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With a team led by Dr. Vinzenz Bödeker and Christian Staps, both based in Frankfurt, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Finnish Pyroll Group on the acquisition of Stora Enso Baienfurt GmbH, a cutting center for the paper industry. With the acquisition of Stora Enso Baienfurt, Pyroll intends to further expand its activities on the German market. Pyroll Group is a leading Nordic family-owned paper, board, and plastics processing company
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Capnamic Ventures on its investment in start-up company ZAGENO, an online marketplace for life science research products. ZAGENO connects scientists, research institutes, and biotech manufacturers, enabling scientists to select the most important products for their labs from a high-quality portfolio. ZAGENO is headquartered in Boston/USA, but also operates in Germany via a subsidiary for ZAGENO Group from Berlin
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State Secretary Bomba of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure and State Secretary Samson of the Hessian Ministry of Transport presented ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH General Managers Zemlin and Gäfgen with the coveted prize for sustainable urban mobility in metropolitan areas on November 21, 2017 at the Hypermotion trade show. Wiesbaden's vision convinced the jury
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A team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, a lawyer specializing in Capital Markets and Partner at the Cologne office, advised publicly listed 7C Solarparken AG on a capital increase from EUR 44,821,419 to EUR 46,791,825. The proceeds of the issue are to be used to accelerate the company's growth and to implement strategic measures
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A team with members from several offices led by Stuttgart partner Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer advised CGS IV (Jersey) L.P., an investment fund managed by Switzerland-based CGS Management AG, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Stürtz Maschinenbau GmbH. Together with management, which will continue to hold a stake in Stürtz Maschinenbau GmbH, CGS is pursuing the objective of positioning Stürtz Maschinenbau even better on international markets
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Madeleine Zipperle and Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised mwb fairtrade Wertpapierhandelsbank AG on the successful issue of the Euroboden GmbH bond. Due to the high demand, the public offer ended already on the first subscription day – the period was originally set to end on November 7, 2017. The EUR 25 million issue volume was fully placed. Part of the new issue is to be used for redeeming the previous bond, while the remainder is to be used for operational business
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Medical technology specialist CLEARUM GmbH and Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH founded a joint venture by the name of Med-Tec Holding GmbH. CLEARUM and its founders, Dr. Torsten Klein and Jens Sieder, were supported by a team led by Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack from Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek. Cheplapharm initially acquired a 24.9% stake in CLEARUM by way of a capital increase and will acquire 24.9% of the joint medical technology company Med-Tec Holding GmbH
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A team led by Cologne-based partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised Pantaflix AG on a cash capital increase again. It was placed with institutional investors within a very brief time and was oversubscribed. The company will use the proceeds of EUR 18.5 million to finance growth. As a result of the capital increase, free float will increase to some 40%. Pantaflix AG is a Munich-based media company. It develops, produces, and manages rights to movies
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised PlusServer Group, a member of BC Partners, on the acquisition of Nexinto group. The transaction is subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. With more than 200 employees at its Hamburg site, Nexinto offers managed services for business-critical IT systems. Nexinto's innovative operating models and tailor-made system architectures provide companies with comprehensive support in digital transformation
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With a team led by Frankfurt-based partner Dr. Günther M. Bredow and comprising members from several offices, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Janoschka group on entering into an investment agreement with a financial investor and management. The group's parent company, Janoschka Assets GmbH & Co. KG, that has previously been family-owned will initially be converted into a stock corporation
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With a team led by Dr. Jörg aus der Fünten, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Iris Capital on its investment in Open-Xchange, a German provider of open source e-mail, productivity, and software solutions. Iris Capital invested 21 million euros jointly with eCAPITAL and other investors. The capital will be used by Open-Xchange to expand in North and Latin America and Asia
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A team of business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised SANHA GmbH & Co. KG on extending the term of its 2013/2018 bond. Since the necessary quorum had not reached in an initial vote of bondholders without a meeting, the bond creditors approved the proposed amendment with a majority of 99.8 percent at a meeting on September 15
