Press Release

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. Key products include wood facades, thermowood, decking, moldings, and panels. Over the last ten years häussermann group has steadily grown organically and through acquisitions towards a turnover target of EUR 100 million p.a. The expansion course shall be continued after the participation of AUCTUS.

AUCTUS Capital Partners AG is a Munich-based investment company. With a fund capital under management in excess of EUR 800 million and a total of over 200 company investments since 2001, AUCTUS is a leading investor in the German small and mid-cap sector. The AUCTUS team, consisting of more than 20 experienced investment experts, currently manages 38 platform investments in various sectors of the economy.

The team led by Dürr regularly advises AUCTUS, most recently it assisted the private equity investor on the sale of medaktiv group as well as an investment in nursing home operator Mirabelle Holding.

Counsel to AUCTUS
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek:
Boris Dürr (Private Equity, Lead),
Marcel Greubel (Corporate/M&A),
Christian Schild, LL.M. (Queen Mary University of London) (Corporate/M&A),
Dr. Ralf Nobis (Corporate/M&A),
Peter M. Schäffler (Tax),
Astrid Wellhöner, LL.M. Eur. (Employment),
Stephanie Wurm (Employment),
Bettina Neheider (Public Law), all Munich
Christoph Nöhles, LL.M. (Boston University) (Real Estate),
Dorothee Kirsten Linnartz, LL.M. (University of the West of England, Bristol) (Real Estate),
Marcel Maybaum (IP),
Philipp Roman Schröler (IP), all Düsseldorf