Gleiss Lutz advises Nextpower on Zimmermann acquisition
Gleiss Lutz has advised Nextpower (Nasdaq: NXT), a California-based solar and power technology solutions provider, on its agreement to acquire Zimmermann PV-Steel Group, a Germany-based photovoltaic technology company, in a transaction valued at up to €330 million in cash and stock. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory review.
Legal teams
Nextpower’s in-house legal team comprised Iván Pinna (legal director), Lindsey Wiedmann (chief legal and compliance officer), Philip Reuther (associate general counsel), and Jenny Tseng (global head of tax).
The Gleiss Lutz team advising Nextpower was led by Martin Viciano Gofferje (partner, M&A, Berlin) and Antonius Mann (partner, M&A, Frankfurt). The broader team included, on M&A matters, Konrad Jankiewicz (Berlin), Hendrik Hupfer (Frankfurt), Malte Seeger (Berlin), Theresa Preis (Berlin), and Julia Hellmuth (Frankfurt); on IP/Tech, Alexander Molle (partner), Jan Felix Hinrichs (counsel, both Berlin), Felizitas Casper (Munich), and Max Mennenöh (Frankfurt); on employment, Rut Steinhauser (partner) and Sophie Charlotte Bahr (both Berlin); on tax, Ocka Stumm (partner) and Johannes Heck (both Frankfurt); on public law, Lars Kindler (counsel) and Eva Koch (counsel); on foreign investment control, Jacob von Andreae (partner), Aylin Hoffs (counsel), and Vivien Etzkorn; on antitrust, Andreas Schüssel (partner, Düsseldorf); on banking & finance, Jan-Alexander Lange (partner), Ali-Hasan Ashraf, and Antonia Thomsen; on real estate, Konrad Discher (counsel) and Sophie Hochdörffer; on compliance, Laura Kremer and Giulia Gussoni (both Frankfurt); and on data privacy, Simon Wegmann (Berlin).
