Hogan Lovells with Naxicap on Diederichs Karosserieteile acquisition
Hogan Lovells advised the French private equity firm Naxicap Partners and its portfolio company ITAL Express Holding on the acquisition of Diederichs Karosserieteile.
ITAL Express is an international automotive aftermarket platform backed by Naxicap Partners, focused on the distribution of spare parts and accessories.
Hogan Lovells’ advisory services included, in particular, the share acquisition, tax-related aspects, acquisition financing, and the merger control filing.
The Hogan Lovells team
Partner Christoph Naumann (pictured) led the Hogan Lovells team on the matter. The team further included senior associate Konstantin Weber, associates Corinna Außner and Alicia
Bäuerle (private equity, Frankfurt); partner Bianca Engelmann, counsel Antonia Wolf, associate Gordon Liedel (banking, Frankfurt); partner Tim Oliver Brandi (corporate/M&A, Frankfurt); partner Markus Franken, senior associate Judith Altenburg (real estate, Frankfurt); counsel Fabian Pfuhl, senior associate Felix Ackermann (data protection, Frankfurt); senior associate Paul Single, senior associate Sophia Gottschlich (employment, Frankfurt); partner Falk Schöning, counsel Stefan Kirwitzke, (antitrust/regulatory, Brüssel); counsel Falk Loose, senior associate Peter Volkmann (tax, München);
counsel Damian Sternberg (public law, Düsseldorf); senior associate Thomas Frank (occupational pensions, München)
On the French side, the cross-border transaction was supported by a team from the Paris-based law firm Edge Avocats, led by Matthieu Lochardet.
