DLA Piper has advised BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Group on the sale of their jointly operated mobility platform FreeNow to US ride-hailing service Lyft. FreeNow will continue its business operations and aims for further growth. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025, subject to the fulfillment of customary closing […]
Under the lead of Hamburg partners Matthias Hirschmann (Corporate, M&A, PICTURED LEFT) and Dr. Marc Schweda (Antitrust Law, PICTURED RIGHT), Hogan Lovells has advised Harry-Brot on its expansion into southern Germany. Harry-Brot is
A multidisciplinary team from PwC Legal and the auditing and consulting firm PwC Germany comprehensively advised PSI Software (PSI) on the sale of PSI Transcom to Altamount (a portfolio company of CHAPTERS Group AG), particularly
Interactive Strength, a manufacturer of innovative specialty fitness equipment and digital fitness services under the CLMBR and FORME brands, is acquiring the British company Wattbike (Holdings), a leading brand of indoor performance bikes. The transaction
German company Huesker Synthetic – with the direct involvement of CEO Hans Grandin (PICTURED), CFO Stefan Heisterkamp, and CSO Sven Schröer – has acquired the entire share capital of the Italian company Sineco International. Sineco operates
Baker McKenzie, with a team led by Jakub Lorys (pictured), Private Equity /M&A Partner in Munich, has advised AURELIUS on the acquisition of Teijin Automotive Technologies North America (“TAT-NA”), provider of advanced composite
As of 26 March 2025, MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE announced its intention to issue a voluntary public takeover offer to increase its stake in the major entertainment player in the German-speaking region, ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE with the aim to gain
DLA Piper – with a team led by Counsel Dr. Isaschar Nicolaysen and Partner Dr. Benjamin Parameswaran (BOTH PICTURED, left to right), with Senior Associate Jan Schlaak as a core team member and the Associate Dr.
The commercial law firm Gütt Olk Feldhaus (GOF) – with a team led by Dr Heiner Feldhaus (PICTURED LEFT) – has advised Maxburg Beteiligungen on the sale of GfS Gesellschaft für Sicherheitstechnik to ASSA ABLOY
A Noerr team led by Michael Brellochs, Florian Becker and Thomas Heitzer (ALL PICTURED, LEFT TO RIGHT) has advised the Generali Group as part of a consortium on the acquisition of the Viridium Group. Viridium
