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A team comprised of lawyers from several offices led by Private Equity specialist Dr. Andreas Lenz, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Cologne office, advised Munich-based private equity investor Lenbach Equity Opportunities II. GmbH & Co. KG (“LEO II fund”) on entering into an agreement to acquire Schaeffler’s global chain drive business
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A team led by Partners Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Michael Neises and Boris Dürr advises publicly listed Aves One AG on an investment agreement to secure growth financing and a voluntary public takeover offer by Swiss Life Asset Management and Vauban Infrastructure Partners. Aves One AG’s acquisition by Vauban and Swiss Life Asset Managers aims to guide Aves One AG into the next stage of its development, supported by access to equity and debt capital for further growth
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A team led by Benedikt Raisch legally advised investment firm FairCap GmbH on the acquisition of German manufacturer S & P Federnwerk GmbH & Co. KG (S & P) from Lesjöfors, a subsidiary of Beijer Alma AB. Alongside FairCap, Tristan Becker, S & P’s current CEO, is acquiring a 20% stake in the company. S & P is a manufacturer of technical springs with its main customers operating in the agricultural and automotive sectors
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A team led by Boris Dürr, M&A Partner at the Munich office, legally advised CANCOM SE, admitted to the M-Dax of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, on the sale of CANCOM Ltd. including all its subsidiaries to a subsidiary of Spanish Telefónica S.A. With this transaction, CANCOM is selling its entire business activities in the UK and Ireland. The transaction was sad to be completed in the third quarter of this year
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The plaintiffs had asserted prospectus liability claims in connection with a bond issued by Scholz AG in 2012 and 2013 with a total issue volume of EUR 182.5 million. Scholz AG was a well-established family-owned company that was operating worldwide in recycling and scrap metal trading; it is now a member of a Chinese group. The lawsuits were directed against Scholz AG’s former management board members, shareholders, and its legal successor, Scholz Holding GmbH
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A team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer, Partner at the Stuttgart office, legally advised CGS Management AG on the sale of Stürtz Group to German investor capiton. Closing of the transaction is subject to approval by the competition authorities. The sale is the first exit from the CGS IV Fund. Since the entry of CGS in 2017, on which CGS was also advised by Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Stürtz has seen successful development and strongly expanded its international presence
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Heuking Partner Ariane Neubauer and Associate Shimon Merkel from Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Berlin office comprehensively advised Next Big Thing AG (NBT) on its Series B financing round. As a leading venture studio, NBT offers a full range of services for establishing deep-tech startups. With its portfolio of startups in IoT, AI, Machine Economy, and DLT, NBT provides long-term support for B2B companies
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Effective July 26, 2021, the Stuttgart office of business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek is moving into new premises on Königstraße. After the office in Augustenstraße had become too small for the staff of 60 people, the new office area of 2,846 square meters on Königstraße offers more space and new possibilities. “Our site has seen a steady increase of team members in recent years. The move provides more room for us and our clients
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DigitalService4Germany GmbH (“DigitalService4Germany”), a state-owned software development company, has been commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Finance to develop the web-based “Steuerlotse” [“Tax Guide”] application that allows retirees to easily file their tax returns. A team led by Dr
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With a team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer, Partner at its Stuttgart office, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek legally advised PROSE group comprehensively on the sale of its Testing division, based in Germany and Switzerland, to TÜV SÜD. The carve-out will allow PROSE group to focus on and further expand its core engineering and consulting business. With TÜV SÜD as buyer, customers will also be enjoying synergies to obtain comprehensive testing of rail vehicles from a single source
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A team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised private investors from the family shareholders of Rübezahl-Riegelein group on the acquisition of a majority stake in confectionery manufacturer Eichetti. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Eichetti is a confectionery manufacturer based in the Franconian town of Werneck (Schweinfurt district) that is primarily known for its ice cream confectionery specialties and fizzy drinks
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With a team led by Hamburg-based Partner Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek provided legal advice to funds advised by PREMIUM Equity Partners GmbH on the acquisition of heinekingmedia GmbH. As part of a succession solution for the previous founders and MADSACK Mediengruppe, PREMIUM acquires heinekingmedia jointly with KEMPEN Private Markets Fund, Amsterdam. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price