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With a Frankfurt-based team led by partner Thomas K. Schrell, the business law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised R+S group, headquartered in Fulda, on refinancing its existing EUR 100 million syndicated loan. Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek supported the group comprehensively on structuring, negotiating, and implementing the entire financing documentation
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With a Frankfurt-based team led by partner Thomas K. Schrell, the business law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek comprehensively advised Katjes International on acquisition financing in connection with the acquisition of Cloetta Italia’s brand business. The acquired brands include "Sperlari" and others. Financing was provided by Bayerische Landesbank
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A team led by Kristina Schneider and Dr. Christoph Schork advised FERNAO Networks Group on the acquisition of Berlin-based globits GmbH and Netzwerk Kommunikationssysteme GmbH, headquartered in Barleben, as well as the expansion of existing financing. globits GmbH is a nationwide operating IT system vendor specializing in IP networking, security technology, and the realization of holistic solutions (data centers, VDI)
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Frankfurt-based VR Equitypartner GmbH on acquiring the majority of refrigeration and air conditioning specialist Kälte-Eckert GmbH and supported the transaction. Kälte-Eckert has an excellent market position in special equipment construction for commercial refrigeration systems with a focus on large kitchens, industrial cooling, and air conditioning
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Belgian Antonio Invest N.V. on the acquisition of 70 percent of the shares in myra GmbH & Co. KG and its subsidiaries spp direkt / ibex personal. The Federal Cartel Office already approved the acquisition and the transaction is closed. The purchase price remains confidential. Myra group is a personnel service provider. The company has more than 900 employees at seven offices in Germany
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek is now also officially expanding its international offering with a French Desk. All Desk members have either attended university or worked in France and are able to advise our clients in French on all their legal issues. Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek thus has an expertise that allows it to offer tailor-made solutions for cross-border enterprises between Germany and France
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A team led by Dr. Helge-Torsten Wöhlert advised Resource Group on the management buyout of the Aviation and Aerospace Resourcing (including Contractair Ltd) and Aviation Technical Training businesses. They will be taken over by newly incorporated Resource International Group Investments AG based in Zug, Switzerland. Resource Group, headquartered in Worcester, England, employs over 250 people across the UK, Switzerland, France, and Asia
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The shareholders of Synaix Gesellschaft für angewandte Informations-Technologien mbH and of Synaix Service GmbH, jointly Synaix Group, each sold 100% of their shares in Synaix Group to Cancom SE. A team led by Dr. Jörg aus der Fünten, Partner at the Cologne office, advised the shareholders of Synaix Group. The total acquisition price is in the mid-double-digit million-euro range
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek's patent experts successfully enforced IP rights of Dutch company Sisgrass B.V. On June 27, 2017, Düsseldorf Regional Court ruled that a South German manufacturer of sports field machines infringed the German part of European patent EP 3 029 199 and German utility model DE 20 2016 104 072.5. These IP rights relate to machines implanting individual artificial lawn threads into a natural lawn, much like a large sewing machine
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A team led by Dr. Anne de Boer advised FAS AG and its main shareholders on their partnership with WTS Group, which is to become a future FAS AG shareholder. FAS AG is an established company in the financial, valuation, and transaction environment in the Germany/Austria/Switzerland region. Generating sales in excess of EUR 100 million, WTS is one of the top 7 tax consulting companies in Germany. The partnership will give FAS AG and its clients access to comprehensive tax expertise
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Volksbank Rhein-Ruhr eG, Duisburg, has acquired the Werhahn mill in Duisburg's inner harbor from alltours Flugreisen GmbH, Düsseldorf. The Werhahn mill, comprising about 27,000 square meters of space with some 50 tenants, will be used as an office and restaurant complex. The brick building, which is partly protected as a historic monument, on the promenade of the inner harbor houses two renowned restaurants, "Diebels" inn and "Bolero
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A team led by Dr. Mathias Schröder, Partner at the Munich office of law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, comprehensively advised US WireMasters Inc. on the acquisition of Gelnhausen-based Dannewitz GmbH & Co. KG. The purchase price was not disclosed. The transaction was executed as a share deal, where all the shares in the general partner and all limited partner shares were acquired. WireMasters Inc
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Again this year, two outstanding procurement law experts in Germany from Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek were recognized. Who's Who Legal 2017 selected Düsseldorf-based partner Dr. Ute Jasper and Hamburg-based partner Dr. Martin Schellenberg as top legal experts in Europe in the field of government contracts. They are thus among the top European lawyers in public economic law
