”
Chambers Europe
“outstanding strength and experience”
Chambers Europe
“undisputed market leader for management advisory”
JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien
“He is an absolute expert, with an instinct for how to establish a good balance between the sponsor and management in the MPP agreement.”
Chambers Europe

29.03.2023
Chambers Europe 2023
23.03.2023
The Legal 500 2023
13.03.2023
Dealmakers League and MergerLinks: TOP 10 Dealmakers in EMEA and North America 2022
all Rankings
09.11.2023
M&A Lehrgang | Management participations
25.01.2024
Manager in M&A transactions
all Events
Awards
benedikt.hohaus@pplaw.com
+49 (89) 24240-372
+49 (89) 24240-999
Assistant:
Paulina Galle, Ines Tsartsaris, Sandra Podhorsky