Gernot P. Thanner

EMEA Lead Counsel M&A at IBM

Speaker

Gernot Thanner is IBM’s EMEA Lead Counsel for M&A, advising on complex cross-border transactions and strategic investments. He helps deal teams navigate the interaction between FDI screening, the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) and merger control, and their impact on deal certainty and timing. Combining deep legal expertise with a commercial mindset, he translates complexity into clear options that protect value and keep execution moving. Gernot is known as an authentic, collaborative leader who drives ownership and continuous improvement in fast-evolving international environments.