The closing of Lufthansa‘s acquisition of 41% of ITA Airways has been completed. BonelliErede, Gianni & Origoni, and Freshfields acted as advisors in the transaction. BonelliErede assisted Lufthansa in closing the acquisition of a 41% stake in ITA Airways, signed with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), both assisted by Gianni & Origoni. […]
Gleiss Lutz, with a team led by Frank Schlobach (partner) and Dr. Katja Lehr (counsel, both Banking & Finance, both Frankfurt), has advised United Internet AG on its new syndicated financing facility of EUR 1.5 billion.
XXXLutz, advised by Hengeler Mueller, is acquiring the Porta Group, a second-generation family-run furnishing company from Porta Westfalica with around 140 locations in Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In addition to the Porta brand, the
A Noerr team led by Laurenz Tholen and Moritz Koch (both pictured, left and right) assisted the US financial investor Level Equity in acquiring a stake in the Munich-based software provider Collaboration Factory AG. Collaboration
The international law firm Hogan Lovells has assisted Gerresheimer, a global partner headquartered in Germany for pharmaceutical, biotechnological, and cosmetic industries capable of providing innovative systems and solutions, in the acquisition of Blitz LuxCo Sarl,
Law firm Hengeler Mueller, with a team led by partner Georg A. Frowein (corporate m&a, Frankfurt, pictured) and composed of Lucina Berger (partner, both Frankfurt), Guglielmo Ziani (Frankfurt), Rebecca Klein (Düsseldorf, both
Baker McKenzie has advised Chicago-based Berlin Packaging, a portfolio company of Oak Hill Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, on its acquisition of RIXIUS AG, a German supplier specialized in rigid packaging
Private equity firms VR Equitypartner and SüdBG have jointly acquired a majority stake in DEKOM AG, a leading international IT provider specializing in customized audiovisual conference and collaboration solutions. DEKOM AG CEO Simon Hä
Latham & Watkins LLP has advised Main Capital Partners, a leading enterprise software investor in DACH, Benelux, Scandinavia, and the US, and the founder on the sale of software company Perbility, to private equity investor
Global law firm Freshfields is advising Sanofi on its exclusive negotiations with CD&R for the potential purchase and sale of a 50% controlling stake in Opella, its consumer healthcare business. The proposed transaction paves
