LARK advises Weka Group on the sale of Weka Austria
The media company WEKA Group has sold its Austrian subsidiary group WEKA Austria to the German Forum Media Group. The Business Law Powerhouse LARK provided comprehensive advice to the WEKA Group on this transaction with Dr. Daniel Epe and Franziska Lang (both Private Equity/M&A). The team led by Epe regularly assists the WEKA Group with M&A transactions.
WEKA Austria, headquartered in Vienna, consists of two established companies, WEKA Business Solutions and WEKA Industrie Medien, which offer specialist information, training programs, and digital solutions for various industries.
Forum Media Group is an international media group headquartered in Merching, Bavaria, with more than 1,000 employees on four continents, specializing in B2B solutions in analog and digital formats. With this acquisition, the company aims to strengthen its position in the Austrian market and lay the foundation for further strategic growth in Central Europe.
The WEKA Group is a portfolio company of Paragon Partners and Germany’s leading omnichannel provider of specialist information and continuing education. The company, headquartered in Kissingen, has around 600 employees.
