AFG Holding, advised by Willkie Farr & Gallagher (France), has acquired a controlling stake in Access Microfinance Holding (AccessHolding) and indirectly its African subsidiaries, advised by Dentons (Germany). In particular, Dentons’ team comprised lead partner Dr. Holger Ellers (PICTURED), Matthias Hause (counsel), Jennifer Brenke (counsel), Dr. Martin Horstkotte (of counsel), Yasmin Mohammadi (senior associate), Jana Winkler (associate, all corporate, all Berlin), Alexander Reiner (counsel), Henrik Spalek (associate, both Munich, all corporate/M&A), Dr. Axel Schlieter (partner), Paul Sieminski (associate, […]
The Management Board of Deutsche Bahn AG signed an agreement for the sale of its logistics subsidiary DB Schenker to the Danish transport and logistics group DSV for an enterprise value of EUR 14.3 billion. Including
Paul Hastings team in Frankfurt advised European private equity investor Bregal Unternehmerkapital on the acquisition of Communardo from, inter alia, Prom12 Capital Fund I, advised by Loyens Loeff Swiss team. The Paul Hastings team was
German online fitness operator Gymondo, since 2020 in the portfolio of private equity fund Oakley Capital, enters the Italian and Spanish markets with the acquisition of Buddyfit, company founded in 2020 by Giovanni Ciferri, Stefano Manzoni and
VINCI Energies has acquired the German Fernao Group, one of the leading cybersecurity services providers in Germany and Switzerland. This acquisition will enable VINCI Energies to strengthen and complement its expertise in cybersecurity, IT services
EY Law advised EFM Development on the establishment of a joint venture with Raiffeisen Ventures, Falk Steiner and Aari Metsä Oy. The joint venture was entered into in order to jointly invest in Aari Forest,
The international law firm Ernst & Young Law advised JTL, an Hg portfolio company, on the acquisition of JERA from its founders. The purchase price has not been disclosed. JTL-Software-GmbH (JTL), one of the leading
McDermott Will & Emery has advised the Germany-based KRÜGER GROUP on the acquisition of Hermes Süssstoff based in Zurich, Switzerland. MLL Legal team supported the inhouse team of Krüger and the team
Baker McKenzie has again advised Saab on all legal aspects of a further investment into Helsing, a defence company specializing in AI-based software technologies. Saab’s investment is part of a Series C financing round
The international law firm Ernst & Young Law has advised Remazing / IK Partners on the acquisition of Snocksulting, a full-service online marketing agency and market leader for digitally native brands, from Snocksperium and Romy Riffel.
