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Heuking advises Labquality Oy on the acquisition of P.R.I.S.M.A.-CRO Clinical Research Organisation GmbHA team led by Dr. Jörg Schewe, Heuking Partner at the Hamburg office, advised Finnish Labquality Oy on the acquisition of P.R.I.S.M.A.-CRO Clinical Research Organisation GmbH.P.R.I.S.M.A. is a German company specialising in clinical trial services for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. P.R.I.S.M.A
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Heuking presence at Expo Real 2023 in MunichSince 1993, Munich has hosted EXPO REAL, the international B2B trade show for real estate and investment. From October 4 to October 6, 2023, our legal experts will once again have a presence at Expo Real. As usual, the representatives of our Real Estate and Construction practice group will be available to discuss initiatives in the areas of real estate transactions, project development, and public procurement law at the Heuking booth 312 in hall B1
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HEUKING advises the family office Wirtgen Invest on the acquisition of the Motel-One hotel development at Schillerstraße 3 in Munich from Concrete Capital A team led by Heuking-partner Dr. Peter Vocke provided legal and tax advice to the family office Wirtgen Invest on the acquisition of the Motel-One hotel development at Schillerstraße 3 in Munich from Concrete Capital
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A team led by Heuking Partner Dr. Peter Vocke advised a French subsidiary of HES International B.V. on the sale of the Dillinger Hafen-Umschlagsgesellschaft mbH (DHUG) to the SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH & Co. KGaA. DHUG operates a dry bulk and break bulk terminal in Dillingen/Saar and is an important logistic provider for local and international customers in the steel industry, the energy and construction sector. HES International B.V
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A team led by capital market experts Dr. Mirko Sickinger, LL.M. and Sven Radke, LL.M. of Heuking’s Cologne office advised TRM Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (TRM) on the sale of a major portion of its shares in FORTEC Elektronik Aktiengesellschaft, Germering (FORTEC). In 2012, the two capital market experts had advised TRM on the acquisition of the shareholding and a related voluntary public takeover offer. TRM has held more than 30% of the shares in FORTEC since 2012
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A team led by Hamburg-based Private Equity partner Dr. Peter Christian Schmidt legally advised funds advised by DPE Deutsche Private Equity Management III GmbH on selling their majority stake in SERCOO Group to Elevion Group, a technical building equipment and energy service provider. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price
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Effective September 1, Christina Nitsche will commence working at Heuking’s Munich office. She joins the firm from Peters, Schönberger und Partner, where she also held the position of Salaried Partner. Christina Nitsche possesses extensive experience in the field of Commercial Disputes, with a particular focus on multinational matters. As a leading advisor in Advertising and Media Agency Contracts, she represents renowned advertising clients in Media Buying. Ms
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Heuking Partners Dr. Robert Güther, Ariane Neubauer, and Astrid Reich from the Berlin office legally advised teckpro AG, a provider of analysis, sales, and consulting solutions for the finance and insurance industries, on its acquisition of IT service provider iS2 Intelligent Solution Services AG from die Bayerische insurance group
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A team led by Heuking M&A partner Dr. Mathias Schröder provided comprehensive advice to MCon Group AG on the sale of its Managed Services division to CONVOTIS Group. The Managed Services business, which included MCon’s German and Moroccan subsidiaries, provides Infrastructure-as-a-Service services to clients across many industries including automotive. MCon Group AG was established in the year 2010 in St. Gall, Switzerland
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Heuking Partners Dr. Robert Güther, Ariane Neubauer, and Astrid Reich from the Berlin office legally advised teckpro AG, a provider of analysis, sales, and consulting solutions for the finance and insurance industries, on its acquisition of IT service provider iS2 Intelligent Solution Services AG from die Bayerische insurance group
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A team led by Heuking Partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Cologne, legally advised and supported Exasol AG on a capital increase. Exasol AG (ISIN DE000A0LR9G9) successfully placed 2,443,887 new shares with institutional and qualified investors. The issue was carried out as part of a private placement by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process excluding subscription rights and by partially utilizing authorized capital. The new shares were placed at a price of EUR 2
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A team from Heuking’s Hamburg office led by Equity Partner Dr. Henrik Lay and Salaried Partner Christoph Prochnau advised Leadvolution GmbH on its partnership with Vogel Communications Group. Hamburg-based Leadvolution partnered with the corporate VC that offers special expertise in advertising and lead qualification. With 790 employees and some EUR 100 million in sales, Vogel Communications Group is a leading provider of specialist communication and information