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A team led by Dr. Oliver von Rosenberg, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek in Cologne, advised GEW Köln AG, majority shareholder of RheinEnergie AG, on the expansion of the strategic partnership between RheinEnergie AG and e.on-company Westenergie AG, formerly innogy SE. The basic principles of the cooperation had already been agreed in November of last year
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With a team led by Düsseldorf-based partner Dr. Guido Hoffmann, Heuking advised ENERVIE – Südwestfalen Energie und Wasser AG on a EUR 170 million refinancing transaction. The refinancing transaction consists of a syndicated loan led by Nord/LB, Schuldscheinen, bilateral bank loans, and government backed infrastructure loans
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With a team led by Dr. Martin Imhof, Partner at the Düsseldorf office, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised the founder and owner in the sale of Axxence Group to a private equity fund managed by capiton and the company’s management. Headquartered in Emmerich, Germany, Axxence Group is a manufacturer and supplier of natural aroma ingredients for the global flavour & fragrance ("F&F") industry
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A Heuking team led by M&A-Partner Boris Dürr legally advised private equity investor AUCTUS Capital Partners AG and the funds advised by AUCTUS on the acquisition of a majority stake in häussermann group. häussermann group, which includes the enterprises häussermann in Sulzbach, Kosche and Kovalex in Much, Maier in Reutlingen and Mirako in Austria, manufactures high-quality wood and wood-based products for interior and exterior use
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Funds advised by Trill Impact acquired majority stakes in Meona Group and i-SOLUTIONS Health GmbH including their subsidiaries with the objective of merging the two companies. A team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, and Benedikt Raisch, Salaried Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised the majority shareholder of i-SOLUTIONS, a German family office, on the sale of the shares
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A Heuking team led by Dr Erdem Şişmangil has provided legal advice to leading delivery service Getir on its market entry in Germany. The company initially launched in Berlin, with further (German and European) cities currently in the planning stage. Getir is considered a pioneer of the ultra fast delivery business model worldwide with a market value of 7.5 billion US dollars at last count. Getir was founded in Istanbul in 2015
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The team of planning and administrative lawyers led by Stuttgart-based Partner Dr. Wolfram Sandner enjoyed a recent success in court: On behalf of Stuttgarter Hofbräu, a traditional brewery and a member of Radeberger group, his team successfully challenged a development plan of the City of Stuttgart before Baden-Württemberg Administrative Court that defined a general residential area on the neighboring property of the brewery site, which is over 140 years old
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A team led by Ariane Neubauer, Partner at the Berlin office of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised Sanity Group GmbH, a Berlin-based health and life sciences company focused on cannabinoids and natural active ingredients, on its Series A financing round. The Series A financing round is led by renowned Swiss venture capitalist Redalpine along with U.S.-based venture capitalist Navy Capital, SOJE Capital, a fund that invests exclusively in cannabis companies, and GMPVC
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A team led by Düsseldorf-based lawyer Dr. Andreas Urban comprehensively advised the Grotkamp family on the acquisition of all shares in FUNKE Mediengruppe on issues relating to corporate law, antitrust law, and finance law. The Grotkamp family line – Petra Grotkamp and her children Julia Becker, Nora Marx, and Niklas Wilcke – acquired all shares from the previous co-shareholders of the Schubries and Holthoff-Pförtner family lines, thus taking over FUNKE Mediengruppe in full
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With a team led by Kristina Schneider, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek comprehensively advised PflegeButler group on its merger with Onesta group. Closing is subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. With its workforce of just over 500, Onesta group currently offers services for 550 people in need of care at eight sites in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. Onesta’s offering includes assisted living, outpatient care, daytime nursing care, inpatient care, and intensive care
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A team led by stock corporation law and capital markets law specialist Dr. Mirko Sickinger, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Cologne office, advised SMT Scharf AG on a capital increase from authorized capital against cash contributions with a subscription offer and securities information sheet. New shares that are not subscribed by shareholders will be placed with institutional investors by way of a private placement
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Supported by a team led by Michael Schmittmann and constitutional and administrative lawyer Michael Below, Partners at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, the pro bono initiative “Händler helfen Händlern“ [“Retailers are helping retailers”] filed ten constitutional complaints with the Federal Constitutional Court against the amendment of the Infection Protection Act, referred to as the “federal emergency brake
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A team led by Michael Neises, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Frankfurt office, advised Shareholder Value Beteiligungen AG on the preparation and execution of its voluntary public share buyback offer to its shareholders. Frankfurt-based Shareholder Value Beteiligungen AG (ISIN: DE000A168205) is a company listed on the Open Market of Frankfurt Stock Exchange specializing in value investing for its own account in SMEs in German-speaking countries