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A team led by Heuking partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Cologne, legally advised and supported Delignit AG and, as transaction counsel, Pareto Securities AS, the accompanying bank, in connection with a capital increase. With an issue volume of EUR 8 million, the capital increase was placed in full, and the offering was oversubscribed. Delignit AG (ISIN DE000A0MZ4B0) is a leading manufacturer of ecological, hardwood-based products and system solutions
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A team led by Cologne-based Private Equity partner Dr. Andreas Lenz advised Munich-based investor Lenbach Equity Opportunities II GmbH & Co KG (“LEO II.”) on its acquisition of Cologne-based recruiter promedi Personalmanagement GmbH from RIW group. The acquisition went into effect on July 31, 2023. promedi Personalmanagement GmbH, based in Cologne, is a full-service staffing firm focusing on the medical professions and geriatric care, as well as care and education
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A team led by Dr. Patrick Müller, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Düsseldorf office, advised Essen-based company builder Crealize Ecomsystem GmbH on a seed funding round of cereal startup Spacies GmbH, founded by Carsten Hinzer and Rouven Kosel. In addition to an internationally acclaimed rapper, several business angels also invested in Spacies. Founded in 2021, Spacies GmbH, headquartered in Essen, sells cereals made mostly of rice flour and whey protein
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A team led by Dr. Michael Dröge and Katharina Waszczynski, both Partners at Heuking’s Hamburg office, legally advised shareholders of auxalia GmbH on a sale of shares in the business. Reorganizing its shareholder structure, auxalia GmbH sold shares in the company to Sophora Unternehmerkapital GmbH. The previous shareholders will retain a partial stake in the company. For auxalia, the new setup builds a future-oriented foundation for successful corporate development
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A Heuking team led by Dr. Helge-Torsten Wöhlert, Munich, legally advised French state-owned IN Groupe on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Berlin-based printing ink specialist Gleitsmann Security Inks GmbH from Germany’s hubergroup Deutschland GmbH
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Repeating last year’s win, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek was again awarded the title of Germany’s Best Law Firm in 2023. At the “Law & Innovation” Leaders League Alliance Summit in Paris, a top-class jury recognized the work of German legal experts in the field of Corporate / M&A. Boris Dürr, Dr. Helge-Torsten Wöhlert, Dr. Anne de Boer, Dr. Arnold Büssemaker, Dr. Verena Hoene and Cécile Corbet personally accepted the award on behalf of the law firm in Paris
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A team led by Heuking partner Dr. Oliver von Rosenberg, LL.M., has provided comprehensive legal advice to Stock Spirits Group, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII, on the acquisition of Hamburg-based Borco-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG. The transaction is, inter alia, still subject to the approval of the German and Austrian antitrust authorities. BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG has been family-owned since its foundation in 1948
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A team led by Heuking Partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Cologne, legally advised and supported IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG and Pareto Securities AS in connection with DEAG’s EUR 50 million corporate bond issue. DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft successfully completed the placement of its Corporate Bond 2023/2026 with an issue volume of EUR 50 million. The issue was oversubscribed by a significant margin. Structured as a Nordic bond, the corporate bond has a term of three years
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It’s a landscape architectural pioneer project right in the center of Hamburg – 4,700 trees and other woods are currently being planted on five new floors of the St. Pauli Bunker to create a public garden at a height of 58 meters. With its spectacular greening, the former Flak Tower IV is considered a role model for the necessary climate adaption of international megacities
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A team led by Heuking’s Hamburg-based Partner Dr. Johan Schneider legally advised Hawita group’s shareholder Haskamp on the Neumark transaction. Hawita group was acquired by Group De Ceuster; Hawita group’s private shareholders sold their shares as part of the deal
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A Private Equity team from Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised investment firm Odewald KMU II on its sale of Langer & Laumann group to Norvestor. In 2018, Odewald KMU II {invested in Langer & Laumann as part of a growth financing and succession plan. During the joint ownership with the founders and other co-shareholders, management and shareholders implemented numerous growth initiatives
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With a team led by M&A attorneys Dr. Mathias Schröder, Fabian Becker and Peter Schäffler, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised proLogistik Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in AIS alfaplan GmbH
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A team led by Dr. Jörg Schewe, Partner at Heuking’s Hamburg office, advised ENEXIO Power Cooling Solutions India Private Limited (ENEXIO India/EI), a subsidiary of BGR Group, Chennai, on its acquisition of ENEXIO Germany’s ACC business from ENEXIO Management GmbH
